NEXT EVENT: Westpoint Christmas Fayre 26th-28th November 2010.

Please come down to the Christmas Shopping Fayre to support your local artists! We have a stand near the restaurant selling bespoke handmade christmas cards and artisan christmas gifts, along with a gallery of artwork and photography.

This event features the work of; Tori Elliott, Sarah Lucy Baker, Oliver Jack Farthing, Pogofandango, June Carnell, Lucy Foakes, Lyzi Unwin and Adam Greening.

Visit us and the other 280 stands on 26th-28th November at Westpoint Showground in Exeter.

Adam Greening

1910 Photography

www.1910photography.com

Adam Greening has been an active photographer since picking up his first camera at the age of four. In 2000 Adam started to work almost exclusively in Black & White photography specialising in high contrast abstract and fine art works as well as low key landscape photography. Adding to his black & white work Adam made the upgrade to digital photography in 2002, producing environmental portraits and fine art images as well as working in reportage and event photography. His repertoire was once again expanded in 2006 to include High Dynamic Range photographic art along with his more conventional formats of black & white and colour photography, as well as his distinctive signature work in a low vibrancy photographic style.

Lyzi Unwin

Lyzi Unwin

www.littlebeinglittle.blogspot.com

"I studied Illustration at Bristol UWE for two years before having to make the difficult decision to leave due to a debilitating illness. As my health has returned, so has my passion for learning and creating.

I find it difficult when people ask me what I do. I see myself as a Jack-of-all-trades - dabbling in everything from simple line drawings and collage, to books, sewing, writing, photography... the list goes on. I’m building up my skills and my empire, slowly.

My biggest passion is bookmaking. I find inspiration and magic in the most mundane every day situations, and the tragedy in the smallest crack in a heart. I get completely lost and consumed in my books, and spend days barely leaving my desk, making a beautiful mess. My aim is to make people feel.

Behind all my work is a lot of love. I believe that art made without love is empty."

Lucy Jane Foakes

Lucy Jane Foakes

www.lucyfoakes.com

lucy.j.foakes@googlemail.com

"My ceramics are inspired by the perfect forms of Grecian vessels, and the intriguing nature of ancient Egyptian canopic jars. The use of laser-cut acrylic brings my work into the 21st century and adds depth to the overall aesthetic of each piece.

The imagery I use is often auto-biographical and the techniques of hand painting glaze and designing ceramic transfers makes my work extremely personal. Pieces also relate to popular culture, especially the modern love of fame and celebrity status.

I want to appeal to people first through traditional and figurative form, and then capture their interest with a rich tapestry of stories and visual treats.

The process is a mixture of extremely new technology and traditional methods. The concepts are modern, but have their basis in ancient symbolism."

- Lucy won New Designers in 2010 with her ceramic pieces.

Sarah Lucy Baker

Sarah Lucy Baker

www.scenicartlondon.co.uk

sarah@scenicartlondon.co.uk

Sarah trained at Central School of Speech and Drama in Theatre Practice, where she specialised in Scenery Painting. Since leaving Central in 2009, Sarah has worked on a host of theatre shows, as Head of Scenic Art and Scenic Artist, including Jerry Springer: The Opera, Cinderella, La Boheme and The Merchant of Venice at theatres all over the country such as English National Opera and The Royal Shakespeare Company. Sarah has also been involved with a variety of Theatre in education projects both as painter and workshop leader, most recently painting for the CIAO ark which is currently touring a number of locations around the country.

Sarah also works to commission for portraits, murals and design projects, most recently creating all the Ilsington Festival posters and labels. Sarah has exhibited Fine Art locally in a range of venues including collaborative exhibition Episode 1 at The Chelston Gallery and a recent solo exhibition at The Slack Stevenson Gallery. Catch Sarah’s work this coming year in a solo exhibition at the Cockington Court Tea Rooms (23rd July- 28th September) and collaborative show at The Willesden Green Art Gallery, London (19th October- 12th November, Favourite Things).

Sarah’s aim when painting, using photographed memories of childhood haunts as a stimulus, is to capture fleeting moments in nature that awake and fire the imagination. These images are then translated into three dimensional tactile paintings using textures, glazes and theatrical paints to evoke the sense of excitement of the memory. Embracing drama and theatricality, Sarah’s aim as a Fine Artist is to utilise the products and practices she has experienced in the entertainment industry in order to give every single person the opportunity to bring a piece of escapism and adventure into their own private space.

June Carnell

Mad Bert

http://www.madbert.co.uk/

june@madbert.co.uk

Mad Bert's Contemporary Stained Glass is a small business run by
Devon craftswoman June Carnell.
June creates her own range of beautiful lamps, mirrors, windows and light-catchers.
June has participated in Devon Art Works 2007 and Teignbridge's Nine Days of Art 2006 and is also a stained glass tutor.
She is a member of Devon Artist Network (DAN) and Teign Artists.

Pogo Fandango

Pogo Fandango

www.pogofandango.co.uk

info@pogofandango.co.uk

Pogofandango is a mother and daughter run business based in Penryn, Cornwall. Gill and Emma started the business after hunting high and low for unique, affordable and beautiful wedding stationery for Emma’s wedding, without success.

A graduate of University College Falmouth, Gill studied BA (HONS) Contemporary Crafts, specialising in surface decoration and jewellery design. She has worked in art and design for over 20 years and has taught in several educational environments. Her work has been exhibited in galleries throughout Cornwall and Kent.

Emma graduated from BA (HONS) Textile Design at University College Falmouth in 2006, specialising in surface design. She has exhibited work in several galleries in Cornwall, Kent and London.

Pogofandango offers laser cutting and engraving services for artists, designers and businesses.