Artists + Makers - NAT24
We're very excited to introduce all the amazing artists and makers involved in Newbridge Arts Trail 2024.
You'll find them listed here in alphabetical order (by family name).
Some of our artists and makers will be demonstrating their processes during the weekend. The palette icon shows you where this will be on offer.
Paulo Baigent - Paintings & Prints
Iasonas Bakas - Painting
Kate Bates - Painting
Elizabeth Bell - Painting
Jan Byrne - Ceramics
Simon Cryer - Ceramics
Jason Daines - Prints
Tracey Daines - Textiles
Kate Evans - Needle & Wet Felt
Fairfield House - Mixed Media, Paintings & Drawings
Nigel Gardner - Painting
Polly Gough - Printmaking
Thomas Hill - Painting
Ann Hines - Painting & Linocut Prints
Nicola Hyman - Upcycled Jewellery
Philip Jansseune - PhotoGraphics
Sarah Kniveton - Printmaking
Lee Owen - Prints, Cards, Books & Kits
Chris Peecock - Mixed Media (sadly, Chris is unwell and won’t be exhibiting)
Toni Roe - Digital Artwork, Jewellery, & Accessories
Kelvin Rogers - Photography
Kathryn Scaldwell - Oil Painting
Kate Scully - Jewellery, Painting, Prints & Cards
Joanne Slade - Painting
Liz Stallabrass - Pottery
Laura Symes - Painting, Monoprints & Mixed Media
Jo Thorne - Painting
Madeleine Town - Painting
Mark Trueman - Painting
Karen Wallis - Drawing-based Projects
Caroline Williams - Painting
Paulo Baigent
Paintings & Prints
Instagram: @speaktomegabriel
Facebook: SpeakToMeGabriel
Paulo creates paintings, ink drawings, digital work and prints in a variety of styles, inspired by his love of nature and music.
Iasonas Bakas
Painting
Instagram: @bakas.artist
Iasonas works in oil paint. His geometric abstract art work sources inspiration from the principles and iconic examples of architectural, interior and product design.
Kate Bates
Painting
Instagram: @katebatesart
Kate creates her bright and bold botanical paintings in acrylics. She is inspired by nature and her natural surroundings.
Elizabeth Bell
Painting
https://www.elizabethbellcolours.com
Instagram: @elizabethbell_colours
Combining her love for colour, texture and the natural world, Elizabeth uses a mixture of media to create works to complement home and work space.
Jan Byrne
Ceramics
Instagram: @janbyrneceramics
Jan’s ceramics are highly decorated, often with found objects and generally concerning green issues.
Simon Cryer
Ceramics
Instagram: @monographis_ceramics
Simon creates minimal hand thrown porcelain and stoneware.
Jason Daines
Prints
Jason’s lino-cuts are all hand pressed and he likes to experiment as he prints. His designs are playful, offbeat and occasionally a little dark.
Tracey Daines
Textiles
Tracey crafts unique dolls from a variety of textiles, each with its own personality and hand-painted face.
Kate Evans
Needle & Wet Felt
www.kateevansfeltdesign.weebly.com
Instagram: @kateevansfeltdesign
Facebook: Kate Evans Felt Design
Kate likes to take inspiration from nature and create a range of artworks. This includes standalone pieces, embellished frames and large pictures combining wet felt, needle felt, free motion machine and hand embroidery.
Fairfield House
Mixed Media, Paintings, & Drawings
Instagram: @houseofhismajesty
Facebook: @houseofhismajesty
An exhibition by Barbadian/Bath artist Simbah Pilè, traditional Ethiopian paintings reflecting the heritage of the building, and drawings by Karen Wallis.
On Sunday, Fairfield House has historical guided tours about the lives of the Ethiopian Royal Family in Bath on offer at 12pm and 1.30pm with lunch available afterwards.
Nigel Gardner
Painting
Nigel often paints land or sea-scapes as well as still life. The intention is to produce something he could live with that conveys a feeling, sense of a place or a moment.
Polly Gough
Printmaking & Mixed Media
Instagram: @polly.gough
Polly specialises in collagraphs, but has also recently been using the skills and techniques developed in her printmaking practice to create mixed media pieces. Underpinning her work is a passion for experimentation, texture and colour.
Thomas Hill
Painting
Instagram: @t.hill.studio
Thomas creates watercolour paintings of buildings, streets and parks in and around Bath and Bristol.
