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Inspiring Artists & Creatives

Ingrid Sterling

Ingrid Sterling is from South Africa and studied sculpture when she came to London in the 1990s…

Peter Arcott

Peter Arscott is a painter and ceramicist. He was born in Lima, Peru, and came to school in…

Andy Baerselman

Andy lives and works in Lymington. After leaving Brockenhurst College Sixth Form, Andy studied…

Lindsay Buck

Lindsay Buck is the artist behind Slumbermonkey Designs and is based in rural North Dorset,…

Harriet Wesley

Harriet Wesley is inspired by the surrounding New Forest, archaeological finds and ancient…

Jacqui Dobbs

With a BA (Hons) in Fine Art, Jacqui Dodds creates innovative prints that explore materiality,…

Diane Nevitt

Diane Nevitt was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire in 1955, moving to Devon in the early ’70s.…

Neil Canning

Neil Canning is a contemporary painter and printmaker. Since 1997, he has been based in Cornwall…

Vicky Swift

Vicky Swift is the designer and maker based in Stubbington, Hampshire. She uses a combination of…