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Sarah D'Arcy

I've been making ceramics all my working life, since my apprenticeship in the mid 1970s. I was an apprentice with Adam Dvorski for six months at the Clyro Pottery just outside Hay-on-Wye. Having learnt the craft and thrown domestic ware I then started making humorous hippo's elephants, cows and much more on my own account.I started to produce more simplified pieces for the garden; hares, geese, sheep, hens etc. I use Crank mixture, a coarse clay, for the majority of my work. This mixture gives my work it's tactile nature. The hollow figures are hand-formed using coils with solid additions, coloured oxides are painted on then brushed with water to accentuate certain areas. The finished piece at the dry stage is then fired in an electric kiln to approximately 1260°C.

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Tony Ford

Tony Ford has spent most of his life working with metal and has used his technical knowledge combined with his artistic flair to create a different approach to the design of his sculptures.He works closely with local Schools, Charities and Councils but most of his work is on commission. Taking a customer’s idea and with an original and creative input making it a reality.The range of work he undertakes is extensive, his motto is ‘A new day - a new challenge’.



Anna French

Anna began her career in the theatre as a costume maker then a mid-life crisis drew her to study contemporary decorative craft at De Montfort University. For 15 years she has worked as a kiln- formed glass artist and has developed a striking signature style of richly coloured and textured glassware for the home and garden. She is influenced by floras and landscape and particularly enjoys expressing the colours of North Africa. When not working in her Nottingham studio Anna can be spotted in the souks of Marrakech!

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Katie Green

She is an established and well respected Worcestershire Artist of more than 15 years who specialises in two dimensional Contemporary Glass Mosaic Sculptures. Each year her works continue to evolve, as new pieces are created.  Her work encompasses mosaic in the widest possible sense with colour in a very distinctive diverse style, reflecting many moods with texture, patterns and light. She aims to create a piece of Art that becomes part of the environment in which it is placed. Mosaic can bring life and interest to any part of the garden, enriching the space that's seen all year round. A glittering mosaic of broken mirrored glass creates a fantastically reflective surface, making every piece a unique work of art. She is forever exploring the limits of a ‘sheet of glass’ and the possibilities she has yet to discover. 

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Daren Greenhow

Daren usually works in steel, often using bicycle parts. He also works with other materials, such as polymers, if appropriate. Daren enjoys the challenge of taking everyday objects and reinterpreting them in new and unexpected contexts, elements which are expressed strongly in his metal sculptures. He says: “I individually hand make my own designs. These are completely original, unique and immediately recognisable as my work."

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Renee Kilburn

I grew up on the coast outside Gothernsburg, my use of colour and decorative technique is inspired by the Swedish coast.  After ceramic design at Central Saint Martin's in London and securing a valuable placement with Kate Malone, I moved into mould and model making for designers in the industry.  After 10 years I have rekindled my passion for clay, creating visual, expressive and pleasingly tangible oozing shapes and forms. Each piece based on nature, and moulded individually by hand, I hand mix coloured glazes which melt together during the firing process to create my signature finish.

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MissFire

Clare Robertson works under the creative name of 'MissFire', also the name of her company established in 2008. Her vision for MissFire had led her to create work for a wide variety of clients, collaborate with an exciting array of talented artists, and build a business known for it's unique, fresh approach to an ancient craft. Inspiration is most often found in the beauty of the natural world. Her ability to imagine, design and manufacture pieces that satisfy the specific requirements and personal tastes of her customers has resulted in a vibrant collection of exciting, and often functional, works of art. Currently based at The Blacksmith's Shop in an ancient iron mine, MissFire has great respect for the history surrounding blacksmithing but believes the future of the craft lies within finding new ways to produce work, embracing new technology and offering clients quality and originality at a reasonable price. 

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Miranda Michels

Miranda is completely self taught and has developed a style and technique that is entirely her own. Her lifelong interest in wildlife is her inspiration. The use of steel enables her to portray the movement and lightness that is the essence of wild things, but also the power and strength. Each piece is unique.



