Visit artist's studios and venues throughout the PE postcode region

Drawing inspiration in the countryside around me I paint in a loose, impressionistic style.  

Chris Jose

I work mainly with Acrylic paints. I enjoy painting portraits and the human figure but I also produce the occasional landscape and still life. My painting style varies from realism, expressionism & fauvism depending on the subject and how I feel at the time. I've spent a number of years studying the use of different media, portraiture, life study, and landscape painting under the tutorage of professional artists: John & Jayne Paige, Joanna Crawford, and John Russell. ​I have had my work exhibited at the Kingscliffe Old Brewery Studios, the Stamford Art Centre, and the 2017 Peterborough Artists Open Studios. You can view more samples of my work at http://www.planet-riley.co.uk

Stuart Riley

I have been painting for 25 years. For a number of years I have run an informal art group in the area and enjoy helping folks to love painting as much as I do.

Sally Hammerton

Oil, acrylic paintings, mixed media Realism mixed with fantasies I will exhibit all tree weekends, paintings available for sale Have studied in numerous art schools, have degree in Information Design from University of The Arts London

Martina K

Sue invites you in to her working studio where you can view her current drawings for "The Chronicles Of Everywhere In No Chronological Order', together with a mishmash of intriguing sundries. 10% of sales donated to Teenage Cancer Trust 10% of sales donated to Personalised Eating Disorder Support (Peterborough)

Sue Shields

I work in my garage carving and turning wood making objects for use around the house including bowls and containers.

Tony Auckland

Oil / Alkyd monochrome paintings of the human form – specifically dancers and semi-mythological imagery. Executed either with fingers or brushes.

Mason Banks

Vibrant striking Artwork, highly individual in style. Produced by 4 very talented learning disabled Artists. Inspired by the everyday, objects, architecture, nature, landscapes and the artists' experiences.

United Arts Network

Working primarily with acrylics and charcoal, my paintings have their beginnings in the natural world, its scenery and events. I love to experiment with texture in painting

Yvette Halewood

I am a self taught artist and enjoy creating art of animals, nature and landscapes. Mostly working in pastels and coloured pencils, or oil and acrylic paints on wood, I|also love using new mediums. I take commissions for pet portraits,scenery and buildings, murals,furniture painting and wooden signs. I work from clients' and my own photos, which I sometimes combine to get the final pose.        

Wendy Quinnell

Having been art trained and living abroad.The influence of colour and techniques reflect I my textiles and painting. I have exhibited in Europe and UK and also work on commissions The Yarrow Gallery exhibition will be open from Friday 6th July - Friday 13th July 10am - 4pm (Sunday 8th July 11am - 5pm)

Valentina Brunn

I love making Earthenware with a Mediterranean feel for people to eat and drink from as well as to cook in. Teaching people to throw and make pottery gives me equal enjoyment. I offer tuition please get in contact if you would like more information.

Potterydayz

Phil paints mainly landscapes, townscapes and seascapes in watercolour. He has sold many pictures both in the U.K. and overseas, mainly in the Middle East, The Caribbean and France.

Philip Hemsley

Ribbon Embroidery is an art that dates back to the 17th century. I use a variety of ribbons including silk. Nature is the source of my inspiration, I like to think that ribbon embroidery is "my way to picture nature", which has a delicate, dimensional and textured effect.

Norma R. Terrazas

We create unique Sterling Silver and genuine Gemstone jewellery.

Liz Hurst

I love the versatility of clay and use many methods for my work, from hand building to thrown pots and the challenge of achieving the right glaze for each piece.

Lindsay Wisniewski

I draw worms and sometimes cut stencils. Scratch beneath the surface and there is a lot more going on but you'll need to come visit me to at my new studio to find out more. Instagram Twitter Facebook

Korp

I am an artist based in Peterborough and specialising in commissioned portraits of pets and people. All portraits are hand drawn then painted in watercolour and acrylic from photographs. I am professionally trained with a B.A.Honours Degree 2:1 in art and design. I can transform a photo of a person or a pet you love into an exclusive, high quality painting My portraits of the people and pets you love can be found hanging all over the world.Add one to your home today as a stunning possession, or buy a truly unique gift that lasts a life time      

Karen Green

I make one-off pieces of jewellery in glass, silver, copper, silk and semi-precious stones. Inspired by the materials and their varying and fabulous qualities of colour, texture and form.   I have two Craft Fairs coming up nearer Christmas… Sunday 21st October Sunday 25 the November At the Orton Hall Hotel in Orton Longueville, Cambs. PE2 7DN   I am also available for One to One or small group Workshops if you’d like to learn how to make some fabulous pieces of jewellery for yourself or friends. Contact me on 07958105921 [caption id="attachment_4991" align="alignnone" width="316"] Shibori pendant[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_4999" align="alignnone" width="300"] Pearls with silver wire weaving[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4993" align="alignnone" width="533"] Ceramic handprinted beads[/caption] [caption id="attachment_5003" align="alignnone" width="300"] Silver leaf pendant[/caption] [caption id="attachment_5007" align="alignnone" width="533"] Polymer clay Pendants and Earrings[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4983" align="alignnone" width="450"] Glass Landscape[/caption] [caption id="attachment_5000" align="alignleft" width="450"] Shibori brooch[/caption]  

Jill Colman

Commissions taken for landscapes, townscapes, wildlife, house and gardens in mixed media which may include acrylic, pastels, charcoal and/or embroidery. I particularly love colour, the play of light, and textures.

Jenny Wood

I fell in love with Japanese paper cuts as a shy art student in 1973, returning to its delights on retirement, with a personal slant on this technique.

