Open Studio – Purbeck Art Weeks

Thea Vollering

“I am happiest painting flowers and other still life subjects. I do go out and paint plain air. My preferred medium is watercolour.”

Lynne Dinmore is a ceramicist, working from her family home in Broadstone, Dorset. She studied Ceramics at Poole College from where she obtained her City and Guilds in Design and 3D Art (Ceramics) in 2006. She works equally with Earthenware, Stoneware and Porcelain, building with slip, coils and slabs and an infusion of oxides and … Read more

Denise White

I am a mixed media artist working predominantly with driftwood, but also use other natural materials derived from nature.My work mainly depicts Dorset’s beautiful wildlife and fauna .My work can be of a natural rustic nature or in contrast painted colourful pieces.I have had many solo exhibitions and have had my work in galleries around … Read more

Artwork by Jan

Artwork inspired by the dramatic Dorset countryside and the changing seasons. Just love the variations of colours and textures that create a mood.

Burnt Blossom

“Our work is the beautiful craft of making soy wax candles and fragrance for diffusers, every piece is hand-poured in small batches to ensure quality and attention to detail. Sustainability and mindfulness is at the heart of our business. Soy wax is vegan and cruelty free and offers a cleaner, longer burn while our diffusers … Read more

The recycled woodturner

I am a woodturner and in the main use recycled or off cuts of timber. I produce a wide variety of items and match broken or damaged parts such as drawer knobs or similar.

Sophie Weld-Davies

Block printed homeware and workshops using wooden blocks hand carved in India

Matthew Barnes

I’ve had a keen interest in photography for many years and it’s only in recent years that I have been trying to hone my skills. I love the freedom that mobile technology gives, enabling me to capture an image anytime, anywhere. Especially when I can combine my love of walking in the countryside with my … Read more

Adjoua Designs

Adjoua is my Ghanaian name and my jewellery is influenced by my Ashanti and English heritage. Each piece is unique, using recycled silver, and handmade in my studio in Wareham, Dorset. I love making and wearing silver jewellery and I believe everyone should have that pleasure, whatever gender, so I make my pieces for everyone.

Gilly Loveless

I enjoy creating unique handbags and accessories and experimenting with different fabrics.

26 – The Phoenix Group (we rise up and come together every year!)

“A colourful, inspiring and eclectic collection of work by fourteen highly skilled national and international artists and makers- from painting to ceramics to fabric work, so something for everyone. Situated in a stunning rural location on the Lulworth Castle Estate making this a very special venue, definitely one not to be missed. Plenty of Free … Read more

Annie Lovelass

“I paint mainly sea and landscapes from around Purbeck and Dorset’s Jurassic Coast line – places such as Lulworth Cove, Durdle Door and Man O War Bay which I find quite inspiringly beautiful, and also of my native West Wales. I use acrylics on canvas and am always excited about starting a new work, a … Read more