Angela Palmer

Since childhood I have loved making things with my hands and doing all kinds of art, but have had no formal art training. My early career was in Biology before my children came along, and it wasn’t until the 1980’s that I discovered clay modelling and started to make sculptures from life. Over the years I have drawn much inspiration from the great sculptors of the past especially Rodin, Degas, Marini and the portrait busts of Epstein.My sculpture has been exhibited in numerous galleries and exhibitions and I have work in many private collections. For the past 25 years I have been running Life Classes in the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean.
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Simon Probyn

After a short evening course on basic welding at Holme Lacey college in 2011, I found it was something I could do & very much enjoyed doing;  I haven't stopped making steel items since.  After work & in my spare time I started making figurative pieces using found materials, mostly for close family birthday & Christmas presents.  A friend asked if I would put a life size Billy Goat in an exhibition at Gloucester Cathedral; it was well received & from that I started getting commissions.  I started putting my work in local exhibitions & sold enough to build & fully kit out my workshop.  In 2013 I had enough ongoing work to make Sculpture my full time employment.  I take my ideas from childhood, the countryside & everyday life; sometimes the materials themselves give me a concept.  Recently I have done abstract work using large industrial architectural steels.  I get a lot of pleasure from people's reaction to my work.
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Kate Sell

Self taught in the art of mosaic, Kate Sell specialises in producing individually commissioned handmade mosaic mirrors & that enhance the design and beauty of your home & garden, each mirror reflecting the changes of the seasons making your mirror come alive with movement and colour.  Kate’s commissions have incorporated floral & abstract designs using opaque stained glass and recycled mirror.

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Stuart Stockwell

Born in Cheltenham in 1966, Stuart  has spent the last 20 years working self-employed in the electronic industry but decided to have a change in direction so in his spare time he enjoys creating and designing sculptures for family and friends, Stuart has now got a small workshop working with metal he makes every piece by hand either by drawing freehand or designing and working from a template. He has always been interested in art and is holding his first exhibition this year. Images of his work can been viewed on his website. If you would like any further information please don't hesitate to contact me. I hope you enjoy my work.

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Jeannette Therrien

I founded The Clay and Glass Studio, at Wagon Yard, London Rd, Marlborough, shortly after completing theCeramics with Glass BA Course at High Wycombe in 1998.
I moved to Ogbourne St. George in 2001 and established The Glass Studio,where I teach and exhibit  my work. My passion is to create unique and individual glass art  and I have been described as “a glass designer and maker of distinctive kiln-formed and stained glass, creating stunning glass forms that are both functional and decorative”. I use a variety of glass making techniques: hot glass, kiln-formed glass, stained glass, and all the methods used in glass making. Having learnt them, I now enjoy passing on my experience to others. 

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Philip Thompson

Philip gains his inspiration from observing our natural environment as well as the intricate layers of humanity. He works with stainless steel for its reflective and contemporary qualities and bronze for its patination effects. He creates contemporary public sculptures, for both interior and exterior, garden sculptures that are inspired by nature. 

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Victoria Westaway

These willow and wire artworks provide form and focus to any garden design, a Victoria Westaway piece is designed to celebrate the diversity of the area and enrich both wild and structured surroundings.The sculptures are designed for outdoor situations and are used within designs and details in gardens across the Country.
Victoria’s commissions include works for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2014 and 2015 and RHS Hampton Court 2016.


Anne Windsor

Anne Windsor, a graduate with no art training tried sculpture, starting over ambitiously with a large lion for the garden. She moved towards smaller reliefs and busts, sculpted in clay and cast in a stone mix mainly for gardens. Someone who bought her work suggested bronze. Such an idea seemed prohibitively expensive but a chance encounter with a man working in a small foundry allowed her to think about figures in solid bronze