Artists and Makers directory

Hello, I’m Giulia (Italian version of Julia!) and I am the imagination, the knitting needles and the crochet hook behind all of the creations at… a1001stitches. I am fascinated by colours and textures, I love vintage patterns which unfortunately I never follow from start to end, and I also have the terrible habit of buying wool before having a project to knit. All my items are made with quality yarns and finished with extreme care because, as my grandma used to say, the finishing details are the most important part of a handmade item.

Commissions accepted.

Etsy: a1001stitches

Instagram: a1001stitches

22-09-R

We are Patricia and David, working under the name Alex Henry. We create fabric sculptures, in various styles, small right up to Life size. Specializing in Gothic and Fantasy.
We love adding new characters to our range and spend many hours in our home studio.
We also do workshops at home and in Rugby, we also accept commissions.

Facebook: Alex Henry Mixed Media Artist

Instagram: alexhenrymixedmedia

Website: alexhenrymixedmedia.com

Website: www.creativewoodsolutions.co.uk

19-4-R

Jewellery & Sculpture. Recycling and repurposing to create new.

Website: Anthea Yeo Metal Art (Etsy)

Instagram: @anthea_yeo_metal_art

Email: anthea.yeo.metal.art@outlook.com

18-11-U

I am a sheep farmer who processes and spins wool, much of it from our own sheep. I sell the yarn and knitted items I make from it.

Commissions accepted.

Website: Barn yarn and farm

Facebook: Barn yarn and farm

Instagram: @Barnyarnandfarm

21-12-R

“Bev’s boutique is me Bev and my mum. We work with fabrics, felt, beads and more. I have always loved making things from when I was little but it’s become an obsession now but I only get chance to do it after my toddler goes to bed. I love crafting and hope you love my work too.”

Facebook: bevboutique

Instagram: @bevsboutiquerugby

19-2-R

A small business creating often one off jewellery pieces in Sterling Silver, with the occasional hint of gold. I work in my small home studio using traditional silversmithing techniques. All work is inspired by my love of nature, particularly the ocean & woodland.

A limited number of commissions are taken.

Website: Black Cat Silver (Etsy)

Facebook: BlackCSilver

Instagram: blackcatsilver

21-6-R

Sterling silver and resin jewellery that’s modern with a twist.

Commissions not taken.

Website: Blackberry Hare Jewellery (Etsy)

Instagram: blackberryharejewellery

19-2-R

Counted thread embroidery designs with a whimsical twist, inspired by the English countryside, historic gardens and textiles.

Available to teach workshops.

Commissions welcomed.

Website: Blue Coppice

Facebook: Blue Coppice

Instagram: @bluecoppice

21-3-R

Stained glass maker and digital artist. Artworks for families and businesses. Also teaches stained glass making.

Commissions welcomed.

Website: Dolittle Glass

Facebook: BrianDickinson

Instagram: BrianAtDolittle

Twitter: BrianAtDolittle

21-7-21

Sarah draws and paints people’s pets and other animals.

Website: Caisey Crafts

Instagram: @Caiseycrafts

19-1-R

I am an artisan worker in wood.

Commissions accepted.

Website: Crescent Woodcraft

Facebook: Kevin Buckley

Instagram: Crescent Woodcraft

21-8-R

Ceramics and illustration. Throwing lessons and workshops.

Website: CuriousCerCrafts (Etsy)

Instagram: @curiousceramics

18-11-R

Maggie designs and handmakes ladies and baby accessories using British and natural yarns.

Website: Daisy Dumpling

19-1-R

Destruction Arts presents Dazzler18: Lively, fun and a bit quirky and the watercolour illustrations are ok too.

Website: Destruction Arts

Instagram: @dazzler.18

19-5-R

I use a combination of hand cut appliqué & machine embroidery to make my designs. I make a range of items including, birthday crowns & badges, bookmarks, cake toppers, embroidery hoops & seasonal gifts.

Commissions accepted.

Website: Dear Little Darlings

Facebook: Dear Little Darlings

Instagram: Dear Little Darlings

Etsy: Dear Little Darlings

21-8-R

Darren is the artist, technically assisted by Andy.
Things that inspire me in the real world are urban decay, architectural structures, street art and how nature begins to reclaim its space in the absence of human activity. My recent illustrative work is very colourful in its approach. First impressions of my work might be that it is sentimental, simple and obvious but often, when you look for it, there is a wry twist on the face value of the subject matter and I hope my sense of humour comes through in the various cheerful passages of each piece.

Website: Destruction Arts

Instagram: @destructionarts

Twitter: https://twitter.com/destructionarts

email@destructionarts.com

19-4-R

Silver jewellery. Cast from nature and handmade in Rugby

Commissions not taken.