Jennie Grainger

Currently President of Society of Graphic Fine Art, Professional artist specialising in unique 2D and 3D works on paper. Figurative contemporary works on paper bordering on abstract, my work is exhibited and collected internationally. Exhibitions include USA, Japan, France and UK since the '70's, and now concentrated mainly on London, with small works regularly in the delightful Passiflora's in Crowland. Inspired by extensive world travels and living in Southern France for many years, my work is far from the traditionally perceived idea of watercolour.

Jackie Devereux

  I have been a Potter for many years and now specialise in Glass Casting and Fusing. Exhibiting at my studio as part of a Nene Art Triangle with Deborah James and Jane Sanders. Join us for safari canapés. Dessert at mine! Also Exhibiting at the Yarrow Gallery, Oundle 6-13 July.

Ingrid Hunter

My artwork stems from a fascination with wildlife and minute, intricate connections within nature. The animals I draw are often formed from various plants or pieces of their environments. I work in detailed layers of watercolours, ink markers and coloured pencil.  

Elly Eveleigh

Layering and mixing fabrics and threads to create different shades and textures forms the basis of much of my work.

Diane Richardson

Dexter is a local photographer best known for portrait, events and commercial work. Although only about 5 years ago he turned professional, his photographical journey started a while back. Since the ago of 10 Dexter dabbled with film photography and now he has joined the “digital world” he still continues with local views but in his portfolio you will find landscapes and architecture from many countries across Europe. He actively works with one of the photography magazines in the UK but his work has been published in several magazines in print and digital. Check out his work on his social media to see more or book your photography experience now.

Dexter Morgan Photography

I create figurative sculptures that celebrates the strength and diversity of human spirit, sometimes looking at the diverse identities of sexuality of the human body and the transition between gender identity. I use an arrangement of materials from clay, plaster, Jesomite using different patina’s bronze, copper and iron rust. My paintings are mainly figurative which express vitality of colour and mix mediums capturing the movement of the human body.

Dacia Stroud

Claire Paisley Art

Working in both mosaic and photography, my art presents the viewer with recognisable shapes and forms that have been broken, fragmented and often even deliberately blurred... I mainly focus on the unfocused.  

Chris Lovell

My work is developing in a non-representational way, paying particular attention to colour, form and an image which is open to interpretation.   The Yarrow Gallery Exhibition will be open from Friday 6th July to Friday 13th July 10am - 4pm ( Sunday 8th July 11am -5pm).

Ann Marriott

I make a range of mainly functional ceramics using textures, slips and glazes for decoration. Also some woven textiles. Pottery lessons and workshops commencing Autumn 2018, see website for details  www.thegardenpotter.co.uk

Andrea Van Kleef

Focusing on colour and textures hidden in everyday life, inspired by abstract, bold shapes, I create various forms of art and sculpture using the medium of polymer clay.

Amy Wright

My designs are spontaneous reflecting inspiration coming from 'where I am at the moment'; all things seaside happened after a trip to Southwold. I love the textural effect that comes from using coloured glass and unusual beads.

Alison Parry

As a self taught artist I discovered that nature can offer an enormous amount of material. I have tried to capture this in my work regardless of the subject.

Ali-marie Black

Tony is a photographer working with digital & film capture, darkroom printing and the Wet Plate Collodion, a historic photographic processes which he uses to produce individual one off hand produced portraits, directly onto glass and aluminium.

Tony Lovell

I am a part time mosaic artist based in Peterborough. I started making mosaics originally as a form of therapy after a period of ill health. The therapeutic value of mosaic making is immense. However it does involve a lot of staring at colours and shapes trying to decide which ones to use in a piece! I try to make my pieces as colourful as possible, as I like to have artwork in my home that makes me feel happy and peaceful. The mosaic picture below (from a series of 3 'Meadow' pictures all sold now) capture the sense of colour, light and tranquility that I want to create in my pieces : [caption id="attachment_4842" align="alignnone" width="533"] Meadow I[/caption]   I love nature and animals; these influence my mosaic work hugely and inspire me to create colourful pieces centering around flowers, trees and the sea. I tend to work in quite an abstract way and my pieces are designed to give the sense of something through colour, shapes and textures. I particularly love using quite shiny or iridescent glass tiles as these reflect light beautifully. I often add little things, such as gem stones or little pebbles that I have found on trips to the north Norfolk coast. Such as the Seascape picture below: [caption id="attachment_4774" align="alignnone" width="533"] Seascape I[/caption] I also love and find inspiration from Folk Art. The following series of 3 pictures captures the style of North American Folk Art: [caption id="attachment_4920" align="alignnone" width="400"] Barn Garden[/caption] Spring Fields.   [caption id="attachment_4922" align="alignnone" width="400"] Sail Away[/caption] I took part in PAOS last year and later had a stall at Peterborough Cathedral's Christmas Market- which I shall be attending again this year. I sell my work online, through my Etsy shop: ShelaghHopeMosaics. http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/shelaghhopemosaics and also through the Art In the Heart on line market place: http://www.artintheheart.co.uk/store/shelagh-hope-mosaic-art I am very happy to accept commissioned pieces. I also create lots of smaller items, such as coasters: [caption id="attachment_4923" align="alignnone" width="533"] Coasters- set of 4 (commissioned in 2017)[/caption] Small hanging birds, owls, cupcakes and hearts: [caption id="attachment_4926" align="alignnone" width="300"] Small hanging birds[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4927" align="alignnone" width="300"] Small hanging owls[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4928" align="alignnone" width="300"] Small hanging hearts[/caption] These all make lovely unique little gifts. Thank you so much for looking at my bio- there are many more pictures that I could include- but hopefully you can visit me (and Mary Kemp) during the Open Studios to see more..... I look forward to seeing you then and may even make some cupcakes.....

