Venue: Open Studio

Katy Harrald

“Katy Harrald is a traditional pencil and mezzotint artist and illustrator based in Dorset specialising in highly detailed wildlife and botanical artworks. She was raised in the New Forest and along the South Coast. As such, her work has evolved naturally to become a celebration of British nature and coastal treasures. Katy discovered her love … Read more

Robin Mackenzie

“Robin is an illustrator and printmaker specialising in the crafts of linocut and wood engraving. He graduated from Arts University Bournemouth in 2013 and has since gone on to create prints for The National Trust, The BBC, Ardbeg Whiskey, SAGA cruises and many others. He regularly exhibits his work around the UK and is an … Read more

Heather Gibbons

“Heather Gibbons is an artist living and working in the Isle of Purbeck Beginnings …. The white canvas The primed board Pure unscathed surfaces waiting for that first mark to be made, line to be drawn, colour to be laid down…every new work is a step into the unknown. A challenge to be resolved A … Read more

Jane Elmer-Smith

“Jane Elmer-Smith studied 3 Dimensional Design at the Central School of Art and Design. Jane specialises in decorative earthenware. Every piece is hand built or thrown on the wheel and then decorated using slips, underglaze colours , oxides and lustres incorporating sponging and painting techniques.”

Anne Easterbrooke

“I make abstract mosaics using materials that come from the landscape around me. Much of my work incorporates local shale and fossils, Purbeck stone, minerals and hand-made brick, mixed with Italian smalti glass, semi-precious stones and beads. I enjoy working with fragments — pieces that already carry a sense of place, history and character, and … Read more

David Hyde

“My fascination with metals began as a toddler handing spanners to my father as he worked on his  motorcycle and side car. After a few detours involving post graduate research and teaching physics, I eventually took up jewellery making as a hobby. I instantly knew that I would spend the rest of my life exploring … Read more

Andrew Thomas SWAc

“I discovered sculpture in my early twenties, drawn to the challenge of translating observation into form. From figurative studies to abstract explorations, this work honed my technical skills, refined my understanding of design, and shaped a visual language that balances precision with expression. Early influences included Art Deco and Cubism, and artists such as Picasso, … Read more

Phil Hill

“Abstract Art had long fascinated me despite not really understanding it until I visited a museum in Amsterdam in the 1990s. There I saw a series of paintings by Piet Mondrian. The first was quite naturalistic but, as the series progressed, the paintings became more abstract. The last one was just 9 or 10 brush … Read more

Caroline – Kezmee Studio

“I trained as a Middle School Teacher. After a life changing operation, I left teaching behind, taking my glass hobby to become a Glass Artist, and set up ‘Kezmee Studio’ my Artisan Glass Workshop. I had become ‘hooked on glass’ over 20 years ago, after making a Tiffany-style suncatcher, with my young daughter. I’ve always … Read more