Swell

Sue Parry

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The rugged terrain of rural Western England where Sue spent her formative years has influenced her works of art. Her fascination with the rugged landscape inspired her to study Geology at university to Degree level.

Glass: Sculptural

Ruth Mae

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The bowl form holds, for me, a love and fascination which I desire to communicate through making work with a dynamic which brings life and grace to the pieces. Whether I am making bowls for everyday use or more decorative pieces, I aim to produce strong tactile and graceful shapes. Although I work on a relatively small scale, it is my wish to make pieces, which have a presence of their own.

Woodturned vessels

Julie Gurr

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For the past eight years I have been living and working on the Isle of Arran as a professional basketmaker.

Taught by professional makers in Scotland, Ireland and England, I produce a range of functional baskets including traditional cradles, log baskets, and fruit picking baskets.

I also create many basketry pieces of my own designs. Some are functional while others are purely sculptural.

Basketmaker

Emma Williams

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Emma makes unique, handmade decorative ceramic pieces for the interior in stoneware, earthenware and porcelain. Based on the vessel form, the larger pieces are created by gradually joining and smoothing coils of clay onto a base made in a press-mould. The small pebble shaped pieces are made by joining pinched or ‘thumb pots, which are then smoothed into shape with tools. A small hole allows air to escape during the firing process.

Ceramics

Lynne MacLachlan

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My work is inspired by natural forms, from which I develop abstract 3D patterns using computer aided design techniques. These patterns are then photo-etched onto silver and handmade into delicate structures. Gemstones and plique-à-jour enamel are used to accent the resulting wearable collection. My jewellery aims to weave together and explore the relationships between, the often dichotomised areas of, craft and computing; mathematics and nature.

Contemporary Jewellery

Kirsty Eaglesfield

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I am inspired by the way the sea weathers and erodes objects, changing their texture and shape; wearing away the paint on wooden boats, matting the surface of plastics and glass and eating away at metal. The jumble of objects and shapes you can find in a harbour, boatyard or washed up on the beach captivates me. Tumbled piles of lobster pots and fish crates, old ropes and buoys, pieces of sea-washed glass and driftwood, as well as the shapes and structures of boats themselves all inspire my work as a silversmith.

Silverware