Shelagh Hope

  [caption id="attachment_4494" align="alignright" width="236"] Lee Bay, North Devon. Oils on canvas. A small private beach with enormous rocks, beaten by the sea during winter months.[/caption] SANDRA HARPER www.artharper.com I STARTED PAINTING with relish in 2010. Now at every opportunity I have a paintbrush in my hand. Everything seems to demand exploration. Consequently content, size, technique and style are continually changing. [caption id="attachment_4493" align="alignleft" width="183"] Hampton Lake. Oils on canvas. Bulrush seed heads in a gentle breeze.[/caption]     INSPIRATION can happen at any time, anywhere. As a result paintings range from splodges to naturalistic landscape; from portraits to body forms; from complex compositions based on text to simple emotion expressed on canvas.                                                            Take a look at my website for current work. [caption id="attachment_4495" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Masai tribe in Kenya. Oil on canvas. The women's clothes [shuka] were all brightly coloured and the men wore red for blood; the blood of the lion.[/caption]For some landscapes I've found the lightness of watercolours appealing. Especially those involving wooded areas, water and clouds. And although oils are my great love I do dabble in watercolours when a scene demands it. [caption id="attachment_4496" align="alignright" width="199"] Walk in the Spinney. Watercolour. The spinney is in Yaxley and is an oasis of peace and quiet situated beside St. Peter's Church and surrounded by countryside.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4508" align="alignleft" width="231"] The Girl with the Emerald earring. Oil on canvas. Grey floating frame.[/caption]                     During this year my focus has been on portraits inspired by Renaissance and Impressionism, and on landscapes. YOU CAN FIND MORE AT  www.artharper.com    sandray.harper@yahoo.co.uk    

Sandra Harper

Sam works with acrylics on canvas. They are driven by shape and colour. He favours bold, vibrant, striking colour palettes. His process is organic: he does not use any brushes or tools, just body parts (predominantly hands, feet, legs, arms) to apply the paint onto the canvas. 'The Yarrow Gallery exhibition will be open from Friday 6th July - Friday 13th July 10am - 4pm (Sunday 8th July 11am - 5pm)

Sam Gunning

I create contemporary functional ceramics using traditional techniques. My pots are simple in form. A maximum of two glaze colours are applied to underline this simplicity often playing with the effect of the interaction between glazes.

Petra Wright

See me at The PAOS Affordable Art Fair on Saturday 1st December, where I will be showing prints of my brilliantly coloured paintings.  

Mary Kemp

My mosaics are colourful and quirky and all have a story to tell. It is important to me as an artist to tell those stories, making it  not just a mosaic but a mosaic with energy and a history behind it.  They are colourful and exciting. I use many different components including glass, ceramics, vintage jewels, stones and anything that takes my eye!!  http://www.artvisions.co.uk

Mary Green Creative Artist

I'm busy illustrating life as I see it and creating silk hangings inspired by Peterborough Cathedral's thirteenth century painted ceiling. These aspects of my current work complement each other. Exhibiting with Charron Pugsley-Hill and Eve Marshall and looking forward to another fantastic Open Studios.

Lynne Collins

Victoria has recently begun working with printmaking and mixed media. She takes inspiration from organic forms and creates textural patterns and layers within her work.

Victoria van Uden

I am a local artist taking inspiration from the landscape around me.  I prefer to work in oils and watercolour and like to experiment with different textures.

Lorraine Swepson

'FROM NATURE'S BOOK' From Nature's Book is a new series of work based on the lessons we could be learning from 'Her' (nature) about our planet and it's unique and precious environment.  It isn't written down,  we just need to know where to look ......... For Open Studio 2018 Julie will present an immersive exhibition of Drawing,  Printmaking, Collage & Installation in the studio garden & temporary gallery exploring the working process from conception to wall. Julie exhibits in various UK and European locations & her work is  held in collections across the UK, Europe, USA and Australia    

Julie Reid fine artist

The artist's passion in two words is wanderlust & watercolour. Iryna's paintings are a pure expression of the artist's emotional connection to places she has visited and the delight of the adventure she experienced. For more information please email: iryna0175@gmail.com

Iryna Haslam

My oil paintings and drawings are of expressionistic themes of portraits and the Caribbean featuring prominently. Other portraits are of outsiders like clowns & tramps. Most oils are large size. My book, Travelling Shoes, will be published in Summer 2018 which will contain a mixture of 100 poems and illustrations of my paintings in colour.    

Graham Ward

I design and make eye­catching, functional pots in the hope that people will enjoy using them every day. You are guaranteed a warm welcome, ample parking and on­site café.

Fiona Swepson

My ambition is to create art that features Afro Caribbean faces and figures and then make that art readily available. With this in mind, I offer original art, prints, greeting cards and more. I particularly enjoy depicting characters whose natural afro hair is a main feature. Apart from this personal work, I enjoy exploring other themes and using a variety of media including acrylics, lino printing, digital art, abstract art and pattern design. email: info@staceyanncole.com instagram: @sacoleart facebook: Stacey-Ann Cole Art twitter: @sacoleart

Stacey-Ann Cole

Mixed media works that range from paintings to recent explorations into 3D work, my creative drive is fuelled by my love of textiles both modern and heritage. Faye continues to find inspiration from Oriental and Heritage textiles and ceramics in her mixed media work, and will also include Lino prints on similar themes in this year's exhibition.

Faye Gagel-Panchal

I am a full-time Artisan Felter and I create wet and needle felted pieces inspired by nature using different types of wool and silk. I will be exhibiting with fellow artist, Charron Pugsley-Hill at her home studio located at 323 Thorpe Road, Longthorpe, Peterborough PE3 6LU during the weekend of June 23rd and June 24th and also on the 8 and 9 July 2017.   We look forward to sharing our art with you.

