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

‘I’m Possible’ is a collaborative project between Paisley Art, Artbeat Counselling and Light Project Peterborough, showcasing ‘amazing talent from people formerly rough sleeping’, created in art therapy workshops.

The Garden House – Light Project Peterborough

I paint mainly in oils. Although I paint many subjects my main focus is to try and capture light and movement

Susan Harper

My favourite painting technique is watercolours. I like this media because of the transparency and luminosity I can achieve with them.

Ziedune Kuskiene

I paint mainly in watercolour with inspiration coming from the countryside, especially trees. My other love is harbour scenes, and some of my work is abstract.

Veronica Pryke

Hello! My name is Shalini Austin and I am a self taught metalsmith. I make Copper Things. In my home studio and workshop in Stamford, Lincolnshire I work with copper sheet and wire and handcraft Sculptures, Giftware & Jewellery. For several years I have collaborated with Felt Artist Eve Marshall and make sculptures and giftware. As a result of our art collaborations we now regularly exhibit together at events too. During Peterborough Artists Opens studios Eve and I will be taking over the Pearl and Ruby shop in Spalding for 2 weekends. We will display our artwork and jewellery amongst the furniture, furnishings and gifts in the shop. Eve and I are looking forward to welcoming visitors to the shop. [caption id="attachment_5865" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Artisan Felter Eve Marshall & Coppersmith Shalini Austin with their collaborative sculptures 'Seagull and 'Arthur the Dodo'[/caption]

Shalini Austin

Colourful contemporary landscape paintings. Original paintings, prints and cards

Sarah Jennings

Dreamlike and fantastical, Rose's paintings are intricately created with rich colours and deep tones. Sensual and beautiful, an eclectic mix of subjects which emote a sense of wonder and magic.

Rose House

          Mixed medium Artist. Modern abstract and expression art.

Rae Art – Rachael Brown

Having knitted every family member a hand spun jumper early in my fibre craft days I’ve diversified into rug hooking, weaving and felting, veering between natural shades and technicolour rainbows

Pauline Smith

An award-winning oil painter,  focusing solely on the Fenland landscape. Must-see paintings catch the drama of the landscape in fleeting light beneath Fenland skies. Exhibitor of both LAS and WVAS

Nick Tearle, Fenland Artist

Painting is one of my hobbies. My inspiration comes from nature and travel and my style is colour

Michael Mitchell

Vintage inspired mixed media pieces form the base of my work. Thrown and hand built pottery feature in most creations, all of which have a nod to a bygone age

Melissa Waudby

After early success in my late teens, exhibiting and selling at the Mall Galleries in London. Life then became busy with work and family commitments. Forty odd years passed quickly without the time for much art, but I have been working full time on my art now for the last 2 years. I taught myself basic print making (lino printing and dry point etching.) My speciality is hand made limited edition prints, also original paintings and drawings. These sell online, you can visit my shop to see my work at www.artfinder.com/margaret-mallows. I regularly publish new work. You can also find me on Instagram @margaret.mallows Inspiration for my art comes from life around me, and places I visit. I like to try different subjects and occasionally inject some humour into my work - art doesn't have to be serious! My artwork has sold to many countries across the world. Buyers have come back to me with fantastic feedback, and purchased more of my work. My art is currently in 10 different countries, and soon to be in 14, with work ready for dispatch as I write. At the time of writing: Two prints shortlisted for the Royal Academy summer exhibition 2019 (final selection by the RA has not yet made made). Participant in the excellent annual charity event started by print maker John Pedder; print makers have been busy making postcard sized prints; these we send out free to anyone requesting one, in return for them making a donation to their favourite charity. Such a lovely simple idea which I'm happy to be a part of. You can find out more about this on my Instagram page, or John Pedder's page @johnapedder or using search #oneofmany on Instagram.

