A & R Metal Craft
(Creative Bespoke Metal Work and Sculpture)

Email: andyandmichelle@armetalcraft.co.uk
Tel: 07921996763
Web: http://www.armetalcraft.co.uk

"Our work is inspired by nature and the incredible history and heritage surrounding us. Future plans are to continue making lovely things, youth development and planning, to educate and inspire, to provide opportunities to get involved and have a go."

Sarah Mills
(Potter)

Email: mills.sarah3@googlemail.com
Tel: 07977907278
Download Sarah's CV here

"Ceramics is alchemy to Sarah, where her involvement with the elements results in expressive, tactile pieces. Her individual approach is inspired by Wiltshire's beauty and history and her work is a manifestation of an innate sensitivity to everything around her."

Amy Goodman
(Sculptor and Portrait Artist)

Email: amy@amygoodman.co.uk
Tel: 07932664798
Web: http://www.amygoodman.co.uk

“As long as I can remember I have drawn and sculpted animals, particularly horses. I studied art at A-level and then went on to do a degree course in Fine Art, where I discovered welding and sculpture on a larger scale, a challenge I relish. The character and movement of the subject matter are very important to me - a few strokes of paint or a few lines of steel can say so much.”

Claire Morris
(Glass Bead Jewellery)

Email: sales@rowanberrydesigns.com
Web: http://www.rowanberrydesigns.co.uk

"I've been a lampwork glass artist for over 5 years, and a jewellery designer/maker for over 16 years. I draw deeply from the U.K.'s stunning scenery, myths, legends and history – this provides me with a great range of sources of inspiration, from mountains, to ancient forests and stone circles. My Pagan spirituality, pantheist beliefs, and love of nature and the earth play a big part in my inspiration. There is always a lot of “me” in each piece of my work."

Angela Cox
(Fine Art Pet Portraits)

Email: angela.cox@live.co.uk
Tel: 07899877112

"Angela is a self taught artist, born in the beautiful county of Somerset where she was inspired from an early age by the wildlife and Inspirational countryside."

Billy Morrison
(Stained Glass)

Email: glass@billymorrison.co.uk
Tel: 01672 811499
Web: http://www.billymorrison.co.uk
"I have been working with the wonderful colours and textures of stained glass for over a decade. My inspiration is drawn from the world around me, especially nature, as well as the symbolism of plants & colour and I have always been fascinated by the Green Man. I use leading, copperfoiling and fusing to create tactile, colourful pieces & the variations in the glass, together with my designs, make no two quite the same."

Amy Lancaster
(Metal Scrap Sculptor)

Email: amy.lancaster@hotmail.co.uk
Tel: 07747630626
Web: http://www.metalmenagerie.co.uk/

"The British countryside is the inspiration for my work. My sculptures are made entirely of scrap tools and discarded metal items often inspired by one item that then takes me on a journey to the finished creature. If you have any old tools that need a new life as part of a sculpture then please contact me."

Irene Colquhoun
(Painter)

Email: imc78@btinternet.com
Web: http://www.irenecolquhounartist.co.uk

"My work is mostly inspired by emotional experiences where colour and line are triggers to my imagination - and looking back I see my artwork as a journey to new developments and experiences. My most recent work "Chasing Lines" is based on the 2012 Olympics, focussing on line to express the feel of speed and the passion felt behind the sport."

Pauline Spence
(Creative Embroidery)

Email: spence752@btinternet.com
Tel: 01980 622354

"My work is basically inspired by nature but has been described as stunning, creative, dimensional and unique. It was once said in a magazine that my imagination has no bounds. I live, eat, sleep & breathe embroidery I was born to do this but it has taken me a lot of years to find my passion."

Anthony Batey
(Photographer)

Email: ab280469@gmail.com
Tel: 07504235025
Web: http://www.aspectations-imaging.com

"For a long time my aim has always been to portray the true depth of the subject and also provoke many emotions from my work. I have always found from location to location,the beauty and the scarring,our landscape changes as much as the ages pass. From the scenic,to the sinister. My work reflects this as much as my thoughts behind the lens."

Andrea Graham
(Photographer)

Email: andrea-crystal-lady@hotmail.com
Tel: 07904124330

"I like to think that I walk with my eyes open, seeing many things others pass by, or take for granted.
With my photos I am merely capturing the energy and magic of the moment that has made me smile; and smiles are made for sharing!"

