Inspired by a moment in time, a song, poem or myth, Helen Phoenix’s paintings explore the personalities of the birds who are our companions in life.

Working in a painterly way with coloured slips and the inclusion of mark making elements, such as sgraffito, Isabel Merrick finds new narrative for the environment she lives in through her ceramic forms.

Sculptor Jackie Summerfield captures the charm and character of familiar animals and birds with her contemporary ceramic pieces.

Jane Skingley captures still life compositions in oil with rich texture and energetic mark making, which she believes offers more beauty to the viewer than meticulous painting.

New Artist The women that international artist Jessie Mooy portrays in her raku sculptural works have become symbolic Earth Mothers; guardians of the animal world.

Jon Barrett-Danes animals are hand built and enigmatic indoor and outdoor sculptures; endowed with the strength and humour it took to physically create them.

Jonathan Smith’s oil paintings are inspired from time spent on the West coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Hebrides, walking on the bays and headlands where the croftlands meet the Atlantic.

Working in a range of mediums, Jules Allan’s abstract paintings consider the mortality, sexuality and vulnerability of the human body. Void of figurative forms, her pieces are fragile or tough, blurred, separate or merged. Each painting establishes its own identity.

Kate Richardson’s oil paintings are a unique expression of freedom and boundless imagination. With a dynamic portfolio featuring dreamlike landscapes, intuitive abstracts and ghostly figures.

Kellie Miller’s oil paintings depict abstracted, tactile images of nature and scenes that have inspired her; offering messages of hope, self-discovery and optimism.

Klaus W. Reick creates archetypal and symbolic forms in stone. His sculptures are an expression of a metaphysical being; appealing to the observer, encouraging reflection and contemplation.

An exploration of changing landscapes and historical narratives, Lesley McInally’s ceramic vessels are vibrant, multilayered and biographical.

Marc Gooderham captures the cities’ decaying and unique architecture; finding beauty in neglected buildings as the living city continues to evolve around them.

Finding harmony in rhythm, Maria ten Kortenaar creates delicate, beautiful vessels by building them piece by piece, mixing colours through the porcelain to form patterns inside and out.

Mary Jones’ vibrant, painterly and playful ceramic heads are a discussion of human emotions and how they are translated in our faces.

Mélanie Bourget’s bold, figurative raku sculptures offer a contemporary, yet offbeat, style; oscillating between realism and fantasy.

Moira Hazel uses bold colours, patterns and textures. Places visited, the light, colour, atmosphere, plant forms, landscape, rock patterns, the sea, fabrics, children's art all add to the mix. She finds inspiration everywhere.

The product of wood, saggar and raku firing, Patricia Shone’s tactile ceramic forms are inspired by the surfaces of the land that have been eroded by the forces of climate and human intervention.

With vessels that are inspired by the changes in our environment, Paul Wearing embraces the textures that manifest naturally on surfaces within diverse urban and rural landscapes.

Detailed with sprigs and stamps of found artefacts, Phil Jolley’s multi-faceted vessels harness the beauty of past architectural designs, further enriched with layered glazes and lustres.