Mike studied Fine Art (Painting) at Liverpool University. He spent 35 years in teaching, including a few years as a Chief Moderator for GCSE. He eventually became Head of Arts Faculty and Senior Teacher in a Cheshire High School. Throughout his teaching career he continued to paint and exhibit. He now …
Irene is an expressive painter. She studied Art at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee and worked in a variety of arts roles, including a few years in New Zealand. In 2004 she founded Artspace Scotland in Perth which ran as an educational charity for many years. Irene …
Lorrain is a sculptor who works mainly with ceramics. She graduated in Fine art at Edinburgh College of Art and now works from her studio near Linlithgow. Lorraine’s work is mostly one-off, labour intensive hand-built, sculptural pieces. Her wall installations are cast, often in multiples, from moulds taken from her …
Theo Crutchley-Mack is a contemporary British artist whose work appears in private and public collections throughout the UK. As a teenager Theo designed a 50 pence coin that was minted into national circulation with royal approval, sparking a clear artistic direction from a young age. Since graduating from Falmouth University …
Born in Rotterdam, now a long term resident of the West of Scotland, Lianne is a ceramic artist living and working near Glasgow. From childhood she has always been interested in making ceramic figures. Having studied Ceramics and 3D design at Cardonald College, followed by three years of figurative ceramics …
Kit lives in Aberfeldy. She trained as a nurse before marriage and children and tried her hand at every sort of craftwork, from basket-making to pottery. Eventually, she discovered City & Guilds courses in Machine Embroidery and Patchwork & Quilting, which changed her life! “As a Textile Artist, stitch and …
Alister lives in Dundee. He started stitching on a regular basis in 2008 and does all of his work by hand and works in various styles. One of his current projects is the Dundee Tapestry where he is part of the design team. He was a member of the group …
Andrea lives in Auchtermuchty. She is a stitched textile artist who works with natural fabrics, thread and a sewing machine to create small pictures and wall hangings. She discovered this medium later in life and took the City & Guilds Patchwork and Quilting parts one and two, and the Machine …
Astrid recently moved to Angus. She is a textile designer/maker producing a collection of home decorative accessories and wall art, all of which are designed, screen printed and sewn by her. Her inspiration comes predominately from nature, the outdoors and everyday life. More recently, her gaze has turned indoors to …
Jan lives in Perth. She completed the City & Guilds in Creative Embroidery in 2005. She works with overlays of sheer fabrics, mixed media and stitched drawings. She is a member of Edge Textile Artists, Scotland and Kalamkari Textile Artists. She has exhibited her work around Scotland with these groups, …
Judith lives in Edinburgh. She is an artist who works with different media including embroidery. She strives to create original and exciting two-dimensional works of art by using different materials. She has exhibited widely in the UK and Europe and is a member of Abrstractionistas, a women’s collective with the …
Mo lives in Wormit, Fife. She has painted for many years and has an HNC in Fine Arts from Dundee College. She works on silk using special materials and then embroiders them to give texture and enhance the paintings. She gives silk painting classes as well as talks and demonstrations …