Laurence Broderick

Info:  In his figurative and abstract, bronze and stone sculpture, Laurence Broderick draws inspiration from the female figure and wildlife, in particular the otter and endangered species. When learning of the plight of turtles, polar bears, rhinos and elephants due to man's abuse, it had a profound and emotive effect on expressing his art.

He is joint president of the International Otter Survival Fund, a global charity for the conservation of the otter, based on the Isle of Skye.

Linda Baker - Textile Artist

Info:  My recent work combines stitch, lace fragments and stones to create ethereal sculptural forms. Inspired by life forms clinging to rocks on the seashore, connections are made with the tenacity and fragility of human existence.

Tension is created between the hard unyielding stone and the soft pliable textile forms. The work explores the contrasts between fragility and strength, and lightness and weight.

The textile pieces are created by trapping silk fibres, lace fragments, yarns and text within a web of invisible monofilament thread and embroidery thread which are machine stitched onto soluble fabric. When this is washed away it reveals what appears to be a fragile web of stitch and fragments but which actually has an inner strength.

Lindsay Taylor - Textile Artist

Info:  I create three-dimensional highly textured embroideries. My ranges encompass items such as handbags, jewellery, shoes, wall art and lampshades.

My creations start to grow with the hand dyed base fabric, which is usually silk or merino wool. To this many techniques are added, often overlapping one on top of the other. and this is where the magic happens. Techniques such as devoré, appliqué, felting, heat manipulation, freehand machine embroidery, batik, wire work and bead work. Highly textured layers are stitched often to distort the work leaving it innovatively manipulated, which creates maximum impact in the end production.

Both the shoe and cup sculptures now sit in bespoke terrarium-like enclosures with invisible wall mountings. Lampshade wire bases are all made from recycled materials.

Lizzie Farey - Artist & Basketmaker

Info:  I have a fascination with living things and natural form. For me, willow has become a medium for an interaction with nature that is deeply personal. Using willow, birch, heather, bog myrtle and many other locally grown woods, my work ranges form traditional to organic sculptural forms.

Loraine Rutt - Ceramics

Info:  Awarded a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Travelling Fellowship in 1996 led to an extensive study of the use of ceramics in public art. The journey through the USA, Spain, Mexico and Guatemala combined my passion for landscape with an opportunity to research successful public art works.

My art practice explores movement of sea, of goods, of people, of shoreline, and of satellites; and the work produced sets points in time, points of view, sets places, and sets details. A recurring theme is a particular fascination with mapping transient details by direct casting, such as the movement of material by the sea.

Prior to graduating from Central St Martins in 1990, my fascination with geography and ecology gained experience and technical qualifications as a cartographer and surveyor for Birkbeck College, University of London. It is this academic background that informs my current practice.

Maggie Barnes Ceramics

Info:  My work represents a personal response to a life-long interest in the natural world; in particular, geology, marine life and paleontology. Recent works are the result of the observation of skeletal remains.

Sara Holmes - Willow Sculptures

Info:  Has been a freelance artist for many years. Painting and sculpting, she has worked with many different mediums. With a great respect and love for nature and the environment, she has managed to apply a fine tuned effect to her willow sculptures.

I love the fact that I can use natural materials that are sustainable. It’s magical to be working creatively with the environment.

From architectural garden structures such as domes, tunnelled walkways and ornamental screens, to giants, dragons, unicorns and faeries, Sara can cast a willow spell for your magical space.

Sophie Courtiour - Willow Sculpture

Info:  Lives and works in Somerset. With involvement in both art and the environment, it was perhaps inevitable that she would turn her hand to willow sculpture. Willow is a unique material, being local and sustainable, natural and traditional.

Sophie has carried out many commissioned sculpture works, and is known particularly for her dynamic representation of animal forms. She also enjoys leading workshops both for adults and for groups of children in schools.

Stig - Industrial Art Furniture

Info:  Bob Campbell was born in 1963 and is a self taught English sculptor. He is best known for his furniture design and his use of redundant mechanical and industrial parts. His home and workshop are located in South Yorkshire, a region of England that was traditionally a centre for heavy engineering and steel production. The area experienced a dramatic decline in fortunes from the 1980's onwards and this is evident in both the forms and materials he works with.

"I make sophisticated sculptures that go far beyond their functional use. Every piece of work I produce takes its own form, each piece of material I use is re-claimed and re-used from industrial machinery that has now been discarded and, by doing this, I create a sculpture that has a use as well as an aesthetic beauty. My work is not only a sculpture, it is a piece of history that addresses the global need to re-use exsisting materials."

Susan Cutts - Paper Sculpture

Info:  The language of clothing – contemporary and historical – intrigues me. I choose through my work to explore the relevance of dress to identity and the interaction between wearer and observer. The work investigates how the orchestration and multiplicity of form makes the individual components lose their original identity – suggesting an alternative image.

‘We shape the clothes we wear, making them as individual as a thumbprint and, like a thumbprint, they can expose and betray’.

I use my own handmade paper working from the raw fibre using traditional European equipment and techniques. The process of papermaking is vitally important to my work. The complex structure of the fibres enables me to create sculptural pieces without the use of glue, stitching or armatures.