Eve Marshall

David Lewis Representational and abstract paintings and drawings Work in various 2-D media including hand-made drawings on the iPad.  I draw mainly from observation even when the final outcome is completely abstract. In past lives I have been an animator and a teacher. I still do a bit of both though my animation is mainly done for personal amusement. I offer drawing tuition to groups and individuals. [caption id="attachment_2965" align="alignnone" width="400"] Holme Fen 1. Acrylic on canvas[/caption]  Fish Food. Acrylic on wood   IPad drawing Oil on canvas     [caption id="attachment_2963" align="alignnone" width="505"] iPad drawing[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4222" align="alignnone" width="534"] iPad drawing[/caption]  

David Lewis

My enthusiasm makes up for the lack of talent, though I try hard. I do what I enjoy and hope that others like it too. Acrylic is my favourite medium.

Celia Patience

I am inspired by the colour and movement in most rural scenes and particularly enjoy painting horses, sheep and cattle.  My preferred medium is oil although I also enjoy figurative ceramics.

Carolyn Goodwin

Intuitive abstract artist, Ali Hawley-Smith, creates predominantly nonrepresentational visual art, using acryclic paint and inks on canvas. Feedback indicates people feel the energy in Ali's work, leading to commissioned artwork for yoga and spiritual retreats, across the UK. To see more of Ali's artwork, visit her website www.arthassoul.co.uk and @ArtHasSoul pages on Instagram and Facebook

Ali Hawley-Smith

I create unique and arresting paintings in acrylic and mixed media.  My core subjects focus on man, his relationship with nature, mathematics, time, pizza and chips.  

Alex Patience

PAINTING . OILS . ACRYLICS Exploring the contrasts of colour and light inspired by wildlife, landscapes and historic buildings. I will be exhibiting at the The Yarrow Gallery, Glapthorn Road, Oundle PE8 4JF from  Friday 6th July - Friday 13th July 10am - 4pm (Sunday 8th July 11am - 5pm)

Adrian Duffin

Artist’s View An adventure in paintings and fine ceramic bead jewellery inspired by our natural landscapes and ancient symbols. Studio Open Dates Please note THE ADDRESS IN THE BROCHURE IS INCORRECT Correct address for 30th June/ 1st July 2 TANSOR COURT COTTAGE,  FOTHERINGHAY ROAD,  TANSOR,  OUNDLE,  PETERBOROUGH,  PE8 5HP I will be exhibiting in my studio  June 30th and July 1st. A safari  trail including canapés with Ingrid Hunter in Cotterstock and Deborah James in Warmington 11am - 5pm. Exhibition  Open Dates I will also be exhibiting my work at the  Yarrow Gallery, Glapthorn Road, Oundle PE8 4JF from 7th July -12th July 10am - 4pm.

Jane Catherine Sanders

Loose and lovely landscapes in watercolour, oils and acrylics.  A free and impressionistic style in vibrant colours, sometimes combining watercolour with calligraphy. Please note: Open also on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 July at Yarrow Gallery, Oundle PE8 4JF. 10am - 4pm Saturday, 11am - 5pm Sunday.

Deborah James

My designs are inspired by nature. I enjoy playing around, exploring the reaction of metal to heat and pressure using found embellishments alongside worked semi-precious stones and pearls . [caption id="attachment_4781" align="alignleft" width="800"] silver flowerhead earrings[/caption]

Nadine Gereson

My current work derives from Zen philosophy and Haiku poetry. I strive to interpret the true nature of existence with lines, colours, and textures which are integrated in order to demonstrate harmony.

Sanae Dvorjetz

Kay Clark, Painter and Print-maker. I continue to work in the process of printmaking, watercolour and mixed media. Currently I am becoming more focused into exploring abstraction with the elements of design. I'm not exhibiting during PAOS 2019. My artwork is for sale via my website kaymclark.co.uk and https://www.artintheheart.co.uk/marketplace/

Kay Clark

Hand built decorative stoneware ceramics, often finished in black matt glazing with impressed designs. Cheryll also likes to incorporate wires and beading into some of her designs, especially Christmas decorations.

Cheryll Cadman

A mixture of still life, landscape and seascape painted in oil, pastel, acrylic and mixed media. I am particularly inspired by the effect of light and colour in my surroundings, both here and abroad. 'The Yarrow Gallery exhibition will be open from Friday 6th July - Friday 13th July 10am - 4pm (Sunday 8th July 11am - 5pm)

Deirdre Blackburn

My ceramic work draws inspiration from the British coastline and wildlife. I have also been experimenting with alternative firing techniques, and some of this work will also be on display. My newly refurbished pottery studio is located on the family working farm where I live, in the village of Benwick in rural Fenland countryside. I will be exhibiting for the final weekend of Open Studios (7th & 8th July) from home for the very first time (Venue 33 in the directory), and over the two days you will be able to see my work, and watch the pit-firing experiments (weather permitting). I will be joined by Andrea Van Kleef (The Garden Potter) who makes a range of functional ceramics and textiles. Andrea will also demonstrate throwing on the potter's wheel over the course of the weekend. She is planning to run some pottery classes later this year, so if this is of interest, do come and say hello! Christine & Brian Withall will also be in residence for the two days, with raku firing demonstrations, and chat! Should you wish to have a go at making a tile for raku firing at mine on the final weekend, there is still time to visit Christine (exhibiting in Peterborough at Venue 18 in the directory) over the weekend of 30th June and 1st July to make your tile. Christine & Brian will then have the tile ready for you to decorate at my pottery studio, and watch your tile being raku fired, on the final weekend. Refreshments of tea, coffee, cold drinks and yummy homemade cake will also be available. Plenty of outdoor seating should you wish to come for a chat about pottery, relax and watch the "goings on"! If you are interested in pottery classes or workshops, this is the perfect opportunity to come and have a look at the pottery studio, and express your interest.   www.denisebrownceramics.co.uk