Website: Ditherella’s Workshop

Instagram: @ditherellasworkshop

18-11-R

Eco friendly orientated that’s why my home-made skincare product are 100% natural, Organic, vegan and of course they are on eco-friendly packaging.

Facebook: Carmina Matei

Folksy: Carmina Matei

Etsy: Eco Whipped Skincare

Instagram: Carmina Matei @ Eco Whipped Skincare

21-9-U

Working from her cottage in Brinklow, Emma’s contemporary oil paintings share the beauty of the wild using soft ethereal paint strokes which create movement around her subjects. The use of definition and realism in areas of the work serves to draw the viewer in, to become part of this world for a while. She is mainly inspired to paint wild animals, wishing to elevate their status to all.

May accept commissions.

Website: Emma Town Fine Art

Facebook: Emma Town Fine Art

Instagram: @emmatownfineart

21-3-R

Glass artist making fused glass decorative items, bowls, pictures and clocks etc.

Commissions welcomed

Website

Facebook

Instagram

23-02-R

Hi, I’m Ellen and I make mainly beaded & gemstone jewellery but also crocheted blankets & just venturing into Indian Block printing (bags, tea-towels etc).

Commissions are welcomed.

Website: Fat Fairy Jewellery

Facebook: Fatfairyjewellery

Twitter: fatfairy6

Instagram: fatfairy6

fatfairyjewellery2010@hotmail.co.uk

20-12-R

Gem’s Creative Place started as a platform for me to share my renewed love of drawing on Instagram. The process of drawing is important to me, the mindful exercise, and the daily escape. I loved that nature and wildlife became a real focus again during lockdown and the fact I live in a rural village really altered my own experiences of lockdown. Drawing flowers in the garden, animals I would see on walks, or just birds I had seen became really exciting to me. I sell drawings, watercolours and cards.

Commissions welcome.

Website: Gem’s Creative Place (Etsy)

Instagram: gemscreativeplace

21-11-R

I’m starting out as an artist, exploring watercolour predominantly, but also sketches and digital art. I’m hoping to find a route to becoming professional, and I’m loving the journey to get me there!

Commissions accepted.

Website: Georgina Millington

Facebook: Georgina Millington Art

Instagram: @georgina.millington

Twitter: @MilliGArtist

21-12-R

I paint in watercolour, acrylics and alcohol ink and also work with textiles and mixed media.

May accept commissions.

Facebook: glynis.haywardbradley

Instagram: glynhb_mixedmediaart

21-07-R

A conceptual/expressionist mixed practice artist: painting, poetry, installation, printing, photography, video and curation.

Commissions welcomed.

Website: Ije-Art

18-11-R

My original ink drawings are my own interpretation of Flora and Fauna, enhanced with colour, beads and feathers. All mounted and framed.

Instagram

22-12-R

Recently retired love to try my hand at all crafts but make embroidered cards.

May accept commissions.

Instagram: @jansmakesbyjanet_

22-03-R

I paint using a mix of oil and cold wax medium. My paintings are semi-abstract and is inspired the landscape, referring to its geological history, and how the land has been understood, and affected, by both time, weather and human presence. I link past with present – what was and what is. Building up layers of paint is important in my work: I scrape back and excavate the history I have laid down before developing the composition, which will change several times until I am happy with the final result. It is a lengthy process! I also make hand made beads, again using many layers of colours, and thread them into necklaces that have a sense of ‘age’ and of being found in ancient tombs and burial places. I think of them as ‘wearable art’. My studio is open for visits. Please contact in advance.

Commissions accepted.

Website: My Cottage Studio

Instagram: @JennieFletcher1

Email: jennieart@btinternet.com

22-06-U

Illustrator and artist.

Instagram: Jessi Illustrates

19-1-R

Photography and one off art pieces.

Commissions welcomed.

Website: John Thompson Imagery.com

Instagram: @john_thompson_imagery

21-7-U

Colourful figurative ceramics that make you smile!

Website: Karen Atherley

19-2-R

Laurence G. Tilley is a sculptor working in various materials, most recently bronze. He specialises in fantasy and human form figures.

Website: L G Tilley

19-1-R

Personalised handcrafted wooden gifts. Chopping boards, children’s plates, flower pressers.

Facebook: Little Creative Woodcrafts

Instagram: @littlecreativewoodcrafts

20-3-R

I grew up in the unspoiled lake district of Mazury in Poland and have a love for all that’s living amongst us. From a very early age, I started drawing cartoons and Japanese manga which has significantly influenced my style. Now, I am mainly painting versatile, colourful and dynamic British wildlife. If you look closely enough, just like us humans, all my animals have their own characters and different stories to tell. I hope you share my passion and come along to either of my venues for a closer look at my art.

