Hampshire

Gail specialised in ceramics and exhibited her work at New Designers in London – the annual showcase for the UK’s top graduate designers.

Jackie just loves making pots – a passion that began at Southampton College of Art when she was seventeen. She now has her own studio in the New Forest.

Jo creates bespoke designs and unique handmade collections from silver, gold and semi-precious stones.

Not far from home is where John finds his inspiration to paint the ever-changing New Forest, the beautiful Hampshire Coastline, Harbour scenes and the hustle and bustle of local towns and villages.

The natural environment has always been Joseph’s greatest source of inspiration and motivation.

I paint mainly in Acrylics in a semi-abstract style, and am becoming increasingly interested in using collage and mixed media in my work.

The subjects I paint are varied and depend on what inspires or interests me at the time but I particularly enjoy using mixed media.

Julie moved to Milford on Sea in 2014, and is inspired by the wonderful Hampshire coast line, translating it into ‘abstractions of reality'. She is fascinated by the feel of the landscape and always works in series, her studio becoming a three-dimensional ‘sketchbook’ of ideas and experiments.

Keith enjoys painting in oils, watercolour and acrylics. His subjects include local scenes of the New Forest and coast, animals and abstracts.

Lyn has exhibited in London, Surrey and Hampshire, and her work is in private collections as far afield as Spain and Australia.

Michael has come along way since graduation in Design in 1997. At the beginning of his career, working from his parents garage, he used nuts and bolts and reclaimed steel to create all sorts of animals, reptiles and bugs.

Nicola is a sculptor making functional and decorative art for interiors and the outdoors.

Nicola works from a studio in the New Forest and is at the forefront of contemporary medallic art.

Since early 2015 the New Forest dream-pop quartet has been shaking up the UK underground scene with their grunge-injected pop music.

Sally comes from a family of artists and works from a studio in her garden. Having been a radio presenter and journalist for many years, she began printmaking after moving to the South Coast.

Born in Suffolk in the 40's with I'm sure a paint brush in my hand, have always had the desire to paint and draw.