Margaret Mallows

My work is based on experimentation with materials such as inks, charcoal, marker pens and gouache. There’s an element of play, chance and unknown in this process. Most of the works are created on paper with pen and ink. I was born and raised in India. Every year I create a series of work related to my roots. These arise on my annual visits.  My inspiration is the intense colours, architecture and sarees worn as traditional attire. One of these works is currently on display at city gallery, as part of Vivacity Open 2019. I consider myself a doodler, hence the name madoodl. BIO MA Creative Technology  - DMU - 2018 Various drawing courses  - City College, Peterborough Royal Drawing school, London      

Madoodl

I use stained glass and glass enamel combined with print, painting, photographs and often wood and found objects to create one off panels, sculptures, lamps, windows and jewellery.

DenneyDesign

Paintings - Oil and Acrylic Canvas. Subject on - WW2, skyline, Flying machine, Landscape, Flowers and Abstract

Llyan McClelland

I started in watercolour. I sketch and love the vibrancy you can achieve in acrylic. I enjoy pottery and sculpture. Making objects for the house and garden that are quirky

Liz Davies

I am fascinated by odd items and have a passion for all things vintage which I incorporate into contemporary mixed media pieces.  

Lindsay McGinlay

I love the vivid and mystic beauty of Encaustic Wax and its wonderful effects. I also enjoy working with other mediums, such as acrylic, to produce abstract pieces and landscapes

Lexy Wells

I work in mixed media, favouring watercolour, brusho, pencil, charcoal and collage to produce eclectic pieces in individual styles. Commissions taken. Art therapy sessions and workshops and counselling

Karen Harrison Artbeat

‘Surviving to Thriving’ exhibition is a collaborative art therapy project between Artbeat Counselling, Paisley Art and the Red Cross, showcasing art produced by young refugees and asylum seekers.

Surviving to Thriving

Combining a passion for stained glass and textiles, Handmade by Joolz specialises in intricate glass decorations for the home. Each piece is handmade with love and care. Custom orders welcome!

Handmade by Joolz – Julia Taroni

I am a wood-turner using mostly local sourced hardwoods which I carve into intricate sculptures, adding texture and colour using spirit stains and pyrography. .

Jon Paine

I create jewellery with a combination of chain maille, wire work, beads and crystals.

Jenny Sheldrake

I have a passion for Art, looking and doing, I'm really enjoying mixed media with all it's unusual exciting twists

Janette Olive

I am a practicing Artist and Art/Textile Teacher. I am currently exploring how beauty is enhanced by flaws, damage, wear and the need of support and reinforcement.

Gillian Fradley Pear Tree Cottage Arts

Favourite media: pencil, (technical) pen & ink, painting in ink. Wildlife, goblins and faerie folk, anything quirky!

Gerry Nicholas

Mosaics made using pattern and colour from old British china and coloured glass. Please note. the cafe is open on Saturday only

Fiona Gurney – Box of Frogs

Debbie creates individual handbuilt ceramics and uses them as a canvas for her love of drawing decorating them with a variety of methods including coloured slips, underglazes and sgraffito.

Debbie Davis

This is an exhibition of colourful paintings mostly of people (including portraits). My studio is up some external stairs which may not be suitable for people with mobility problems

Christopher Metcalf

Landscape based work in paint and ink on paper. Printmaking is mostly serigraphy (screenprinting).

Carry Akroyd

Sue Shields

I paint mainly in oils. I do enjoy painting most subjects and try and capture detail and depth, especially in coastal scenes.

Barbara Draycott

Drawing inspiration in the countryside and seascapes, I paint in a loose, impressionistic style.  

Chris Jose

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. I enjoy exploring different ways of painting with mixed media and helping others to do the same

Sally Hammerton

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

Martina K

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

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. I am pleased to be taking part at Unique Cottage Studios Spalding (https://www.uniquecottagestudios.co.uk) for this year's Open Studios, along with many other artists. My work is on display and for sale at Pearl & Ruby in Spalding (https://www.pearlandruby.co.uk).   For PAOS 2019, I am working on the theme of 'Childhood Memories', producing artwork in pastel pencils and oils of well-loved toys of past and present generations. I am happy to take commissions for this special theme.   [caption id="attachment_6101" align="alignnone" width="586"] Ted Ted in Pastel Pencils.[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_6102" align="alignnone" width="279"] Banana Monkey in Pastel Pencils.[/caption]        