Ann Hines
Painting
Instagram: @annhines8
Ann’s paintings and linocuts are figurative, often featuring people at work or play. She will also be showing, for the first time, a new series of work, ‘Nepalese Homes’, using collage, acrylic ink and paint.
Nicola Hyman
Upcycled Jewellery
Instagram: @art.jewelleryupcycled
The theme is eco in essence. Nicola reuses, reworks and redesigns existing materials, many of which would be wasted.
Her work includes earrings and pendants made from wine corks and coffee pods, bangles from guitar strings and necklaces from stone beads.
Philip Jansseune
PhotoGraphics
Instagram: @philipjansseune
Facebook: @PhilipJansseune
Philip is a graphic designer working in branding, exhibitions and printed items. This is what he does in his free time, alongside designing fonts.
Sarah Kniveton
Printmaking
Instagram: @sarah.kniveton
Sarah’s work focuses on memory, false and fragmenting with time.
She experiments mainly in print and photography, using repeating images from found negatives as well as alternative photographic techniques.
Lee Owen
Prints, Cards, Books & Kits
Instagram: @leeowendesigns
Facebook: @Lee Deborah Owen
Lee makes animal collages by recycling magazines to produce cards, prints, cushions and craft kits. She also illustrates scenes of Bath to produce cards and a colouring-in book.
She recently illustrated a book of Tenby.
Chris Peecock
Mixed Media
Instagram: @chris.peecock.549
Facebook: @chris.peecock.549
Chris creates digital kaleidoscope prints and layered acetate shadow boxes.
Please note: Very sadly, Chris is unwell and unable to exhibit as planned. We’ll miss him enormously.
Toni ROe
Digital Artwork, Jewellery & Accessories
Instagram: @troe_art_design
Facebook: @ToniIsKindByDesign
Toni creates colourful, positive artwork and design to inspire brighter days and make people smile. Colour is a wonderful way to express ourselves, boost our mood and convey emotion, and she loves to play with it across the mediums she works with.
KELVIN ROGERS
Photography
Instagram: @kelvin.foto
Photographs can be both literal and elusive. Kelvin looks for the unnoticed, whether that's a detail, a pictorial quality or chance encounter between the camera and a real thing or place in the world.
A range of print sizes and formats available.
kathryn scaldwell
Oil Painting
Instagram: @kathrynscaldwell
Facebook: Kathryn Scaldwell Artist
Kathryn is an oil painter in love with the ever changing moods of seas and skies, capturing the light that pierces through.
Kate Scully
Jewellery, Paintings, Prints & Cards
Instagram: @katescully.jewellery
Silver jewellery inspired by nature - from plants and the elements to animals and insects. Each piece is hand made and Kate uses recycled materials wherever possible - such as silver bullion and sea glass.
Joanne Slade
Painting
Instagram: @josladeart
Facebook: @JoSladeArt
Landscape and still life paintings in oils and acrylics. Joanne explores themes of solitude, beauty, real and imagined, inspired by Bath countryside.
Liz Stallabrass
Pottery
Instagram: @lizstallabrass
Facebook: @Liz Stallabrass Ceramics
All of Liz’s work is handbuilt. She produces colourful, functional pieces of pottery, as well as a range of animals.
Laura Symes
Painting, Monoprints & Mixed Media
Instagram: @laurasymesart
Laura loves exploring colour and design. Her abstract paintings can include collage and textured elements. She draws people from life, and her monoprints are nature inspired.
Jo Thorne
Painting
Instagram: @jothorneart
Facebook: @Jo Thorne Artist & Maker
Jo is a contemporary painter, embracing an expressionist approach to both landscape and abstract painting.
Madeleine Town
Painting
Instagram: @painttown_
Madeleine’s paintings, drawings and original prints explore both her daily connections with birds and things of the spirit. Landscapes are imagined and spontaneously evolve, often populated with ethereal wildlife.
Mark Trueman
Painting
Mark’s work is a mix of classical oil on canvas and watercolour, plus ink and pencil sketches on a variety of subjects.
karen Wallis
Drawing-based Projects
Instagram: @karenwallis.art
Facebook: Karen Wallis Artworks
Karen bears witness to the world around her through sketchbook drawings, plein-air painting, and sound recordings. She will be showing her current work in progress.
Caroline Williams
Painting
carolinewilliamsart.weebly.com
Instagram: @carolinewilliamsartist
Facebook: @Carolinewilliamsartwork
Caroline’s paintings are mainly in acrylic. They are predominantly landscapes, often featuring places in the local area, and capturing their particular atmosphere.
