North Somerset Embroidery and Textile Group Textile Art North Somerset Embroidery and Textile Group Textile Art North Somerset Embroidery and Textile Group Textile Art 1/1 We are a local embroidery and textile group and meet on the 2nd Saturday of each month (except August) at Cleeve Village Hall. We often have external tutors at our meetings and our programme offers a mixture of traditional embroidery and modern textile workshops. For enquiries please contact Elke Davies at elkedavies@btinternet.com. Website: https://northsomersetembroideryandtextilegroup.wordpress.com/ Facebook: Instagram: Email: elkedavies@btinternet.com

Caroline Cunningham Painting/Drawing Caroline Cunningham Painting/Drawing Caroline Cunningham Painting/Drawing 1/1 After studying textile design for 4 years I worked in London designing knitwear, then needlepoint and rugs for magazines, before focusing on silk painting and glass work. My abstract silk paintings have themes drawn from nature combined with man made structures. Website: Facebook: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolinecunningham156 Email: cunningstitches@icloud.com

Grace Ahern Various Grace Ahern Various Grace Ahern Various 1/1 Grace Ahern is a young creative individual who uses nature as her inspiration and explores this through colour and various disciplines such as ceramics, woodwork and textiles. She wants to depict the beauty within our world, the ying and the yang from natural patterns through to humanity. She makes a conscious effort to try use environmentally friendly materials and upcycle anything she can to produce her outcomes. She lives in North Somerset and also has an interest of interior design. Website: Facebook: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ernie_art_2000 Email:

Rose Lafferty Textile Art Rose Lafferty Textile Art Rose Lafferty Textile Art 1/1 Rose Lafferty from Portishead creates pictures using needle felting and wet felting techniques. She uses a variety of wools, silks and other fibres including rare breed fleeces that she prepares and dyes herself. The pictures are usually inspired by nature with ocean waves being a regularly recurring theme. Website: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoseFeltInspired Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosefeltinspired Email: RoseFeltInspired@gmail.com

Wahida Phillips Illustration Wahida Phillips Illustration Wahida Phillips Illustration 1/1 Wahida Phillips is a contemporary artist creating fine art prints and cards using a variety of media. These include digital, as well as traditional hand drawn methods, watercolours, inks and acrylic paints. She works from her home studio in Portishead,where she designs and draws all her artwork. These are printed onto heavyweight fine art paper using giclee inks. Wahida is inspired by nature and architecture. She works primarily with a bright and bold colour palette to create pretty, colourful and whimsical illustrations of iconic scenery in North Somerset and Bristol. Website: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wahidaphillipsart Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wahida_phillips_art/ Email: wahidaphillipsart@gmail.com

Joanna Sellam Painting/Drawing Joanna Sellam Painting/Drawing Joanna Sellam Painting/Drawing 1/1 I draw and paint in watercolours, acrylics and oils. I also make prints and Touch Drawings. I like to immerse myself in the landscape so that I feel part of it and feel closer to the place. Landscapes can resonate with our inner world and reveal some of the mystery of existence to us. I studied Fine Art at Central St Martins and Slade. I participated in Rose Frain's Womens Art Weeks, where I developed a more intuitive, imaginative approach to art making. During an NHS career in Art Therapy I continued to make images and attended courses at printmaking studios and at The Essential School of Painting. I studied Touch Drawing with Deborah Koff-Chapin in Findhorn, Seattle and online. I now offer Touch Drawing workshops and welcome commissions to paint portraits of people in their own garden or favourite parkland. Website: https://www.joannasellam.co.uk Facebook: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josellam_artist Email: joannasellam@proton.me

Hilary Kington Mixed Media Hilary Kington Mixed Media Hilary Kington Mixed Media 1/1 I am a wildlife watcher, conservationist, painter and printmaker with a passion for our local salt marshes. In our increasingly fragile world conservation and education is now a key part of my work. We are lucky to have these precious places but they are in decline and their future hangs in the balance. My hand-pressed, woodcut prints tell the stories of these wetlands and their endangered wildlife. I often inscribe messages into the woodcuts so people know why they need protecting. It is only when we understand the problems that we can help to protect the world around us. Website: https://www.ukwildlifeart.co.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HilaryKingtonSaltMarshSketches/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hilarykington/ Email: hakartstuff@icloud.com

Rowena Tyzack Various Rowena Tyzack Various Rowena Tyzack Various 1/1 Inspired by the textures and colours of the coast and with a love of beachcombing, Rowena makes stained glass panels, ceramic curio shelves, tiles, and jewellery using various materials including semi precious stones, clay and sea glass. Find her on social media at Little Green Workshop and Etsy at https://littlegreendream.etsy.com. Website: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littlegreenworkshop Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littlegreenworkshop Email: littlegreenworkshop@outlook.com

Weston Artspace Painting/Drawing Weston Artspace Painting/Drawing Weston Artspace Painting/Drawing 1/1 Weston Artspace brings together local artists at all levels using a collaborative approach to culture and has developed a supportive community. Inspiring people to be their best self through creativity and providing a space to connect artists and foster creative ambition. Artspace has an inclusive culture to develop skills and experiences which cultivates artistic imagination and enriches lives. Bringing together amazing local artists alongside new and emerging talents. Offering an inclusive space assists members in developing their art practice in a welcoming environment which builds confidence and connections. Website: https://www.westonartspace.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WestonArtspace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/westonartspacewsm Email: hello@westonartspace.com

Laura Fox Printmaking Laura Fox Printmaking Laura Fox Printmaking 1/1 With a passion for print and pattern that started while studying my graphic design degree, I hand print contemporary multi layered lino prints from my North Somerset studio. I have developed a graphic printing style that is strongly influenced by local landscapes, travel and the details of nature, aiming to brighten up the world with a little bit of colour. Every design is meticulously hand carved, inked and printed for each colour individually, building up the layers to create the original print. Website: Facebook: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurafoxprintmaker/ Email: laurafox23@icloud.com

Lucy Fraser Painting/Drawing Lucy Fraser Painting/Drawing Lucy Fraser Painting/Drawing 1/1 A self-confessed bird nerd and wildlife enthusiast, Lucy Fraser’s award-winning paintings celebrate the wild birds, insects and mammals she loves to observe in North Somerset's beautiful countryside. Lucy graduated in 2002 with First Class Honours in BA Fine Art from the University of the West of England. She worked for some years in film, animation and museum collections, painting and leading creative projects. She now uses watercolour, pencil, acrylic and enamel paints to achieve the same meticulous detail in her highly decorative works. A professional artist for some years, among Lucy’s accolades are ‘Best Regional Artist’ awarded by the Royal West of England Academy where she is an Artist Member. Website: http://www.lucy-fraser.co.uk/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/lucy.fraser.169/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucy.fraser.nature.painter/ Email: lucyfraser2002@googlemail.com

Adrienne Hughes Ceramics Adrienne Hughes Ceramics Adrienne Hughes Ceramics 1/1 Adrienne Hughes creates both thrown and hand built decorative ceramics in her home studio in Flax Bourton. She also produces paintings, mainly in acrylics and occasionally watercolour, taking her inspiration from her deep connection to nature and landscape. Colour and pattern feature strongly in many of her pieces which at times can be light and playful and at others, challenging and thought provoking. Website: https://www.adriennehughesart.co.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adrienne.hughes.art.50 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adriennes_art/ Email: adrienne_hughes@btinternet.com