Wendy Quinnell

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. Pottery courses with Potterydayz. Throwing pots and hand building pots If you have ever wished that you could throw pots successfully at the potter's wheel, the opportunity is here now at Potterydayz. Richard Gibson M.A. has well over 20 years' experience as a qualified ceramicist throwing pots and producing all manner of fine art made in clay. He has designed pottery courses that will take you to another level, no matter what your start point is with clay.  He has developed courses for beginners, intermediates and advanced students and every course is designed to give every participant the maximum amount of attention from Richard himself.  Richard doesn't run courses for large numbers of students as students in large classes miss out on the personal attention that they need in order to make rapid progress.  The results that his students achieve are a testament to this winning formula as they are outstanding; most students leave the course having been propelled to the next level of competency. [caption id="attachment_5207" align="alignright" width="225"] Fran throws pots![/caption] Come along with a friend or purchase a gift voucher for a friend or family member and at last give  a gift that really does thrill and ignite the imagination.  Potterydayz' day courses are designed for bookings of 2, 3 or 4 people to enjoy together, or a family. Couples or friends really enjoy throwing together. It's huge fun to work at a new hobby together and to ditch the isolationism of electronic devices for a whole day. Children really love the novelty of speaking, doing and being in the real world for a change! Richard always welcomes children who are accompanied by a paying, supervising adult. Children enjoy a discount off the usual fee. the cost for an adult and child is £120 for the day. Dates available to book with children in the immediate future are 17th,20th,21st,22nd,23rd,24th Feb. Easter dates will be posted soon. Please contact Potterydayz for further details.   [caption id="attachment_5209" align="alignnone" width="600"] Hand building by a thrilled novice![/caption] In order to satisfy current levels of demand Richard offers courses by arrangement during the weekdays and has some additional dates available during school holidays. Potterydayz is also now taking bookings for the Christmas period and into the new year. Please contact Richard for up to date information on dates remaining. There is a limit so please contact him soon so as not to be disappointed. What's included in the price? Included in the price of £150 for two adults is a free lunch of home grown and made vegetable soup and locally baked bread or feel free to bring your own packed lunch if you have any dietary requirements but it is suitable for vegetarians . There is also an inexhaustible supply of coffee, tea, water and biscuits. There are no hidden charges -everything required for a fulfilling and memorable pot throwing experience is included in the price. That includes, tools, use of the potter's wheel, apron, clay, tuition etc. At the end of your day, if you have a pot you'd like to keep you may leave it to be fired in Richard's kiln and come and collect it when it's ready or he can send it on to you at a small charge of around £12-£15. This course is highly interactive, fun and you will learn lots!   Dates that are currently available for booking in the immediate future for adults are : 10th,17th,22nd,23rd,24th,25th Feb and 01st,04th,10th,11th,16th,17th,18th,23rd,24th and 25th of March. https://www.facebook.com/Potterydayz/   Potterydayz, 6 Station Road, Kings Cliffe, Peterborough, East Northants. PE8 6XP Telephone 07967215745 Mobile 07967215745   The ancient Japanese art of raku Richard is also passionate about teaching his students about the awe-inspiring, ancient Japanese art of rapid glaze firing called raku.  Raku courses run between April and October and students learn how to achieve the most amazing and unique glaze patterns on their ceramic objects , pots and bowls etc, using this unusual technique. Unlike conventional firing techniques, Raku is a firing technique that pulls ceramic objects from the kiln at temperatures of up to 1,000 degrees centigrade. The pots are then immediately placed in combustible materials before being dramatically plunged into water to freeze the interesting surface designs that are created by this method. You will be blown away by the fabulous effects that you can achieve. It is the unpredictability of the outcomes that makes Raku so appealing and engaging.   [caption id="attachment_5214" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Stunning raku pots, piggies and masks![/caption] What's included in the price? Everything you require is included in the price.For £70 per person you will be supplied with pots to decorate with glazes and oxides before firing them and you may, of course, take these away at the end of the day, at no extra cost, to show off to your friends and family. Raku firing is quite a spectacle to behold and totally engrossing so at lunch time we will provide a welcome break of a light lunch of fresh salad, delicious bread baked at our village bakery and cheese and biscuits, so you can catch your breath. Lunch is also a great opportunity to ask questions and discuss ceramics with like-minded people. Many new friendships have been forged at a Potterydayz course! Feel free to bring your own lunch if you prefer. The day will also provide the opportunity for you to hand build pots whilst the firing is in progress. (Please bear in mind that this can be a smokey affair!) [caption id="attachment_5212" align="alignleft" width="600"] Learning the secrets of Raku![/caption] We usually have between 5-8 people on our course and the whole experience is friendly, intimate and very uplifting. Richard is an expert in the mysterious art of Raku and he has taught thousands of people over the years, so you are learning from a master potter and specialist. On the day, you will see Richard in action, demonstrating the art and then you will learn these techniques through hands on experience. Dates available this year are 12th May (2 spaces only left) June 16th (5 spaces left), July 14th, August 11th and September 15th. Please contact Potterydayz for further details.   Bowled over by throwing - you will be at Potterydayz!