Denise Brown

My inspiration comes mainly from the infinite form, patterns & colours of nature.  Nature's palette with a pinch of the abstract, Islamic geometry - bright, vibrant and usually lots of swirls!  Designs incorporating glass and ceramic tiles, gemstones and beads, with an Islamic/Arabic influence. Beginners/intermediate mosaic workshops offered - please contact me for details. [caption id="attachment_4658" align="alignnone" width="300"] Community mosaic paving stone now installed in the Green Backyard gardens[/caption] I have designed and coordinated several community mosaics in and around Peterborough.  The biggest & most recent one being the Froglife mural, commissioned by the charity Froglife and installed at the Green Backyard on Oundle Rd.  This 4ft by 8ft glass mosaic mural was created with the help of over 100 volunteers (most of whom were complete beginners in mosaic art) and took 5 months to complete through workshops held twice a week at The Green Backyard.  It is situated on the back of a sheltered bench, beside the pond and depicts images of plants and animals found in and around the pond.    The mural represents a celebration of the community who came together, braving some of the coldest winter months, to create a masterpiece! [caption id="attachment_4656" align="alignnone" width="600"] The Froglife mural installed at The Green Backyard, Peterborough.[/caption] I am currently working on a community mosaic project in Uppingham, Leicestershire, creating a mosaic flower-covered stone plinth to commemorate and celebrate 35 years of the annual 'Uppingham in Bloom' event.  Photos to follow soon.....!

Mahemuda Arsalani

My painting is a celebration of my interest in still life, flowers, landscape  and texture. The contemporary feel of my work is created in collage/mixed  media, acrylics and inks.

Gillian Durno

A wide range of work is available on canvas and on paper, using acrylic, water colour and mixed media. The work explores mainly abstraction with some figurative elements. Come along to my Open Studio on Saturday 4th August and Sunday 5th August 11am - 5pm. On Saturday 4th August the John Clare Cottage in Helpston - a short stroll away from my studio - is hosting a craft fair.   Follow me on Facebook [caption id="attachment_2497" align="alignnone" width="311"] Topsy Turvy[/caption] [caption id="attachment_5079" align="alignnone" width="600"] My place of work[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2494" align="alignnone" width="267"] Cielo[/caption]

Pete Hayward

Fabric forms the base of much of my work along with stitch and embellishments to create art works based on nature along with cloth for my books.

Sue Keen

Sea, Sky and lanscape inspire my work. These richly textured  and atmospheric paintings are semi abstract and expressionistic. Rather than mimic nature, I prefer to describe the qualities of a subjective experience. Ceramics is an exciting and natural progression of my work. Hand-building and manipulating clay into objects inspired by nature’s forms and structures is an extension of my textured, atmospheric paintings. Latest work includes ceramic Wall Art, currently showcased in galleries around the UK. Previous and current exhibitions include: V&A London in the ‘Inspired by…’ Exhibition Cecelia Colman Gallery, London VK Gallery, St Ives, Cambridge Ferrers Gallery, Ashby de la Zouch Atholl Gallery, Perthshire Dotty Gallery, Twyford, Leicestershire Doghouse Gallery, Comber, Northern Ireand Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright, Scotland Solo Gallery, Sheffield Strathearn Gallery, Crieff, Perthshire Neil's Gallery, Filey, North Yorkshire Inspired by Gallery, Danby, North Yorkshire Moors Stamford Arts Gallery Art in the Heart, Peterborough Rutland Open Art, Rutland County Museum Oakham Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery  Atelier East, ‘Best in Show’ 2011  

Rene Viner

Prue Pye's paintings contain a quiet presence reflected in earth colours and are the main body of her work. Abstracted landscapes described in sweeps and blocks of colour are also a favoured subject. "My wanting to paint is a wanting to explore the ordinary and extraordinary of humanness. Drawing or painting in ways that communicate or speak of recognition and familiarity."

Prue Pye

I love vibrant colours and experimenting with different styles.  I have recently discovered acrylic pouring, I love the results you get on canvas and upcycling pots and glassware. I run workshops for anyone wanting to learn this facinating art. If you have any pots and vases you want upcycling please get in touch. Colours can be matched to suit your decor. I still love working with watercolour. My facebook address is       pauline.wheatley.39@facebook.com

Pauline Wheatley

[caption id="attachment_1980" align="alignright" width="600"] After restoration.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1979" align="alignnone" width="600"] Before restoration[/caption] Paul, a Peterborough based photographer, produces traditional, art photography and photo restoration. His  speciality is photo restoration. He has become known for his Edwardian actress  work. A number of restorations for private clients have  been commissioned and completed to their delight . The restoration process can be either a straight forward tidy up of small marks or corrections. For instance from, say sepia toning back to black and white or vice versa. A tidy up or tinting, removing backgrounds, people, and adding new images of people or new backgrounds. Art photography is a relatively new direction for Paul. As he completes each image, his enthusiasm for probing further in this direction increases. Many people may think that photography is a poor relation to 'proper' art but Paul states, 'many hours can be spent setting up a photo, and there can be no certainty of a successful outcome, there are many failures, but Paul says there is a great feeling of satisfaction when an idea come to fruition.. Paul says that working with glass is especially difficult. However much it is cleaned before the image is taken it seems to attract any passing  dust. Working with glass and backgrounds with straight lines can also be a challenge. You will see the finished article in his exhibition but what you won't see are the hours  spent getting everything as perfect as  possible. Paul's restoration experience comes in very useful during the post processing of the image. During the PAOS period Paul will be happy to assess photographs for restoration, but at this years venue will not be able to do demonstrations, however there will be before and after restoration photographs available to view. Paul also has work displayed on Art in the Heart Market Place, Rippingham Art,Youpic and Stamford Gallery.

