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Visual Arts & Contemporary Crafts
Gill Bustamante
I am a UK-based artist creating large original expressive landscape paintings and wall art prints. My paintings combine semi-abstract techniques with a strong connection to real places - capturing the essence of the landscapes, birds, wildlife, nature, light and movement I have seen after walking somewhere.
Artist & tutor
Vee Pease
Vee works from her West Sussex studio making beautiful handcrafted silver jewellery. Her designs are inspired by natural forms, often found while walking on the Downs or by the sea. She collects leaves, flowers, seeds, pebbles and shells to draw and paint. From these she designs jewellery in sterling silver with semi-precious stones. Sketching ceramic tiles, carved wood, textiles and mosaics during her travels in Pakistan, India, Morocco and Turkey all contribute to new ideas.
Jewellery designer
Glass artistLouise Durham
Louise is a Sussex-based artist who, for two decades, has been creating vibrant sculptures that combine hand-crafted glass with reclaimed hardwood. Her sculptures are a celebration of light in all its forms and is inspired by the natural world, reflecting a reverence for its quiet miracles and enduring beauty.
Portrait artistGill Longhurst
Based in the south of England Gill produces portraits which immortalise and bring to life her subject. She says “I’ve been drawing every since I could hold a pencil and I love to capture the aliveness of my subject, whether it’s a person or a beloved pet. A drawing or painting can offer something different from a photograph - a family group can be brought together on paper even if they are geographically apart.”
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