After art college and university in Canada, Elaine went on to work in the creative industries in London. Her abstract landscape oil paintings show an arrangement of environmental elements, both familiar and mysterious. 

“I’m interested in expansive scenes – catching a restless sky set against marsh grasses or the stillness of a coastal pine forest.” Currently exploring the interplay between constructed shapes which have an organic atmospheric quality. 

An artist and guitar-maker, James showcases his wall mounted relief carvings in English hardwoods. 

“I developed a unique approach to sculptural form, creating processes that are themselves related to the cycles and methods of nature. I use pattern, texture, composition and the inherent beauty of wood to create works that respond strongly to changes of lighting and viewpoint.” 

“I see my works as instruments for contemplation, reflections of the physical and mental worlds, windows on the processes of nature.” 

After similar career paths in fashion and interior design, Sarah and Stephen established a small artisan studio in North Norfolk, moving here full time to live and work in an environment they had both come to love. 

Using carefully sourced, often reclaimed, textiles Norfolk Makrs designs are crafted for beauty, utility and to be cherished. 

Their work is inspired by the natural landscape and form, using texture, stitch and subtlety of colour in producing pieces that will reflect the passing of time and have a longevity. 

Alison’s sculptural work explores the patterns, rhythms and structures to be found in everyday objects and creatures in the natural world, resulting in organic abstract forms. 

“I have been deeply concerned for decades about man’s impact on the environment. In my work I try to highlight the incredible diversity of nature manifest in the tiniest and humblest forms found all around us. By narrowing in on the discrete details of each fragment, I hope to draw attention – in a small way – to the awe-inspiring beauty and complexity of our environment, which we ruin at our peril.” 

Don produces large format watercolours. Following a degree from UCA, he established freelance design business Seed Art in mid 70’s London, working in advertising and film in different roles – art director, storyboard artist and visualizer. He moved to North Norfolk in 2013. 

“A career spent drawing for a living and a rediscovered interest in geology and fossils led to exploring natural forms – from shell spirals and grooves eroded over time to the acorns’ promise of new life.” 

“My pots seek to capture the timelessness sensed when at one with nature: by water, amongst trees or on a mountain path. They are made from coils of clay with impressions of handmade lace, grasses or seaweed in the smooth burnished surface. 

The colours come from slips and oxides, smoke and pit firings. 

When touched, each vessel could be part of the landscape: weathered, eroded and raw; somehow inviting quiet introspection.”