Paul Saunders

I am a Printmaker working in lino at present and take my inspiration form a variety of sources. My images are predominantly black and white and have a graphic quality to them. I use relief printing techniques to produce original handmade limited edition prints. I am currently working on a new set of prints for a solo exhibition in February 2018 at 78 Derngate in Northampton.

Mark Lonnie

Working mainly in acrylics, I paint mostly landscapes, gradually trying to move away a little from too much realism without being abstract.

Linda Dalton

I have always spent time making things. As a child I made doll's clothes after learning to knit and sew alongside my  mother. As an adult I continued to make clothes, bags and jewellery. At Teacher Training College my personal study subject was ceramics. Skills I acquired back in the seventies are now in full use again in my work with metal clay. I started making silver jewellery in 2009 when I embarked on a City & Guilds Silver Jewellery Making course. It wasn't long before I discovered silver metal clay. What an amazing material; I couldn't believe my luck - to be able to make pieces in clay, fire them and they turn into metal...fine silver. Wow! This material has inspired me! I specialise in making free-form hollow beads and many of my pieces contain one or more of these bespoke beads. I use silver metal clay to make pendants and also charms for earrings and bracelets in conjunction with sterling silver wire and sheet. I make jewellery that I would like to wear myself and what a joy to create striking individual pieces that others love too!

Lesley Adolphson

Kerry is a highly qualified designer jeweller, more recently she specialises in creating ‘one ­off’ pieces and uses recycled old, broken or out ­dated jewellery to create something special for her clients. Amongst her collections are African inspired jewellery using precious metals and materials. Commissions welcomed.

Kerry Richardson

A unique collaboration of ceramic into artworks by 2 sisters. One creating a range of porcelain and the other creating unique one-off pictures, using found materials and intricate stitching techniques.

Keramika Creations

Kay loves to experiment with colour and its interactions in her mosaic and textile work. She is a professional member of the British Association for Modern Mosaic. Garden open. Kay describes her practice as: 'I am a mosaic and textile artist working in Peterborough. In mosaics I use hand cut patterned, plain and mirrored glass with recycled ceramics. I create panels for indoors or outdoors, mirrors, vases and hangings. My textile work encompasses layerering silks, sheers and paper with free machine and hand stitching'. Kay has a large hanging piece in a Garden at College Farm, Haddenham, Ely Tel 07779302777 (open by appointment under the Open Gardens scheme May 1st 2018 - August 31st 2018), as well as a large outdoor mirror. She has work in Primavera Gallery, Kings Parade, Cambridge.www.primaveragallery.co.uk

Kay Hall

Intricate hand modelled porcelain combined with glass and found treasures, inspired by the natural world… from wildflowers to coral and microscopic fungi.  Demonstrations, and a warm welcome to my garden studio. My work has been exhibited at The Victoria & Albert Museum, The National Centre for Craft & Design and Burghley House. See more, or get in touch, via my website, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.  

Kathryn Parsons

My paintings evolve from an aim to get a contemporary and vibrant painting by experimenting with different media and surfaces.

Judy Horman

I draw, print and paint figures in spaces; rooms, tunnels and other places. Pictures of people and objects in interior and exterior spaces. I'm still experimenting with materials and techniques, continuously looking at colour, light, form, shadows, depth and line in my work.

Josephine Kelly

https://youtu.be/KozEphgpIhI From Stripes to Signal Boxes Alfred East Gallery  September 1st - 28th 2018 Open Tues - Sat. 10 a.m. - 4.45 p.m. Sheep Street, Kettering, NN16 0AN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z43c_D7mnQk John has been making original prints for over 50 years; the exhibition will bring together some 90 prints and proofs from 1963 to the present. His early print work, in the 1970s, at Bulmershe College and as an independent artist, stemmed from a study of systematic colour relationships. Later in the decade a growing interest in photography led to experiments with photo-screenprinting. He spent several years working with master printer Peter Pretsell at Northampton College of Art. His printmaking practice developed radically in 1979/80 when he began a series based on images of the Northampton Arm of the Grand Union Canal. Prints are now produced in small editions in his own studio near Peterborough He is mainly known for his screenprints of the British Industrial heritage: Dockside warehouses (now in the Museum of London’s collection), Signal Boxes and a recent Paper Mill Suite. He still continues to experiment with print techniques and subject matter, particularly through a 25 year long “cubist” series. John taught Art at Oundle School from 2000 to 2007. It was in the Yarrow Gallery in 2003 that he became re-acquainted with the prints of John Piper, whose work continues to provide inspiration. The Yarrow Gallery was venue for his 2017 'Retrospective' Exhibition.     Where can see the work now? You can see his work at: Black Studio, Deeping St. James. John McGowan Printmaker John is one of the few artists in the Peterborough area who works exclusively in printmaking. Work is designed and produced in his own print studio in Northborough. One print can take up to two months to produce, as he goes through an extensive process of proofing before starting to print an edition.  Editions are rarely more than 25 and are printed with acrylic based inks on high quality mould-made papers. They are available framed or unframed. John's 2016 video Print Wins John Art Award http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/our-region/peterborough/print-wins-john-art-award-1-7334793 See John McGowan Printmaker on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JohnMcGowanPrintmaker/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel Print Techniques https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbRJFH7xfAY&t=746s *Original Prints - An original print is a work of art created by hand and printed by hand, by the artist, from a plate, block, stone, or stencil that has been hand created by the artist for the sole purpose of producing the desired image. The plates or stencils it is printed from bear no resemblance to the finished work of art, which means it is not a copy or a reproduction of anything.  Each print produced is technically a unique work although produced as a signed and numbered multiple.  The original print is usually produced as a limited number of impressions, another word for print. The term for this group of prints is the edition. Although there are many of the same image in an edition, each print is an individual part of the whole, the whole being the edition. An original print is actually one piece of a multiple original work of art. (Bill Wheeler)

John McGowan

Artist and garden creator working mainly in metal such as steel and copper with inspiration coming mainly from nature.  

