"My happy place"
Jane Bridger is in her pottery studio every day, moulding the clay on her wheel, fresh coffee brewing and radio on. Happy!
Read more of her story.
“Painting is just something I have to do”
“I make art because I couldn’t not be making art,” says painter Katie Whitbread.
Read more about Katie's painting journey
A fusion of inspiration and effort
Paul Chave’s glass birds and sculptures are easy to like – as the many visitors to the Artspring Gallery who have bought them will agree.
Read about his process
Finding my way back
In the late 80s Antonia had a eureka moment!
Read all about her journey into printmaking.
A new jewel
It takes courage to recognise that something isn’t right in your life, and to risk following a radical new path. Jeweller Camilla West took that leap.
Read about Camilla's change of direction.
Making magical glass
It’s the bright clear colour of glass that first got Hilary Shields hooked nearly twenty years ago.
Read more about her process.
“I just love the whole process”
Claire Longley’s work as a printer begins quite simply, but then it gets rather complicated!
Read all about her printing process.
Gill’s textile voyage of discovery
“I’m always looking for that new experience, that fresh opportunity to learn, and I’m hoping that will never stop.”
Read about Gill Smith’s lifelong passion for textiles, pushing the boundaries – and her close encounter with a puffin!