Griselda Mussett was born in London. She was a broadcaster (BBC, Anglia TV) and then a teacher and lecturer, and then an environmental campaigner (founding the Friends of Brockwell Park, the Friends of Faversham Creek, and the Faversham Creek Trust).
Her artwork is wide-ranging and reflects her passionate love of the land and natural places, as well as her abiding interest in the human body and how people move and interact. Street-scape and buildings are another area of concentration.
Practicing artist who can relate to and understands how mental health issues impact on us all and seeks to address it through art practices. She believes that life is for living, loving and learning and is also a member of the Medway Community Gospel Choir.
Actor and musician working in the TV and film industry.
My inspiration comes from a daily connection with the cyclical rhythms of the natural world. Working across sculpture, painting and glass fusion in my studio at home in south east Kent, I record the patterns of growth and decay, flowering and fruiting, birth and death, and explore how these patterns express themselves through the delights, tragedies and idiosyncrasies of human life. Oscillating between figurative and abstract, and using whichever materials I feel best suited to articulate sometimes complex ideas, I follow these connecting threads as they weave themselves between real and imaginary worlds.
My limited formal training has allowed me to go on an exciting new path – enjoying taking risks and trying new techniques. I find inspiration from everything that life has to offer and draw immense satisfaction from trying to translate the feeling, beauty and essence of a scene, object or emotion into colour and texture. My paintings are primarily abstract, mixed media pieces incorporating my passion for texture and colour and often include recycled and found objects.
Stephen Dow is the artist behind heraldblack.
He graduated from the Belfast School of Art in 1997 having studied textiles and worked for John Rocha in Dublin printing for men’s and womenswear collections. He worked in home accessories merchandising for over 10 years before establishing his studio heraldblack in 2014.
Stephen, now based in Walmer, produces a range of hand printed & original monoprints as well as card and poster ranges stocked by retailers in the UK, EU & USA.
Alex Law is a pioneering Upholsterer who has been teaching design lead upholstery since the 2004 and has developed a unique way of communicating techniques of the craft. His worldwide book sales stand as a testament to the combination of techniques he has collected during 26 years of upholstering and tutoring.
Jewellery designer Angeli Yara, run the jewellery studio, its offer jewellery workshops and daily experiences in jewellery making.
Rob Morris is a real hands-on craftsman. That’s why his talented hands touch every single gold or silver design that he creates. Rob finds inspiration from many sources, so you’ll find a huge variety of styles on this site and in his gallery.
Jewellery has been my passion since graduating from Medway College of Design in 1991. I now work from my studio in the beautiful location of Oare, on the North Kent marshes. Here, using traditional techniques, I design and create collections of jewellery, one-off pieces and commissions and teach small groups of students.
Margo Selby is a British artist and designer working in woven textiles. Her work is characterised by its geometric construction in colour and sits at the intersection of art, craft and design. Alongside her handwoven art practice, Margo oversees the work of the Margo Selby Studio designing for industry partners and the production of a wide range of textile applications.
The Natural Dyeworks was founded by Ros, a natural dyer living in the Kent countryside with her partner David, daughter Poppy and Border Terrier Polly.
We make small batch, slow crafted, hand dyed ribbons, accessories and homewares using the alchemy of 100% plant based dyes, which are natural and non toxic.