Emma Bird studied Art at Canterbury Christ Church College, graduating with honours and receiving the University’s Summerfield Award. She loves to be creative, particularly enjoying working in wire to produce both 3D and 2D pieces.

Emma’s work celebrates the beauty of creation, the people and animals that she sees around her, as well as the interaction between them. Wire gives her the freedom to draw in the air: it is so intriguing to see the line hold its shape without losing a sense of flow and delicacy. She loves using the minimal amount of ‘lines’ to suggest the highlights of each creation and its character. She works with her hands, pliers and cutters alone to create her pieces: valuing the purity of this process and avoiding the temptation to solder or glue wires together, so that she produces truly handcrafted work. Wire adds extra depth to her 2D work, helping to bring such ‘drawings’ to life, while allowing her to explore the linear aspects of 3D forms to produce incredibly delicate sculptures.

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British wildlife is the inspiration for Rosie’s work, as it constantly surrounds us and is a major part of world. Yet we mostly only ever see glimpses of them and they are often ignored or thought as separate from us as we go about our lives.

Through her wire work, Rosie hopes to bring out the beauty and wonder of movement and form of British wildlife. Transforming wire into works of art for people to view and appreciate in a hope that they will do the same for their real-life counterparts.

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Jeni Cairns is an award winning artist and garden designer living in rural Cambridgeshire. Her work covers a wide variety of mediums and disciplines including painting, collage, sculpture, ceramics, drawing, sewing, garden design and planting.

Jeni studied general art and design at the Isle of Ely College and Fine Art at Derby University, creating large scale abstract and figurative paintings and drawings incorporating text and various materials.

"My favourite medium is oil painting on canvas and most recently plasma cutting! Collage, including vintage music paper and quirky vintage objects to give my work a sense of nostalgia and preserving something precious".

Jeni has most recently concentrated on using metal drums to carve and cut her designs.

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John creates marine creatures from various sheets of metal and cuts and sculpts them into unique fish.

The metals John uses include stainless steel, brass and copper, and are normally sourced from recycled remnant pieces of metal which would normally be scrapped. The engraved fish are mounted onto lathe turned hand finished plinths, which are sourced from windfall timber tree branches.

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Derek has always been interested in wildlife from a very early age, encouraged by his father who was a great countryman and spent most of his working life outdoors, he would spend most of his school holidays with him. His father would always point out different species of birds and soon Derek began to recognise their names and characteristics.

As a keen birdwatcher Derek would watch them for hours on end taking note of their individual habits, feeding, preening and their mating displays. This led to his passion for landscape and wildlife photography and again watching wildlife for long periods of time.

Derek is a qualified cabinetmaker has worked with wood since he left school and therefore a natural progression to start carving the wildlife he enjoys so much. He uses found woods mixed with other woods he has in the workshop/studio at any given time and the work is finished with acrylic paints and waxes. Derek’s carvings are what he sees and observes in the characteristics of the subject and does not emulated every detail as he likes to add his own interpretation.

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Keeley is a design consultant and product designer with over 25 years of experience within the Ceramic Industry.

After many years of designing for some of the world’s most recognisable ceramic and homeware brands, Keeley enjoys developing her own aesthetic, inspired by her love for mid-century design blended with classic silhouettes and geometry found in nature. Forms are ribbed, faceted, and fluted, and have tactile surface finishes.

This ‘hello beautiful’ collection began in 2020 during the lockdown. She started to explore digital design technology to create her forms which are then 3D printed in her studio. Each design begins with a sketch followed by a digitally crafted 3D file. The biodegradable printing materials such as wood and stone filaments have their own unique qualities, the striations and marks left by the printer make each piece individual. Colours are chosen to reflect current interior trends and create complementary stories that can grow over time.

Exploring digital craft through 3D printing in eco PLA (Polylactic Acid) which is a biodegradable material made from 100% renewable and natural resources. With the environment in mind, all 3D printed materials are commercially compostable

“I am excited by the endless possibilities this design technology offers and am enjoying the exploration of the many exciting materials available. Each piece is unique and due to the nature of the process often unpredictable.”

We currently do not have any artwork available by Keeley.

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Emma loves the North Norfolk coast and has spent many a childhood holiday jumping off the dunes and crabbing at low tide.

'The wildness of the Norfolk coast is amazing, with its ever changing coastline after each tide. She has always wanted a beach hut, so Emma built her very own in her garden in Cambridge. It's now her studio for making coastal inspired ceramics.

Emma has been a potter for many years, she is also beach-combing mad and uses many items she's found on the beach in her work, making each piece totally unique'.

We currently do not have any available artwork by Emma.

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