Potterydayz – Richard Gibson

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 make one-off pieces of jewellery in glass, silver, copper, silk and semi-precious stones. Interested by the materials and their varying and fabulous qualities of colour, texture and form, I take my inspiration from the natural world and historic art movements. At Art School I trained as a designer and now specialise in Jewellery Design and Mixed Media work. Shibori pendant [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_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. I have recently returned to a childhood passion for textiles and I'm enjoying experimenting and playing with different media, upcycling other people's cast offs, to make home and fashion accessories

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. I make original hand cut paper designs. Depending on the subject they can either be monochrome or layered, with overpainting. Taken from thoughts, personal photographs, with a nod to traditional designs.

Jennie Grainger

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

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

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

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 Mosaic Art

  [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

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. I will be exhibiting as part of a group of artists. We will be showing ceramics, paintings, mosaics and jewellery. The garden will be open and refreshments will be on offer.

Petra Wright

Designer / Maker of jewellery using freshwater pearls, gems, handmade beads and crystals collected over the last 30 years from all over the world

Pat Nieburg

Colourful paintings, big and small, inspired by the seaside and exploring the themes of love and friendship, family and pets. Prints and cards too, and a very warm welcome  

Mary Kemp

[caption id="attachment_5906" align="alignnone" width="240"] A hint pf Alice in Wonderland on this birdbath[/caption] 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 looking forward to another fantastic Open Studios.

Lynne Collins

I record the silence and resonance of the natural landscape and develop a memory of place to bring back into the textile work in my studio. The quiet beauty of the landscape is interpreted by recurring motifs and techniques, the places I recorded have hidden memories, intangible and ephemeral; I develop constructed textiles using hand and machine embroidery on eco-dyed fabrics embellished with trapunto quilting and found objects.

Liz Hunt

Mixed media work with a strong focus on the natural world, the human impact upon it and environmental issues. Julie Reid's work is shown and collected internationally. ARTISTS STATEMENT Continually learning, observing and absorbing; drawing energy from my particular surroundings to evoke a sense of place and contemplation is my aim. Initially I draw in sketchbooks wherever I may be; beach, land or woodland, visually and literally note taking; plus although I do not work directly from photographs, the camera, photography and digital manipulations of an image are becoming an increasingly more important aspect of my work. It enables me to study the minutiae of nature and the usually unobserved, the structure of a seedhead, the line and texture within a rock or pebble; looking deeper and deeper into the surface to discover the abstract. Primarily I choose collage to interpret my thoughts and drawings. It enables me to use a variety of media including recycled and handmade papers, water based inks and paints, charcoal and found objects. Words are a vital part of the work though they are often hidden deep into the piece asking the viewer to look for them & the hidden meaning of what can initially appear to be a very quiet work. Inside it is shouting 'really look at me, I have so many stories to tell.' It is a given that artists draw on nature: how can we not? As humans we are nature, it is all around us, it feeds us physically, spiritually & emotionally. This then begs the question why are we as humans, increasingly taking it for granted, ignoring it's vitality, destroying it and the climate that supports it and us by the overuse of man made materials, fossil fuels and unsustainable living. Finding ways to express this are of growing importance to me as time moves on. I intend that my work becomes an extension to my voice. However quiet they may both be in this world of sensory pollution.      

