Welcoming New Artists & Makers
It’s been a busy time behind the scenes at Artful HQ, with lots of planning underway. One of the most exciting things has been welcoming some wonderful new members to the Artful Collective membership 
These talented artists and makers are a fantastic addition to our creative community and we’re looking forward to sharing their work with you.
Links to their pages are below, and you can explore all of our artists and makers in the Directory on our website (link in bio).
Liz Mckenzie
Ceramics My work creates an experience through form, texture, feel and touch, for repeated enjoyment. The forms are my canvas, as I try to blur
Aisling McWilliam Art
Painting & Drawing Aisling is a printmaker working in Hampshire. She is self taught in lino printing and is branching out into wood engraving. Her
Louise Arthur ‘Rough Around the Hedges’
Basketry No basket has ever been made by a machine…. where there are baskets there are people and where there are people there have always
Kim Walsh Handwoven
Textile – Weaving Kim is a traditional handweaver designing and making textiles on a hand operated loom using natural fibres. With a focus on colour
Elaine King Ceramics
Ceramics Elaine’s practice is rooted in a deep, observational dialogue with the English landscape, specifically the woodlands of Dorset and the Cornish coastline. Drawing on
Sue Colyer
Painting & Drawing Sue is a self-taught artist with a passion for watercolour which enables her to push boundaries and experiment with her view of
Will Richardson – Carving in Stone
Sculpture Will’s works are mainly figurative. However, his non-representational works tend to emphasise. smooth, minimalist and organic shapes. He has been strongly influenced by the
Flora Gare
Sculpture Flora is a sculptor using the processes of drawing with wire and ink to explore our relationship with the natural world. She develops the
Pia Elliot Art
Painting & Drawing Pia Elliot is a Dorset based pen and ink artist inspired by wildlife and the natural world, drawing influence from close observation
Four Hands Etched Glass
Etched Glass Four Hands etched glass produce hand etched glassware pieces all adorned with their own designs inspired by nature, hobbies & the coast where
Mary-Ann Toop – Concordia’s World
Sculpture Mary-Ann Toop creates enchanting, highly detailed fairytale sculptures, many of which move with the aid of mechanical movement (automata, mobiles and balance sculptures). With
Jane McNeill Ceramics
Ceramics Jane McNeill is a ceramic artist based in South Wiltshire, creating hand-thrown functional pottery from her garden studio. Working primarily on the wheel, she
Jerry Smith
Painting & Drawing Jerry paints in a vivid representational style driven by a passion for detail which has always been evident in his work. He
Bearwood
Woodwork BearWood are a remarkable woodworking company as they specialise in taking timber from tree to table. Over the last ten years, BearWood’s services have
Kate Cooke Design
Painting & Drawing Kate originally graduated from art college as a printed textile designer where she discovered her love for painting in gouache, using bold
Artful Collective Directory
Now that you’ve seen the latest members to the collective, visit the Directory to view all of our talented artists and makers.
The Membership
If you are an artist or maker and would like to find out more about Artful Collective Membership and when it next opens for new applications, please visit our Membership page.