Sarah-Jane Brown creates intricate sculpture using wood, wire and other mixed mediums.
Sarah's wire knit collection focuses on form with the sculptural manipulation of the wire mesh used to portray animals – cats, dogs, horses etc.
Her driftwood sculptures combine materials such as recycled tin cans and newspaper alongside the unpredictability of driftwood to create small unique scenes (rows of houses, trees, bridges, gardens and boats – it is endless).
Nick James is a highly skilled craftsman. He’s an advocate of traditional woodworking techniques that are rare in contemporary practice. A machine can’t pick up a piece of wood, study the flow of the grain or make a decision about how to use it.
Bryan Sentence creates beautifully hand carved, hand painted driftwood birds.
“There is something that I connect with very deeply in the fact that I am taking something natural and making it into something that will weather and gradually harmonize once more with the natural environment”
- Bryan Sentence.
Xuella Arnold uses silver, bronze and gold to handcraft beautiful jewellery designs. Created with the individual in mind, Xuella's jewellery suit someone who is looking for unusual, but personal pieces of jewellery. Her designs are inspired by song lyrics and poetry, which she says creates narrative and wearable imagery.
Sharon McSwiney's work often reflects her sense of humour particularly within her quirky animal jewellery. Sharon has a real love of texture & pattern which is illustrated in her metalwork, decorative wall panels and plaques. The materials she uses include silver, copper, brass and her techniques vary from etching to casting processes.