Julie Reid

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, has been published during  2018 and contains a mixture of 100 poems and illustrations of my paintings in colour. Showing 50 years of my painting and poetry. [caption id="attachment_4807" align="alignnone" width="533"] Graham Ward - The Red Tree 2015[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4832" align="alignnone" width="533"] Graham Ward Three Rockabilly Girls 1997[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_4824" align="alignnone" width="533"] Graham Ward Woman with Washing Line 2011[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4820" align="alignnone" width="300"] Graham Ward Paul the Horse Dealer and his dog[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4816" align="alignnone" width="246"] Graham Ward Slave to Love 1993[/caption]

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, Faye's creative drive is fueled by her love of textiles both modern and heritage. Faye's work will feature her Oriental and Heritage-textile inspired mixed media paintings and Lino cuts. New mixed media sculptural works following the same inspirational theme will also be included.

Faye Gagel-Panchal

I am a full-time Artisan Felter & Teacher and am inspired by the countryside and my wacky brain. I create felted art pieces that are colourful and full of texture. Shalini and I will be taking over the Pearl & Ruby shop in Spalding for 2 weekends to showcase our artwork among the beautiful furniture in the shop.

Eve Marshall

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. I really enjoy painting and if anyone finds that they enjoy my work too, that's good. I then know I'm not on my own,

Celia Patience

I am inspired by the colour and movement in most rural scenes and particularly enjoy painting horses, sheep and cattle. Primarily interested in figurative work - I also enjoy a more abstract approach to my work I work mainly in Oils and Acrylics and enjoy making figurative ceramics.

Carolyn Goodwin

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 - creating unique, arresting, challenging images that compel with form and colour - a core relationship with the universe, through the depiction of life’s minutia  

Alex Patience

Artist’s View An adventure in paintings and fine ceramic bead jewellery inspired by our natural landscapes and ancient symbols.

Jane Catherine Sanders

My designs are inspired by nature. I enjoy playing around, exploring the reaction of metal to heat and pressure. I use 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. Using everyday objects as a starting point for my subject and observing them in new ways, I transform them from a familiar to an unfamiliar condition

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

Cheryll's ceramic work is hand built. She enjoys working with the clay to produce decorative curves and scrolls. Her work is often finished in black matt glazing. Some glazing with impressed designs, Cheryll also likes to incorporate wires and beading into some of her pottery, especially Christmas decorations.

Cheryll Cadman

Working in oil, mixed media, and pastel. My work is influenced by colour and light. I will be exhibiting my work, 20th-26th July at The Yarrow Gallery, Oundle, PE8 4JF.  

Deirdre Blackburn

Ann specialises in landscape painting, focusing on light and mood. She concentrates on evocative scenery including forests, water and mountains. Ann Ardron started painting seriously in her late teens, and has been a professional artist since 2008. Using a range of media, she focuses mainly on landscapes - seeking to capture the essence of a scene, in particular the light and mood. Much of her work reflects her lifelong enjoyment of walking in the UK countryside, and many paintings show the local landscape in its various moods through out the year. Trees and forests are a frequent subject, often featuring a hint of the path ahead. Ann’s passion for travel is also an inspiration, so the almost bucolic local scenes mingle in her studio with vivid portrayals of tropical seas and more distant scenery. In recent years she has started to focus on water as a subject, concentrating on the details of surface reflections from the unseen landscape above. Please contact an if you would like to commission a bespoke painting from her.