Jeni Cairns

I have been painting now for twenty years starting with drawing and then oils and on to watercolour and now mainly mixed media. I love the natural surroundings especially trees and my recent paintings are predominantly trees in different forms.  

Jean Edwards

Jan Ward - Jewellery Designer/ Maker Jan Ward I have been designing and handcrafting precious metal jewellery for 20 years. Recently I've made it my primary focus after several years as a secondary school teacher. My business is called The Busy Box Room as a result of where I started working. Of course, I have since outgrown the box room and as a consequence I now work in my garage. Freezing in the winter, roasting in the summer (especially if the kiln is on). I work in silver and gold often combining and contrasting colours. Furthermore applying textures and surface finishes allows for endless variety of outcomes. Many of my designs draw inspiration from geometric shapes. Simplicity of form plays a large part in my work. Next, I hope to start combining silver and glass to create colourful jewellery with a precious element. I mostly make pendants, earrings and rings however I am introducing bracelets to my ranges. I am open to commission work and have created a number of wedding rings. Where To Find Me I work from home in Whittlesey and presently sell via the internet, local shops and other events. Often I Pop-Up at Peterborough railway Station as a result of Virgin Trains local business promotions. You can visit my website to view more products. In addition, see my work at Art In The Heart, Peterborough and Peterborough Museum. Visit The Busy Box Room Workshops Having been a teacher for 13 years I still get the desire to pass on my skills to others. I teach workshops from home in a friendly and relaxed environment. My main teaching focus is silver jewellery and silver clay however I also now teach fused glass. Please see my website for further details or click on the link below. Jewellery & Glass Taster Workshops

Jan Ward

This year I will exhibiting a selection of new pieces alongside some old favourites.  Although the emphasis is still on mixed media, my work sways more towards photography this year.  Random as ever, the artwork narrative and techniques are always subject to my intuitive approach.  My artwork is for sale via my website www.heartwork.co.uk and https://www.artintheheart.co.uk/marketplace/          

Jacki Cairns

Join us for a FREE exhibition of students’ arts and crafts work at our Peterborough Artists’ Open Studios’ event 2017. You will enjoy a showcase of students’ work in a range of different mediums including pottery, oil and watercolour paintings and printmaking. Over 8 students and guest artists will be exhibiting their work at the event. Where? City College Peterborough, Brook Street, Peterborough PE1 1TU When? Saturday 23rd June 10am – 3pm How much? It’s free to come along, but bring some money with you in case you wish to buy a unique piece of work. Students' exhibiting: Maggie Lawson, Daphne Golding, Nathara Allam, Gurdeep Matharo, Roberto Luzardo, Shirley Woodliffe, Susan Dodkins, Stephanie Harrison-Smith, Roger Garfield, Helen Wallace, Harriet Greenfield, Judy Monk, Nicky Perry and Victoria Van Uden. We do hope you will join us. ­ See more at: http://www.citycollegepeterborough.ac.uk/news­and­events/showcase­of­students­arts­and­crafts­work/#sthash.Yol2HHTB.dpuf

City College Peterborough

Influenced by pattern, light and sacred geometry, Gillian Wing creates vibrant and colourful designs in stained glass. Based in a delightful rural location with ample parking. Stained glass tuition is available. For information and booking contact Gillian.   Open Sat 24 June for an 'Art in the Barns' open day, Our cafe is open Monday to Saturday.

Gillian Wing

I'm a children's book author and illustrator, currently working on my eighth picture book (my seventh will be published in January next year by Hodder Children's Books). I work predominantly in watercolour, soft pastel and collage, and love to draw animals! After spending much of my time at school doodling covertly on the last pages of my exercise books, I went off to do a degree in Graphic Design at Bath Spa University, specialising in illustration, followed by a Master’s degree in Children’s Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art. After graduating in 2007, I wrote and illustrated picture books alongside teaching art classes in a primary school, during which I invariably managed to get more paint on myself than the children did! Now freelance, I create books and run children’s art classes from my studio (see Art Stars), ably assisted by my basset hound, William. You can see more of my work on my website, http://www.elliesandall.com or my Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/EllieSandall

Ellie Sandall Illustration

Sometimes your life journey changes and you adapt, this in itself can bring new focus and ideas. Embracing the challenge in my abstract world I will be reborn artistically.

Christine Withall

Colourful, Intuitive,spiritual and emotional paintings, installations and art inspired by nature, landscapes, flowers and WWI commemoration.  Wedding and event paintings. Workshops on Confidence with Your Creativity. Commissions welcome. Available as a speaker for Businesses and Groups. Please contact me for a studio appointment at other times if you are looking for bright and colourful original art for your business or home. Exhibiting 2 weekends in 2018 on Saturday 23 June and Sunday 24 June and Saturday 7 July and Sunday 8 July at my studio at 323 Thorpe Road, Longthorpe, Peterborough PE3 6LU.

Charron Pugsley-Hill

Kiln formed glass art individually designed to be functional or simply look stunning in your home or garden. Focusing on garden art in the open studios. Commissions welcomed.

