Lisa Rennocks of Potting in Penryn produces stoneware ceramics in her garden studio in the historic town of Penryn, Cornwall. Most of Lisa's work is thrown on the wheel using locally processed clay from St Agnes.
Her work is both tactile and functional with a weathered aesthetic inspired by Cornwall's industrial coastal landscape. Each pot is simple in form but unique in how the glazes combine to generate its own identity.
Lisa produces a wide range of pots for everyday living as well as more sculptural pieces. Her deigns blend seamlessly with contemporary and traditional interiors.
Sparrows Nest Ceramics - Cara and Andrew Fitzmaurice. We live in rural West Cornwall, our cottage sits high up on a hill, protected by Ash, Oak and Blackthorn. Our studio is located in a barn at home, we share our barn with several sparrow families who return to nest every year. We are witness to the life of flora and fauna in the meadows and woodland here, much of our work is inspired from stories of home. I (Cara) journal the seasons of land and sea here in Cornwall and through this process I begin the designs. Our slow made pieces are often made from local St. Agnes stoneware clay, many of the brush-heads I use I make from natural...
For over 25 years I have been making and designing jewellery using stones collected and sourced carefully from all over the world, incorporating them with sea glass, silver, copper and brass and, sometimes, with old brooches or other artefacts.
I enjoy working with ideas garnered from the natural world. The colours of the seasons dictate the colours used in making a new piece, as do ideas put forward by customers when commissioning pieces.
Finding new stones is a constant joy and excitement. Shape and texture are an important element in the finished design.
Pat Thuysbaert was born in Beckenham Kent. She developed a passion for painting from a young age. At the age of 5 she won a nationals schools portraiture competition. Pat enjoys producing varying subject matter using different media (oil paints, pastels, acrylics and pen and ink) She is well known for her water colour work. Pieces of Pats artwork hung all over the world including in: France, India, USA, Canada, Australia, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. Handmade lampshades featuring Pats artwork were sold in Selfridges & Co, Oxford street, London. Highlights of Pats commissions have been pieces for the Late Sir Bobby Robson, England's football manager; Christmas cards for the Major of Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire and stationary for Three...
Catherine is an artist and printmaker living in Cornwall, where she designs handmade artworks inspired by her coastal walks and love of sea swimming. After graduating from Edinburgh College of Art in 2003, Catherine embarked on a successful career working in costume for film and T.V, contributing to productions from Harry Potter and Star Wars to Doctor Who and Downton Abbey. Her time is now split between film sets across the country and her art studio in Cornwall. Catherine draws inspiration from her surroundings, sketching on location, collecting wildflowers, seaweeds and shells. She works en-plein-air to create images rooted in the countryside of her home, often sketching on the coast path or on the beach after a sea swim. She...
