Gail Mason Painting/Drawing Gail Mason Painting/Drawing Gail Mason Painting/Drawing 1/1 I am an intuitive painter/printmaker exploring the ‘Emotional Landscape’ through gestural, semi-abstract, fictive places full of movement, weather, air and space. The works offer a sense of perspective, invite reflection, and utilise the restorative and hopeful aspects of nature. Colour is of prime importance in creating the emotional tone, working in layers of transparency with gestural marks to build perceived depth, texture and form. Celebrating the spiritual power of open spaces and the cyclical nature of life, the concept of journey both physical and metaphorical is central to the work. Selected for the Royal Academy and a recipient of several national awards my work has been widely exhibited in the UK. I have been a core tutor at Spike Print Studio in Bristol since graduating from an MA in Multi-Disciplinary Printmaking in 2004, and co-manage North Street Gallery in Bedminster. Website: https://www.gailmason.co.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100071160205789 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gailmason1 Email: gailmason1@btinternet.com

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

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

Stephen Jacobson Painting/Drawing Stephen Jacobson Painting/Drawing Stephen Jacobson Painting/Drawing 1/1 I studied art in Manchester, Liverpool and The Royal Academy Schools. I moved to Portishead in 1988 and have continued to make work from the surrounding landscape, estuary and skies. I was elected a member of the Royal West of England Academy in 2008 and served as vice-president from 2013-2019. During that period I curated an exhibition at the academy on the theme of ‘Air’. I was elected as a member of the Bath Society of Artists in 2017 Haigh & Jacobson make work inspired by the views from their house & studios overlooking the estuary at Portishead. Website: http://www.stephenjacobson.co.uk Facebook: Instagram: Email: