Ceramics and photography may, at first seem strange bed fellows. Using both disciplines can lead to new and different creative conclusions. Raku pots inspired by photographs of beaches and cliffs around the Bristol Channel.
Author: Hazel Morris
John Button – Stick maker and Wood carver
Handmade sculptures in native timbers and hand-carved country sticks. Commissions welcome.
Cheryl Cracknell – Designer Feltmaker
Cheryl Cracknell is a textile artist and tutor working with raw merino wool, silk, alpaca and other fibres which she combines in a feltmaking process to produce textural pieces of art and wearables, such as scarves and stoles.
Valerie Dugan – Calligrapher and Botanical Artist
An award winning calligrapher and botanical artist. Clients include The Royal Family, National Silver Collection and Diana Ross.
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Yvonne Halton -Ceramic Artist
Yvonne has worked with clay for several years. She originally trained as a teacher and first jobs included teaching clay techniques and therapy at hospitals and a prison in Northumberland.
Paul Hannaby -Creative Woodturning
Paul is a woodturner, tutor and author. He produces a wide range of turned items mainly from wood but also incorporating other materials such as stone, pewter and resin. Included in the range of turned wood produced by Paul are vases, hollow forms, goblets, natural edge and burr bowls, platters and pens.
Karen Lilley – Blown and kiln-cast glass
Karen is a glassmaker, she started her journey into glass by studying architectural glass at Queens Road School of Art in Bristol.
Nat Morley – Woodcut Prints
Nat produces bold and lively woodcut prints inspired by her passion for wildlife. She carves her blocks out of MDF with linocutting tools and prints them individually by hand. Her designs depict characterful creatures and often contain a feeling of movement and vitality.
Hazel Morris – Jeweller/Goldsmith
Individually designed and handcrafted silver and gold jewellery alongside a range of other precious, non-precious and mixed metal pieces.
Lorna Rankin – Artist
Lorna trained at Liverpool John Moore’s University and worked as a graphic designer and freelance architectural illustrator. Building on this experience she worked in traditional watercolour for a period producing paintings of many places in the Southwest and West Midlands.
Fiona Sands -Lampwork and enamelled jewellery
Fiona is a lampworker and jewellery designer from Cheltenham.
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Julie Sutton – Ceramic Creations
Julie Sutton – 1945 – 2018
Very sadly, Julie passed away in September.
She was one of our longest serving members and was always a passionate and committed member of our group. Julie served on our Committee for many years and was always a rational and sensible influence. She was always kind, quiet and unassuming but certainly stood her ground on matters that she felt passionate about. We will miss her very much.