Carrie Anne Funnell

Glass is a medium that I find has a wide range of colours that can be combined together in many form

Brian Withall

Art Stars is a children's art school based in Deeping St. James. We are having a celebratory exhibition of our talented students' work, plus there will be free art and craft activities to have a go at on the day! We offer quality term time art tuition, holiday workshops and Arts Award courses for 4-14 year olds, and our classes are designed to complement the Early Years and Key Stage 1, 2 and 3 art curriculum. We work with small groups, covering a wide variety of arts activities including drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, printmaking and textiles. Our aim is to inspire and enable creative children and young people in the Deepings and surrounding areas to further their engagement with the arts. Come along and have a go! Find out more at http://www.artstarsdeeping.com

Art Stars Children’s Art School

A selection of my favourite pictures drawn over the last year. Follow me in Twitter @_annieb

Ann Bellamy

About James Tovey About James Tovey: www.jamestovey.co.uk. Artist and Craftsman living near Peterborough, UK. I think Brexit is a bad idea and don't like the concept of a Federal Europe. Education: Byam Shaw School of Art Universities of Hull and Exeter International Boatbuilding Training College Lowestoft About my recent exhibitions and events: #pboromakefest 2018 Fifth Musician of the #Plastocalypse @#plastigeddon in the #plasticene . See the figure recently made during #pboromakefest 2018, by a gang of small and tall builders; on temporary exhibition in the Peterborough Museum Garden. Understanding the sculpture is made easier by listening to David Attenboroughs speech to the United Nations: https://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2018/dec/03/continuation-of-civilisation-is-in-your-hands-attenborough-tells-world-leaders-video— at Peterborough Museum & Vivacity Heritage.  — with Milly Tovey at Peterborough Museum & Vivacity Heritage. Previous Exhibitions - Contemporary Peterborough City Gallery, Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery, Priestgate, Peterborough, PE1 1LF 19th July 2018 - 7th September 2018 7th - 20th May 2018 Vivacity Unit, Queensgate Peterborough, PE1 1PU Plastic Native Temple Plastic is now ubiquitous. We’re living through the Plasticene.  You can buy a 2.4m plastic cactus for your hallway; you won’t have to water a real cactus using tap water, that itself now contains plastic micro-particles. [caption id="attachment_4697" align="alignleft" width="600"] Mermaid and oceanplastic 2018[/caption] ‘The plastic arts’ is a term that had existed long before plastic itself. I have wanted to try and look at the plastic objects I had collected over the last few years as naively as possible, as though life-drawn for the first time by an art student intent on learning through prolonged observation. Not interested in the Neoplastism of the De Stijl movement, instead my initial thoughts were of a metamorphosis and of bringing ancient mythology and plastic ¬- a 20th century invention - together in an uncomfortable way. However I found myself reluctant to go too far down the path of the collision of two plastic objects to transmogrify into a third construct - yet there is a definite modernist basis for some of the elements. The mermaid painting backdrop idea came from a small toy figure found as sea plastic litter. It is actually the top half part of a small Barbie figurine, but I initially thought it to be Disney’s The Little Mermaid. I researched mermaid art and came across the mermaid of Zennor and was attempting to build a composition around that and some lines from Ovid but the plastic overwhelmed it. Wood is an obvious counterpoint and natural contrast with which I have felt more at ease. The plastic components are essentially ready-mades although altered by collision with natural processes in the environment and some minor assemblage. Wood is also an ancient, relevant building material. In this installation, the wood forms a sanctuary, a natural structure and the plastic is an imposition on it and in it. There is no doubt the terrible convenient addiction that societies have developed for plastic eases the struggle against decay in the short term. What now looks to be a permanent error is that plastic is with us for the foreseeable and has been injected into the human food chain. I can imagine a child born being described as a plastic native to perhaps a planet slowly choking at Plastigeddon, [caption id="attachment_4574" align="alignnone" width="300"] Polystyrene skulls and accumulated plastic 2018[/caption] AFTER THE FALL: Friday 29th & Saturday 30th December 2017, Castor Village Hall, Peterborough Road, Castor, PE5 7AX. Open 10am - 10pm FREE ADMISSION Castor Ales Brewery will be providing a bar for exhibition veiwers refreshment. [caption id="attachment_3619" align="alignnone" width="600"] Castor Ales Brewery 2017. Running off, the liquid is separated from the hops and grain after the mashing and pumped into the brewing tank.[/caption] Inktober 2017: The Inktober drawings gave me the chance to renew my interest in illustration techniques I had learnt at school,  University and work, as well as refreshing my memory of technical ink drawing techniques and the many ways a drawing can be put together in preparation for publication Crooked [caption id="attachment_3618" align="alignnone" width="300"] Severely comminuted left distal radius[/caption] I heard it bust when it hit the ground and the forearm was obviously out of shape but the skin was intact. I had managed to keep it held it to my chest despite rolling around on the floor swearing. Later the consultant said it looked like a bomb had exploded in my wrist. [caption id="attachment_5445" align="aligncenter" width="822"] Expanded polystyrene skull with oceanplastic iroquois James Tovey Artist 2018[/caption] See more of my work at: https://www.saatchiart.com/Tovey

James Tovey

  My work is very diverse in subject matter and I work in a variety of mediums such as pencils, charcoal, pastels, oils and watercolour. The majority of my art being self-taught but I also undertook some formal fine arts training at the London Guildhall University. Originally trained as a graphic designer, I worked in the music industry producing record sleeves and printed materials for a period that exceeded 20 years. Almost half of this time spent managing my own graphic studio.   Since my first solo exhibition in 2008 I have been showing my work regularly and is pro-active in promoting and documenting local art in Peterborough. As well as producing a small quarterly newsletter, I am also an active committee member of two local art groups.   My most recent solo exhibitions, both in 2017, ‘Pieces of a Dream 2’ held at the Stamford Arts Centre in April and ‘This Is Me’ held at the Norman Cross Gallery in September to October and was opened by Peterborough MP Fiona Onasanya and visited by poet Benjamin Zephaniah. Elated to have sold piece of my work to world premier percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie Up coming exhibitions, includes, Heritage Spaces and Places, (a collection of drawings) in September. Nero’s Retrospective, (a collection of photographs over 10 years) at the Undercroft in October & ESC Artists exhibition in Stamford, also in October. Follow me on: Twitter Facebook Instagram and Google+

Tony Nero

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