Coast - A joint exhibition from the Local Creative Colective
Kirstie Young
KIRSTIE YOUNG
Kirstie Young is a Cotswolds based commercial photographer specialising in food & drink in all its diversities, with her work found regularly in magazines, cookbooks, restaurants, advertising campaigns and billboards. She works both from her studio in the Cotswolds, and out on location throughout the UK and further afield.
Her background as a filmmaker influences her photography hugely, and her style is all about colour, composition, texture and form.
www.kirstieyoungphotography.com @kirstie_young_photography
Richard Callingham
RICHARD CALLINGHAM
Richard Callingham is a Watercolour Artist and has been painting for over 40 years. He was inspired to paint in watercolours after having met and watched the great marine Artist Norman Wilkinson at work in the Isle of Wight in 1960. Painting out of doors is his great love, as being part of the landscape in all weathers is an unbeatable experience. Richard teaches painting in Watercolours in Thrupp, Near Stroud on Monday and Thursday mornings and also holds an online Zoom painting class every Tuesday morning.
For more details please visit www.rtcwatercolours.co.uk
Or email - richard@rtcwatercolours.co.uk
Sarah Hardaker
SARAH HARDAKER
Inspired by travel and nature Sarah Hardaker is a designer who works across various disciplines including textiles, print, embroidery, paint and collage, often combining different media to create collections based on a theme.
Colour plays an important role in Sarahs creative practice be it soft and chalky or a vibrant pop, a considered colour palette is always the the starting point for her work. A lover of text and typography you will often find small pieces of writing or numbers within her pieces. Best known for her commercial textile designs Sarah also creates one off pieces and bespoke commissions.
www.sarahhardaker.co.uk @sarahhardaker
Gemma Pitman
GEMMA PITMAN
Gemma is a Cotswold based artist with a lifelong passion for both inland and coastal countryside. She relocated from Cornwall to Gloucestershire in 2010 and her inspiration is firmly rooted in nature. She paints with inks, metallic mediums and acrylics creating art with a contemporary interpretation on places that people find connection with.
Within her coastal series, there is a ‘map’ to be found in each piece. She enjoys incorporating rivers, roads, lochs and coastline into her work, marrying the location with an animal that is linked to that area. She paints these ‘map lines’ with metallic medium. Depending on where you stand and the light of day, these lines will either be subtle or illuminated.
www.gemmapitman.art @gemmapitman.art
Gemma will be hosting a Coast Collage workshop on Friday 15th September; more details to be found here.
Sophie Learmont
SOPHIE LEARMONT
With a background in architecture and design, artisan maker Sophie has taken her love of texture and form to smaller scale. From her base in Gloucestershire she designs and hand crafts a small number of ceramic pieces, drawing on inspiration from the natural world for decorative themes and colour palettes. She uses Staffordshire stoneware clay and a careful choice of slips and blended glazes to create depth, tactility and surface interest.
Sophie will be hosting a Porcelain Wall Art workshop on Tuesday 12th September; more details to be found here.
Sophie Learmont @starlingpots