Ann Ardron

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]   Last year I was commissioned by the Uppingham In Bloom Committee to deliver a community mosaic project in Uppingham, Leicestershire.  We designed and created a beautiful mosaic flower-covered stone plinth to commemorate and celebrate 35 years of the annual 'Uppingham in Bloom' event.  This piece was installed in one of the flower beds in the town centre & Uppingham went on to win the East Midlands In Bloom Gold Award 2018  

Mahemuda Arsalani

I paint directly from the subject, whether in the context of still life in the studio, or in the field en plein aire. I find this process to be the most visually nourishing and sets challenges which realise and enhance the skills which make good paintings. About me... My work is figurative and impressionistic, exploring still life and landscape.  I paint exclusively in oils.  The motifs are concerned with the unremarkable objects and perceptions that exist in the passage of daily life; the items and our surroundings we see but often do not notice. The enjoyment of my paintings is about the time taken to invest in the pleasure of seeing; of realising and defining perceptions.   As I develop as an artist I seek to understand the handling of paint in order that I can make my subjects resonate in the moment in which they exist.

Jerome Hunt

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

Fabric forms the base of much of my work along with stitch and embellishments to create art works based on nature.  Along with this  cloth is used for my meticulously crafted handmade books. I also manipulate fabric and stitch to create wearable art, continually developing processes for unique items. These small items are made from Shibori pleated silk ribbon attached to small pieces of slate collected whilst on holiday.  The silk is embellished with hand beaded detail using natural gem stones and glass beading.  The are small pendants or brooches.

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 K 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

Though I paint mostly landscapes, I do like variety in my work and after some years of tackling watercolour and acrylic, I have recently challenged myself with oils

Linda Dalton

[caption id="attachment_6016" align="alignleft" width="300"] Silver tassel pendant on a snake chain[/caption] 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, miniature mixed media sculptures and delicate eco-prints, inspired by our local wildflowers, lichen and fungi.  Demonstrations and a warm welcome to my garden studio.   About Kathryn... I am a visual story teller and mixed media artist.  I create intricate hand-modelled sculptures that weave together tales of people, places and the natural world. It is the small details of nature that inspire me. I love hunting for lichen in our local woodlands and shells on a beach. To me these feel like treasures, and I find myself wanting to share their stories through sculpture. I choose the materials depending on the story I'm telling; from porcelain plants to wildflower shoes made of sugar. Hand modelled porcelain is currently at the heart of my work.  I enjoy the challenge of modelling this tricky clay with simple tools, and porcelain’s preciousness, fragility and strength say something of how I see the natural world.  Whatever the material, each sculpture is created by hand, each one is unique, each one is a treasure.   Exhibitions, Events & Workshops... My work has been exhibited at The Victoria and Albert Museum, The National Centre for Craft & Design (solo and group exhibitions), City Gallery Peterborough, and as site specific interventions at Burghley House, John Clare Cottage, Northampton Museum and Derby Museum.  Please see my website for more information about exhibitions, events and workshops.  You can sign up for occasional newsletters here (and unsubscribe at any time).   To see more or get in touch... Visit my website, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.  

Kathryn Parsons

My paintings evolve from an aim to get a contemporary and vibrant painting, I paint in a semi abstract way, trying different paints, mediums and surfaces for diverse effects

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

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 has been making original prints for over 50 years. 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 in Northborough.  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 in Northampton, Peterborough and Oundle. He has recently exhibited in Stamford, Northampton and has had a recent large scale exhibition in Alfred East Gallery, Kettering. In the Studio this Year: I have a new printing press that I am using to print Drypoint and Relief prints. There will be small exhibition in the Garage Gallery The studio will have  "Work-in-Progress" displays. Several browsers with prints available from £10. Selection of greetings cards for sale and free A5 cards of my print themes. Demonstrations : Week 1:(29/30th June) Drypoint Week2: (7th July) Card Relief Prints Week 3: (13/14th July) Screenprinting Free Printmaking Workshops Sunday 30th June 11.00 - 13.00 Drypoint - suitable for 8+ and Adults Sunday 7th July 11.00 - 13.00 Card Relief prints  (as above) Sunday 14th July 11.00 - 13.00 Screenprinting (as above) Note: Space and time are limited, please book ahead (tel./text 07522 417430) A Printmaker's Year See my short film on YouTube https://youtu.be/9D8V3lC7e_E Where can see the work now? You can see his work at: Peterborough Open 2019 - 29 March - 26 May Black Cab Studio, Deeping St. James. Carriages , Fen Drayton John's 2016 video on Print Techniques   https://youtu.be/jbRJFH7xfAY 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 *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 with inspiration coming mainly from nature that surrounds me, birds in hedgerows, dragonflies among irises, hare in the field. I make sculptural art primarily using metals such as corten steel, copper, brass and bronze

