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Nicci Dedman

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My creations derive from a fascination with wire and the forms that can be achieved using wire alone.

The inspiration for my work has been the floral and animal subjects I can view from my garden and local neighbourhood based on the Norfolk/Suffolk border.

Photographs are taken, studies are made and final drawings with scribbles allow me to then create each sculpture individually by hand. I like to show movement in the wildlife subjects and attention to detail is given to the floral subjects anatomy.

More examples of my work can be seen at www.niccidedman.co.uk 

Helen Derbyshire

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My work is about is about the textures and mood of the landscape around me – focusing sometimes on the details of vegetation and sometimes on evoking a sense of the season, of space, light and weather.

I draw and use digital photography, almost always in combination with experimental textile and mixed media approaches.

I work in series – responding to particular places, often the beautiful Waveney Valley landscape local to me, and exploring the possibilities of new techniques.

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Kay Barker

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I try to communicate a sense of atmosphere by capturing the motion of the sea, the tranquility of the land, and the texture of the rocks.

I let my work develop and take over from my initial direct reaction.

The elements of the environment are not only beautiful, calm but vast, complex and dangerous. This relationship between fear and tranquility are emotions I can identify with.

Engaging with nature has helped me to overcome my recent surgery to remove a brain tumour. I admire and appreciate more so now the beauty found in an individual leaf or a spectacular view.

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Maria Clarke-Wilson

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A mixed media and natural resources artist creating a selection of contact botanical prints and paintings using the plants gathered from around Suffolk.

The art work is a calm and gentle visual experience that allows the natural marks and colours from nature to connect you to the natural world.

Finding sanctuary in nature and seeking deeper connections with the landscape, I have immersed myself in researching and discovering the potential of natural colours and prints from my environment. Following a path that led to completing an MA at NUA I have continued to work exploring my locality through mindful practice.

Each print or painting is a result of a unique process, from gathering materials on long walks, to preparing the fabrics, dye baths and paints. Embracing the serendipity of creating this way allows for the materials to become their own part of the collaboration. I am able to guide the process but ultimately the outcomes are unknown until they are revealed. Each leaf, fabric or colour used has a journey attached to it, to create with these natural resources adds a deeper connection to the art.

Making my own paint brushes and paints, or using some recycled fabrics, feels different to painting with shop bought brushes and canvases. Seeking the beauty in natural resources and awakening ancient practices in our contemporary world is the way I feel drawn to express my art and my love for nature.

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Surinder Warboys – Myglassroom

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I am a Suffolk based artist working in architectural stained glass: light and colour are my medium.

Most of my work is commission based for secular and non-secular buildings. In some commissions, in agreement with the client, I enjoy taking an experimental approach to painting on glass, allowing for an element of surprise and discovery.

I also offer stained glass courses at my studio – Myglassroom in Mellis. There is a personal element running through my work, that is not commission based, in which themes of environment are explored and completed pieces can be displayed in numerous ways and places.

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Margaret Parsons

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I’m a potter & artist.

I work with porcelain & sculpture crank clay, hand build & using my love of painting, I create bugs ( insects) hares, owls, wildlife in nature, adding my own interpretation & with my love of the countryside, coastal & garden where I live, in Lowestoft, which gives me my inspiration.

If you wish to commission a piece of work please contact via my Facebook or Instagram.

I’m also a member of Anglian Potters & Lowestoft Arts Centre where I also exhibit my work. I hope to be able to open my studio to visitors when we can safely do so, corvid restrictions are lifted.

www.margaretparsons.co.uk

Simon Turner

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Simon produces work using a wide range of materials sourced in Suffolk.

These include panels of local timber on which he paints , 3D work which often include numerous hand cut birds and watercolours inspired by the Suffolk coast, woods and reedbeds.

He has also ventured into the realms of jewellery and sculpture and continues to make furniture.

He is also a full time Design teacher.

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Harriet Wragg

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Contemporary jeweller working with organic forms and recycled materials.

I make my jewellery by rewilding silver – letting recycled silver flow and working with the chance natural forms so that pieces look more as if they were grown than made. Land art and nature poetry are important inspirations and I connect each piece of jewellery to lines of poetry that tell a little of its spirit. I am also committed to sustainability, using only certified recycled silver and vintage stones, non-toxic chemicals and renewable electricity in the production processes, and recycled and recyclable packaging. I founded my jewellery brand, Queen’s Wood Studio, in London in 2014, in my living room studio overlooking Queen’s Wood. For the last five years I have been in Brno in the Czech Republic developing my jewellery art, inspired by Czech folk traditions and techniques, amongst some magical designers and artists. Covid gave my partner and I the break from the usual run of things to make the decision to relocate to Wattisfield in Suffolk – to be closer to family and for the chance to build the sustainable home and future we’ve been seeking for a while. Follow @queenswoodstudio on Instagram for beautiful organic-form jewellery and some peeks into the permaculture forest garden we’re making too.

Visit QueenswoodStudio.com to find out more.

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