Paul Chapman, wooden sculptural forms.

www.paulchapman.co.uk

Carved and turned vessels - some wall mounted others freestanding - wood, plywood and resins.

Josse Davis, ceramics

www.josse.co.uk

I was born into a world of colour and form. My father was a full-time studio potter and his studio was an alchemists laboratory to me; where dusty sacks of clay powder were dragged in and turned into beautiful treasures.

Although throwing at four I spent my formative years modelling animals. My first commission came to me aged six; make the neighbour three sharks. After the glaze firing however I realized all my dorsal fins were facing backwards.

I hope my animals still contain traces of that illusive ingredient, the naive charm of a benign smile or awkward squint.

Chris Forsey, painter

www.chrisforsey.com

Chris studied art and graphics at Bristol and became an illustrator in a publisher's studio, self taught as a watercolour painter he is constantly trying to extend and add to his skills. He has exhibited with the Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour and runs his own watercolour classes in Surrey and Sussex and in the Greek Islands. He re-appraises his style and technique on a regular basis and this has led him towards a mixed-media approach in his work, combining watercolour, acrylic, pastel and gouache. Exhilarated by colour and surface he enjoys creating textured layers of dry-brushed colour that allow hints of complementary hue to glow through, thus creating an exciting surface of scattered, broken colour. Specialising in landscape subjects, exploring the themes of man-made alongside the organic: buildings by water; structure emerging from a rocky cliff, sometimes with figures contributing to this theme, inhabiting the middle ground between buildings and the wildness of nature. Inspired by downland, coastal scenes of the UK and the Mediterranean, cafe life and townscapes. He captures the sense of a place at a specific moment, season or time of day, always endeavouring to bring passion and immediacy to his work. He won the Matt Bruce Memorial Award light and colour at the 2007 RI exhibition. Chris Forsey was awarded the Lincoln Joyce / F. Donald Blake Award at the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour in 2006.

Jane Denman, Painting

www.janedenman.co.uk

Jane’s work is based on ink pen drawings that have a very distinctive ‘illustrative’ style; she also employs digital media to create prints and new drawings which form the basis for her oil paintings.

Drawing from a range of subjects such as flora and still life arrangements, a continuing subject for Jane has been the figure.

Fleur Grenier, Pewter

www.fleurgrenier.co.uk

Fleur completed her M.A. on The Goldsmithing, Silversmithing Metalwork & Jewellery course at The Royal College of Art, London in 1996. In 2001 she returned to W. Sussex and established astudio were she works on one-off commissions and small production pieces.

Her designs are a combination of sculpture and function, using soft flowing lines and feminine curves to enhance the materials and entice people to explore and handle them.

She developed a passion for pewter after discovering it while doing her degree in 1992. She found it to be a material with lots of possibilities, its polished lustre and colour, complimented the tactile quality of her designs.

She only uses lead-free pewter in her work, so unlike old pewter it will not tarnish and become grey. She utilizes a variety of processes such as casting, stamping, hand-forming and etching to produce her designs and has recently also started to work with other materials such as wood and slate, which she incorporates in her designs as they also have a tactile quality which compliments the pewter.

Lorraine Gibby, Jewellery

www.lorrainegibby.co.uk

Lorraine discovered that the material anodised aluminium enabled her interests in painting and printing to combine with a desire to form three dimensional pieces.

Sheets of anodised aluminium are painted, printed and textured very much as one would make a painting. Certain areas are selected for quality of colour and interest and then prepared to be formed into items of jewellery. The curves and angles of the jewellery brings out the sparkle and texture. Many pieces are combined with silver for added contrast.

Paul Cox, Udder and over

www.paul-cox.co.uk

Paul Cox is an award winning sculptor specializing in mixed Media construction. He was awarded the Henry Moore scholarship to study post graduate sculpture at the Royal Academy Schools, London. His work is now represented internationally in public and private collections. Paul now lives and works in Newhaven.

I am fascinated by drawing and the ability to create an image from lines and marks on paper. I like to experiment with paper and cardboard exploring scale and form, which are translated into more permanent media like ceramic, bronze, steel and wood – enjoying the variety of materials employed in my sculpture like hard metal and soft clay I can realise the sometimes surreal world from within. For me being an artist is a form of constant play and enquiry in many forms on many levels……my work is born from the bonding of internal and external experiences and the conclusion of a piece is the point at which it exists by its self with the artist the link in a process of creation.