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Inspiring Artists & Creatives

Dave Gunning BA (Hons)

Dave Gunning’s artistic journey began with extraordinary promise: at just fourteen, three of his…

Sally Hamilton

Sally has been painting in watercolours since she was a small child. Art has been her lifelong…

Sparkletastic Jewellery

Sparkletastic glass is run by a husband and wife team based in Fordingbridge. Amanda makes…

Tony Palmer

Tony Palmer is an artist from Southampton who discovered a love for art in his 40’s. His early…

Lindsay Buck

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

Wendy Farley

Wendy Farley holds a BA (Hons) in Ceramics from West Surrey College of Art and Design in Farnham…

Mike Braisher

Mike is a self-taught ceramicist from Lyndhurst in the New Forest. Since taking early retirement…

Jenny Mason-Gunning

Jenny Mason‑Gunning was born into the world of printmaking, surrounded from the very beginning…

Martyn Brewster

Martyn is one of the UK’s leading abstract painters and printmakers. He studied at Hertfordshire…