Artist Statement
THE THREAD MILL 07807 659676. www.thethreadmillhayfield.com. [email protected]
Julie Isles bought Bank Vale Mill in 2014 and set up The Thread mill, specialising in sewn items and running craft workshops. Inspired by a sketch her daughter made aged 10, she reproduces the image on a sewing machine, making individual and unique handmade gifts for children under the banner of LOZZY LOO.
LADY AND THE LASER BEAM . 07940 726150 @ladyandthelaserbeam [email protected] www.etsy.com/shop/ladyandthelaserbeam
Jody Appleton is a product design graduate from Sheffield Hallam university. After spending 18 years in Advertising, she returned to her design work setting up The Lady and The Laser Beam. A commission and product led practice based in Hayfield, working predominantly in wood and acrylic. Producing everything from signage, wall art, jewellery and more, her work takes inspiration from everywhere, and is often overlaid with a little humour and a nod to the current zeitgeist.
TISKA. 07791 088850 [email protected]
Laura Hunter produces Scandinavian inspired leatherwork, Signature bags, gilded cuffs, layered jewellery, and accessories hand-cut and sewn using minimalist lines and strong shapes to create timeless pieces.
HOLLY COTTAGE STUDIO 07790 448716 @hollycottagestudios [email protected] http://hollycottagestudios.etsy.com
Tracey Turner has been an Art and Design Lecturer for twenty years and an illustrator based at Bank Vale artisans. She has worked for Liberty, John Lewis, Paperchase, Oasis plus lots of independent retailers.
Tracey mainly illustrates birds and flowers and makes miniature shops and houses from clay. Some of her design work directly benefits carefully selected charities.
RACHEL EASTOP. 07886 478440 [email protected]
Following a degree in landscape architecture, Rachel explored her passion for art in a range of media. She has recently focused on illuminated lettering and botanical illustration and is currently completing a certificate in botanical illustration with the Royal Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh.
ARTISAN JEWELLERY. 07817 25732 [email protected]
Stephen Grieve is a jeweler and goldsmith, creating simply beautiful pieces in Silver, enhanced with gold and copper.
His inspiration comes from the raw beauty of silver and the ebb and flow of natural designs. He takes the melted raw metal and crafts it into individual pieces that vary in design and are highly finished.
BARBARA HELMS. 07825 252003 [email protected]
Barbara Helms uses various media to produce bold and expressive work.
CAROL BECKETT. [email protected]
Responding to the landscape is a big motivator for Carol's work, but she is equally inspired by people, things, family, and feelings.
Carol enjoys an eclectic mix as well as the physical and mental challenge of working “outside the box” whatever the medium, so when happy accidents occur, they are definitely the most rewarding.