Commissions welcomed.

Website: www.magdalenaedwardsart.com

Facebook: MeartNature

Instagram: magdalendaedwardsart

Pinterest: magdalenaedwardsart

22-4-R

A freelance illustrator, muralist and lettering artist who’s in love with strong lines and cheerful colours!

Commissions are welcomed.

Website: Michelle Abrahall

Instagram: @mish_abs

Facebook: @MichelleAbrahall

Twitter: @MishAbrahall

hello@michelleabrahall.com

21-1-R

I enjoy doing a broad range of arts. I am a multi-disciplinary, new media artist.

Commissions not accepted.

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Instagram

Twitter

21-10-R

I’m a mixed media artist and designer. I aim to create colourful and striking artwork. I then use some of my paintings to create greetings cards and products such as bags, tea towels and notebooks.

Website

Facebook

Instagram

23-1-R

I paint landscapes, seascapes and florals in watercolours and mixed media. My inspiration is nature and the great outdoors

Commissions not accepted.

Instagram

22-10-R

I run friendly, light-hearted group painting events for beginners, hesitant artists and stressed professionals, where everyone completes a painting in around 2 hours. It’s a fun and entertaining activity, delivered in a sociable and inclusive environment (normally with a sip or two to help things along). Each session is guided with easy to follow, step by step instructions. Everything you need to complete the painting is provided. Taking part uses creative, not logical focus which results in reduced stress and a sense of achievement. And of course it gives you a sense of enormous wellbeing. The results and benefits are as unique to each guest as the painting they produce, but smiles and laughter are always there in every session.

Commissions accepted.

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22-6-R

I grew up in the beautiful Cotswolds. I am an acrylic painter who specialises in landscapes and seascapes.

Commissions accepted.

Website: The Little Painter

Facebook: Rebecca Jane – Artist

Instagram: rebeccajaneartist

21-8-R

Roger Griffiths is a contemporary watercolour artist based in the Midlands. He paints landscapes ranging from uplands to coasts inspired by interpreting texture, form and colour.

Website: Roger Griffiths

20-3-R

I have spent the last 20 years writing my own computer code to assist with the creation of unique digital pieces – adding detail to relatively simple starting points; building structure where none existed or deconstructing and rebuilding. I like to take what is traditionally a flat image – a portrait, a sketch, a video game character maybe – and work with it to produce something that retains much of the original, but adds depth and abstraction. Commissions welcomed.

www.richardahorsman.com/

http://www.facebook.com/RichardAHorsman

http://www.instagram.com/richardahorsman

22-6-R

Maker of natural handmade soaps.

Website: Savage Aromatics

20-5-R

A local painter that works in realism and abstract.

Commissions accepted.

Facebook: The Subtle Artist

Instagram: @the_subtle.artist

21-12-R

I have drawn and made things my entire life. However art has always been limited by the necessity to earn a living.

But now I have retired into printmaking. The process of printmaking is a three Act play. First designing the image, then cutting the block, finally producing the print. The gods of Chance and Intent each intervene as the story develops, and nothing is resolved until the final scene.

This is why I love print. Like theatre, each print, each performance is different yet the same. The tension between the gods is always present.

May take commissions.

Website: Steve Davies 1st

21-3-R

I am a ceramicist and silk painter. I make vessels and artistic pottery forms some of which can be used and others are purely decorative. I am currently exploring Nerikome or agateware (coloured clay). I also paint on silk and am exploring botanical printing and dying.

Commissions welcomed.

Website: Ceramics n Silks

Website 2: Silks n Ceramics

Facebook: Tamsen Flack

Instagram: @ceramicsnsilks

21-3-R

I make Gemstone Jewellery & accessories for therapy and self healing. I use natural, undyed Gemstones sourced from all over the World. I am happy to make custom orders based on specific requirements or you can view other things I have available on my Instagram/Facebook page.

Facebook: Urban Mystic Jewellery

Instagram: Urban Mystic Jewellery

21-6-R

I am an art-historian and art theorist and I publish books. I am also a practising artist. I make paintings and collages in oil, acrylic, pastel, inks and mixed media. I am also a photographer. My themes mostly involve scenes of people in landscape settings evoking a poetic atmosphere and an unspecified mythical theme.

May accept commissions.

22-7-R

Cross-Stitch for the Modern Age.

Animal lover makes naughty cross-stitch by moonlight. When not looking after hedgehogs, can be found designing rude embroidery commissions by amazing customers.

Also found at The Nest, Rugby.

Commissions are welcomed.

Website: Violet’s Bazaar

Instagram: @violets_bazaar

21-1-R