Jud Apter Painting/Drawing Jud Apter Painting/Drawing Jud Apter Painting/Drawing 1/1 Jud has a background in teaching printmaking and working as a graphic designer, though is currently painting in oils. She is mostly inspired by local landscapes and waterscapes which sometimes hint at a background narrative. Dramatic light, ancient structures - both natural and man made, elevating the mundane, line, colour, forgotten corners, texture, stillness and contrast are all prompts to take up a brush and paint. Website: Facebook: Instagram: Email: judapter@gmail.com

Hayley Jones Sculpture Hayley Jones Sculpture Hayley Jones Sculpture 1/1 Hayley Jones. A professional Artist living and working in Clevedon, North Somerset, I diversified from painting into 3d wire sculptures in 2014. I use a variety of single strand wires in coloured copper, galvanised and stainless steel to create intricate animal and bird forms many of which are mounted on old wooden posts. My work sells nationally and internationally and I was commissioned to make my first Public piece in 2021 by Willmott Dixon Construction Company, to make a large sculpture of a Sea Eagle for a New School in Yatton, North Somerset. One of largest pieces to date is ‘Spirit’, the stainless steel Horse standing about 9 foot tall. Website: http://www.thecoachhousestudio.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100037610876360 Instagram: Email: hayleyjones499@btinternet.com

Sarah Souter Painting/Drawing Sarah Souter Painting/Drawing Sarah Souter Painting/Drawing 1/1 With a background as a Graphic Designer and a successful business selling graphic prints of the local area, Sarah has returned to her love of painting. Motivation to paint comes from noticing the dramatic and the colourful in a landscape and a desire to do more than take a photo, to somehow capture in paint the intense colours and the atmosphere of a place. She paints plein air whenever possible and finishes works in her studio using acrylic and oils. Website: Facebook: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahartdiary/ Email: sarahsouterart@gmail.com

Stephanie Gay Painting/Drawing Stephanie Gay Painting/Drawing Stephanie Gay Painting/Drawing 1/1 Stephanie Gay paints colourful and arresting yet delicate images of British Landscapes, Flora and Fauna on Chinese silk. Her inspiration primarily comes from the beauty of the natural world and she enjoys experimenting with scale and context, attempting to create works that communicate energy, enthusiasm and a sense of fun to the viewer. Her latest exhibition in Bristol’s Square Club celebrated the wonderful botanical inspiration provided by the Bristol Botanic Garden. Awards 2017 Overall Winner Berkshire and Buckinghamshire Life Landscape Painter of the Year 2022 Overall Winner ‘Clevedon Artist of the Year’ Website: https://www.stephaniegay.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephgay.artist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephg_artist Email: steph@stephaniegay.co.uk

Isabelle Proffitt Ceramics Isabelle Proffitt Ceramics Isabelle Proffitt Ceramics 1/1 My name is Belle and I am a potter from Bristol. I trained at Clay College in Stoke-on-Trent, an intensive course designed to teach practical and in-depth exploration of the craft of pottery. As much as I shape clay, clay is what shapes me, and influences how I interact with it as a material. I approach my making with curiosity and play, paying close attention to how the clay responds to my hands and tools. I consider how I might encourage the marks of impressed stamps to sweep or fly across a stretched slab of porcelain, or how waves of clay might ripple up a wooden rib. I seek to capture a lively and natural loose energy in my work and I draw greatly from surface quality. Whether throwing or hand building my aim is the same: to capture a sense of movement. The marks that I impress, stretch and cut help to instil a sense of me into the pots I make. Website: https://www.belleproffitt.com/ Facebook: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belle.pots Email: hello@belleproffitt.com

Jennifer Davidson Painting/Drawing Jennifer Davidson Painting/Drawing Jennifer Davidson Painting/Drawing 1/1 After many years working as a Fashion artist, designer and cutter in London and Paris I set up a Curtain Design Studio for an Interior Designer who had billionaire clients all round the world who wanted individual and elaborate curtains in their many homes. I was also sent to Kevin McCloud (of Grand Designs on TV) who was then teaching Paint Finishes so I was then sent to these exotic homes (e.g. Switzerland and India) to paint their interior walls with rag-rolling, stippling, sponging, stencilling etc. For some time I had been part of a painting group on a Monday at Barry Paine’s Studio in Chew Stoke which I much enjoyed so when in 1992 we had a recession and I wasn’t getting much work I went to UWE to study Fine Art. Since then I have exhibited widely including the Royal Academy and Mall Galleries in London. My work is in many private collections around the world, such as Japan, Jamaica and New Zealand. I am a member of the Bath Society of Artists and a founder member of the North Somerset Arts Week. I have been very fortunate indeed to have succeeded at something I can continue to enjoy. Website: https://www.walledgarden.co.uk/jennifer-davidson-artist Facebook: Instagram: Email: jennifer.davidson@cpsmail.co.uk