Jeni Cairns

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

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. On site cafe open Tuesday/Saturday. Strawberry Glass will be open for a Heritage day on the 17 April 2019, 10am/4pm.

Gillian Wing

I'm a children's book author and illustrator, currently working on my eighth picture book (my seventh was published in January by Hodder Children's Books). I work predominantly in watercolour, soft pastel and collage, and love to draw animals! Having spent 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 began to write and illustrate 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 fully 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 - I continue to explore further shapes and forms. Adapting to change has altered how I react to the clay and textures.

Christine Withall

Bright, colourful, intuitive, contemporary, paintings, prints and textiles inspired by nature and flowers. Commissions, event paintings and studio appointments welcome. Refreshments and garden. Near Longthorpe Tower (ancient wall paintings)

Charron Pugsley-Hill

Commissions welcomed. Bespoke fused glass art for your home and garden. Designing around your requirements, whether it be a stunning statement piece or subtle and functional, glass commissions are a specialism.

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, and each year as part of Open Studios we have a celebratory exhibition of our talented students' work! We offer quality term time art tuition, holiday workshops and Arts Award courses for 4-16 year olds, and our classes are designed to complement the Early Years and Key Stage 1-4 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 see what we've been up to! 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

Textile and mixed media artist exploring art and natural history, with particular reference to biodiversity and environmental issues. Visit the working studio and talk about ideas in development. Initially taking a BSc in Zoology, Anita followed a career in IT, as a software developer and analyst, but after graduating with a first class degree in Stitched Textiles  she left IT, her career having gone from Science to Technology and finally Art. This unusual path undoubtedly explains the content of her work - a fascination with the delicate balance of the natural world, the cycle of life. It reflects her concerns about the exploitation of nature and the earth's resources by man, disrupting this balance and resulting in habitat loss and accelerated climate change. This has a major impact on biodiversity, a lifelong passion. Her work with structures and forms symbolises this fragile web of connections. Anita's process revolves around constructing sculptural forms from thread. She uses looping and knotting processes such as knitting and non traditional materials such as wire and paper thread. Research develops a narrative, another layer. For instance, her knitted plankton developed from the zoological background and computational algorithms to generate new 'mutated' life forms, representing evolutionary development. They were widely exhibited with the 'Hyperbolic Crocheted Coral Reef' despite being neither coral or crocheted. Anita has also undertaken site-specific residencies in museums and heritage sites. Detailed research identifies stories and ideas that connect to personal themes, but the process has to be more flexible - calling on a wider skill set to make work appropriate to the site. This has included digitally printing over-scale feathers for Burghley House and a flock of birds screen printed with the poet John Clare’s handwriting for his dovecot. Although the work has a different impetus, subject matter recurrs – creatures of the sea, birds, moths, hedges, trees, text - and connections becoming increasingly visible.

Anita Bruce

[caption id="attachment_5908" align="aligncenter" width="800"] After the Fall - James Tovey ink drawings 2017[/caption] 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="600"] 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, Heritage Places and Spaces at the Norman Cross Gallery and joint exhibition That's Life. Current exhibition Heritage Places and Spaces at the Peterborough Museum on until 24th March and a joint exhibition, Treasured People and Possessions also at the Museum, on until 30th June Up coming exhibition, Textured Compositions with Emma Burt at the Stamford Arts Centre. 22nd March to 5th April 2019 Follow me on: Twitter Facebook Instagram and Google+

Tony Nero

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