Chris Allen
(Woodworker)

Email: c.allen@zen.co.uk
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Oneday-Woodcraft/148615358555749

“All of my products are made either on a pole lathe or with hand tools in a low impact way following techniques from a time with a slower pace of life.   Cleaving locally sourced wood by hand I work with the characteristics of the wood to produce spoons, goblets and a variety of treen. My items are worked green, allowed to air dry and are finished with natural oil.“

Catherine Bonham
(Jewellery)

Email: catherinebonhamjewellery@yahoo.com
Tel: 07970147444
Web: http://www.catherinebonhamjewellery.webs.com

“I began designing and making jewellery about 7 years ago. My jewellery has evolved over years of experimenting and continues to do so. I love to make special, beautiful and fun to wear jewellery. Because they are my personal creative expression, my pieces will always be unique, and one design will never be exactly as another. It gives me great pleasure to know someone is wearing and loving my creations. I like to work with copper and sterling silver, and often combine the two. Other materials used in my designs are lampwork beads by some of the most talented glass artists in this country, glass beads from the Czech Republic, and ceramic beads.“

Nick Williams - Shepherds Rest Furniture (Bespoke wooden furniture)

Email: shepherdsrestfurniture@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: 01672 871692
Mobile: 07977135624
Web: http://www.shepherdsrestfurniture.com

“Shepherds Rest Furniture was establised by Nicholas Williams in 2008. Our aim is to provide you with luxurious, unique wooden furniture made entirely by hand, from locally sourced resources- contributing to sustainable woodland management. We have combined quality materials with superior green woodwork craftsmanship to produce furniture which is guaranteed to deliver.“

Ron Caddy (Pen Maker and Wood Turner)

Email: acorncrafts@tiscali.co.uk
Tel: 01264 313065
Mobile: 07903313065
Web: http://www.thepenmakers.co.uk

“Ron specialises in the art of penmaking. Using local woods such as Yew, Cherry and Elm as well as some exotics no two pens are the same. Commissions are undertaken for pens, gifts and architectural work. Ron also teaches the art of pen making on a one to one basis from his studio at The Fairground in Andover. Committed to keep his craft alive Ron is also the National co-ordinator for Youth Training and Development of Woodturning for The Association of Woodturners of Great Britain where young people are brought together and taught by professional woodturners who freely give their time in order to pass on their knowledge to the future generations. A handcrafted pen is truly unique and an ideal gift, to give or to keep..“

Suzanne Murphy
(Portrait Artist)

Email: sue@suemurphy.co.uk
Tel: 07799737417
Web: http://www.suemurphy.co.uk

"I have been a Portrait Artist for the last 20 years, since studying Illustration at UWE and have undertaken a whole variety of commissions from horses, dogs, people to cars. I paint primarily in Artisan Oils on canvas or paper, my favourite subjects being Springer Spaniels since I have two very lively ones myself. I have also written two articles for The Leisure Painters magazine."

Carole Howe
(Knit One Felt One)

Email: carolehowe@hotmail.co.uk

"Carole began felting as a hobby about four years ago. A textiles teacher at the school where she teaches, showed her how to make a felt purse and from then on she was hooked!  She loves using natural materials and she finds the most fascinating thing about felting is that the end result is always a surprise – it is not an exact science at all! Often things turn out far better than she could have hoped, but then occasionally a piece is destined for recycling! Spurred on by positive comments and demand for more pieces she expanded and developed her skills and began selling her work."

Paul Hope
Studio Zed Photography)

Email: studiozed@btinternet.com
Web: http://www.studiozedphotography.com

"Photography has been a large part of my life for as long as I care to remember, from a young age I have admired and found fascination in images that have the ability to stir up a myriad of emotions. Images that can leave oneself wishing they had gazed upon the photographic subject at that given moment in time."

David Hemsley
(Blacksmith)

Email: info@andoverforge.co.uk
Tel: 01264 365164
Web: http://www.andoverforge.co.uk

"Established in 1989 in East Sussex and relocated in 1999 to North Hampshire. We run a business with a modern approach, old values and methods of making things from wrought iron and mild steel. It is just as rewarding for us to produce a 16th-century door nail as it is to produce a brand new 21st-century gate"

Brian Elton
(Sculptor)

Brian studied in London with Leonard Bowden RA, attended Ealing college of Art and took private tuition from sculptors at Madam Tussauds. In his long career he has made presentation pieces for the Royal Engineers and the Royal Family. He has also produced pieces for Walt Disney Studios and the Defence NBC Centre.

Talis Kimberley
(Singer)

Email: talis@talis.net
Web: http://www.talis.net