North Somerset Arts is a not for profit organisation promoting arts in the North Somerset Area, UPCOMING EVENTS North Somerset Arts Week 2025 Click for Event Information Next Next Engage Create Evolve Encouraging the participation and enjoyment of Creative Arts in North Somerset UCW Art and Design A collection of work made by students on the Art and Design and Graphic Design programmes at University Centre Weston. UCW creative degree programmes prepare graduates for a diverse range of careers in the creative industries. Join us to see the amazing work made by our talented students! Grace Ahern 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. Bridget Winterbourne Bridget is a professional artist and has a passion for creating art in many forms. Living in Somerset and Cornwall enables her to immerse herself in nature and natural surroundings. She has developed a deep awareness of, and intense relationship with these places and is drawn to secret and secluded corners, such as meadows, woodlands and hedgerows. Her seascapes and coastal paintings are full of colour with layers of paint to create the depth of the Cornish seas and the drama of the moving sky’s. She tries to produce work that captures the beauty of nature and that reminds us of the things often taken for granted in our increasingly busy lives. From her beautiful studio situated in her fabulous home, she will be exhibiting her latest artwork. You will find original paintings, a large collection of fine art prints, greeting cards, hand painted vases, mugs, jewellery and much more. With many price variants this makes Bridget’s artwork affordable so there is something for everyone. UCW Art and Design A collection of work made by students on the Art and Design and Graphic Design programmes at University Centre Weston. UCW creative degree programmes prepare graduates for a diverse range of careers in the creative industries. Join us to see the amazing work made by our talented students! 1/96 Membership Applications Now Open JOIN US North Somerset Arts Week 01 May 2027, 10:00 – 09 May 2027, 17:00 Arts Week is back for 2027! From painting to ceramics, textiles and jewellery - there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Applications open until 31st October. Further Details Featured Artist Full Name Discipline Collapsible text is great for longer section titles and descriptions. It gives people access to all the info they need, while keeping your layout clean. Link your text to anything, or set your text box to expand on click. Write your text here... Social Media Follow us on Facebook and Instagram

Wendy Hope Mixed Media Wendy Hope Mixed Media Wendy Hope Mixed Media 1/1 Wendy Hope spent her first career bringing creativity to schools, as a teacher and head teacher. She was awarded the Artsmark Gold Award by the Arts Council before moving on to develop her work as an artist and writer. As well as drawing, painting and textiles, Wendy creates large scale sculptures using glass from Murano and neon gas - not LEDs. Inspired by her sketches of dancers and by themes such as Memories and Time, the glass is handcrafted over hot flames to her design. Infusing the glass with gases produces stunning coloured lights which Wendy mounts onto a background of steel or natural wood. Artefacts are often added to enhance the theme and these can be personal to the client to ensure every artwork is original. These artworks are perfect for large walls and staircases and bring a Wow! to homes and businesses. HopeNeon artworks were exhibited in the OXO Tower Wharf on London’s South Bank in 2023. Commissions accepted. Website: https://www.HopeNeon.com Facebook: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/HopeNeonBristol Email: wendyhope22@gmail.com

June Bensted Painting/Drawing June Bensted Painting/Drawing June Bensted Painting/Drawing 1/1 June has enjoyed capturing atmospheric landscapes and seascapes in oils. Her work is both imaginative and realistic and she has enjoyed exhibiting locally for the last ten years with solo exhibitions annually in France since 2018. Website: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myartjunebensted Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/junebenstedmyart Email: junebensted@hotmail.com

Sarah Aumayer Glass Sarah Aumayer Glass Sarah Aumayer Glass 1/1 Sarah runs her small fused glass business “Mydsomer Studio” from her home studio in North Somerset. She’s been working with fusing glass for around 20 years specialising in contemporary designs that are often brightly coloured. Items for the home and garden include plates, candle holders, hanging panels, free-standing curves and framed pictures. Sarah also makes a range of very popular jewellery. She runs 2 hour workshops locally for beginners or for those who already have some experience with glass fusing. Details are on her website. She has taken part in North Somerset Arts Weeks on 7 occasions. Website: https://www.mydsomer.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mydsomer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarah_aumayer Email: sarahaumayer@hotmail.co.uk

Joanna Gardiner Painting/Drawing Joanna Gardiner Painting/Drawing Joanna Gardiner Painting/Drawing 1/1 I paint in oils and watercolour, predominantly Still Life but now enjoy seeking new challenges of the figurative also. Website: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drifthomedesign Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joannagardinerart/ Email: joannagardinerart@gmail.com

Chris Holden Painting/Drawing Chris Holden Painting/Drawing Chris Holden Painting/Drawing 1/1 Fine art degree course at art school in the 1960s. Then trained as a paintings conservator/restorer at the Tate Gallery in London, leading to a 35 year full time career there. On retirement became involved in the anti-war movement - the Balkans, Afghanistan and Iraq and motivated to try and use art to make aware and communicate the truth about what was learnt as an anti-war activist from numerous differing sources. Essentially, the art became 'political'. This felt important and normal to do this, as in the 1960s was a time of significant change; - the cold war, nuclear weapons proliferation and testing, plus the Vietnam War, which politicised many of his generation. Also family background upbringing had an influence. They were quite radical and progressive, sympathetic to the Quakers. Chris was educated at an independent co-educational Quaker boarding school from the age of 12. Father was a ww2 conscientious objector & a grandmother who had been a suffragette in the early part of the 20th Century. An uncle who had been on the front line and gassed in ww1, spent the rest of his life helping children internationally affected by war. The activist art continues today engaging with the truth about serious issues; conflicts, environment and social/political. 'Political' art has often been devalued and marginalised. Website: https://www.activistartist-chrisholden.com Facebook: Instagram: Email: echolden@hotmail.com