Jeneta, from Poole, feels she was born with a passion for painting and drawing. Her earliest memories are of drawing portraits of her family and trying to copy her fathers collection of old paintings and by doing this she taught herself to paint. Over the years she has experimented with everything she could get her hands on including clay, stained glass, screen printing, stone carving and more.
She is fascinated by the ever changing colours and movement of the sea and how the weather affects the landscape of the dunes.
In 2015 she won The Centenary Cup for Fine Art at the Dorset Arts and Crafts Exhibition and in 2016 was invited to have a solo exhibition by the National Trust on Brownsea Island.
She is fascinated by the ever changing colours and movement of the sea and how the weather affects the landscape of the dunes.
In 2015 she won The Centenary Cup for Fine Art at the Dorset Arts and Crafts Exhibition and in 2016 was invited to have a solo exhibition by the National Trust on Brownsea Island.
Corfe Castle Herdwick sheep. Raku fired stoneware.
Of French origin Helene Champrond is a ceramicist creating quirky raku fired pieces reminiscent of Purbeck. Corfe Castle Herdwick sheep, the castle itself and Purbeck houses are but a few examples of her humorous works. A founder member of Purbeck New Wave Gallery, Helene has now moved to London, but her work has been so popular that we have decided to keep selling it at the gallery.
Fish splash dish in fused glass by Briony Maple.
Briony Maple is a Dorset based glass artist specialising in warm glass techniques. Whilst studying BA Contemporary Crafts at Falmouth University, Briony found her passion for glass work and developed skills in fusing, slumping and casting. Starting with sheets and small pieces of clear and coloured glass and inclusions she layers them into scenes and forms.
Inspiration for her work comes from experimenting with this fascinating material and our beautiful Dorset coastlines, nature and history. Briony enjoys how glass can capture fluidity, motion and texture in interesting shapes, particularly inspired by water movements, to create practical and decorative works.
Inspiration for her work comes from experimenting with this fascinating material and our beautiful Dorset coastlines, nature and history. Briony enjoys how glass can capture fluidity, motion and texture in interesting shapes, particularly inspired by water movements, to create practical and decorative works.
Ed Marriott paints Swanage and Corfe scenes, particularly focusing on iconic buildings and boats of Purbeck. He works in acrylics on canvas. What is special about Ed is that he is only 17 years old and has been exhibiting and selling since the age of 10. He is sure to be a collectors' find.
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 Swanage and Corfe Castle street scenes by Ed Marriott. Acrylic on canvas.
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Eleanor Spalding is an artist based in Swanage. Originally graduating in costume design she has recently turned her hand to landscape painting. Using oil bar pastels, she works en plein air to create semi abstract/ impressionist interpretations of Purbeck, often using an explosion type effect.
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Silver ammonite necklace by Jade Cameron.
Jade Cameron is an artist who makes jewellery from silver clay. Inspired by the Jurassic coast she takes moulds from shells and fossils. She them impresses the clay into the mould. The clay is then fired which burns the clay leaving beautiful silver designs behind. The silver can be buffed to create a patina.
Wavy stoneware dish decorated with fossils, fish and shell moulds by Holly Sandham.
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After a lifetime of teaching Art and Craft, Holly Sandham is now enjoying having the opportunity to concentrate on producing her own ceramics. Using stoneware clay, she produces a range of pots, platters and planters, all based on a Jurassic theme. The surface of the clay is impressed with found items from the shoreline. Sculptured forms, such as shells, fossils, seaweed, fish and crustaceans are then added for surface decoration.
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Faux jug decorated with fossils, fish and shell moulds by Holly Sandham.
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Porcelain dish, bud vase, butter dish and mug by Katherine Message.
Katherine Message, who is based in Dorchester, is a porcelain ceramicist who produces delicate but practical pieces. The glazes in turqoise and pale blues are reminiscent of the sea and sky.
Porcelain bowls and vases by Stephen Yates.
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Stephen Yates, a ceramicist based on Portland, is influenced by the colours of the island and adds seaglass found on Chesil Beach. His pieces are both practical and decorative. He experiments with slip techniques and movement in his glazes.
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Weymouth Harbour in acrylic on canvas by Moira Hazel.
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Moira Hazel is an established, renowned, artist who has exhibited widely around the UK. She is in love with vibrant colours which she uses in both her paintings and glassware. The subject matters of her vibrant paintings are both seaside towns, in a naive style, and still life flowers.
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Fused glass wall hanging by Moira Hazel.
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Canoeing at Middle Beach, Studland by Tom Marshall in watercolour and ink.
Tom Marshall paints and draws outside in a variety of weather, using watercolour, pastel, pen and ink, etc; and back home does press-less printmaking: woodcut, monoprint, drypoint, etc. His work includes people in local places, birds, dogs, beaches and streets, and is a mixture of experimental and traditional. His quirky pictures tell a story in themselves.
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Lucy Field is an art teacher in Poole but lives in Swanage. She has created a series of linocuts of local scenes which are printed onto watercolour prints.
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After gaining a BA hons in Fine Art from Surrey Institute of Art and Design Juliet West became a painter and art teacher. Inspired by the Purbeck coastline, and particularly Swanage, her work seeks to capture the area in both abstract and representational ways. Using mixed media on canvas allows her to achieve a 3D relief to the surface so that you can touch the textures in the work, feel the craggy cliffs; the sea foam; the rocks. Metal leaf catches the light in ways that change just like the weather and gives the feeling of a preciousness which she feels.
https://www.julietwestartist.com
Laurie King is a graphic designer turned successful artist. He has recently moved to Swanage and is a keen cyclist. Both his background of graphic design and love of cycling are reflected in his delightful digitally drawn depictions of pursuits in Purbeck. He his currently working on a series of walkers in the local area as well as original gouache paintings and screen printing. His work is already selling fast at the gallery.
Louise Pull, a skilled ceramicist who makes stoneware fossil inspired pieces, is already extremely popular since we started selling her work a few months ago. Hailing from Christchurch she makes coasters, tiles, clocks and ring holders for us.
