Edyta Ignaczak is predominantly a printmaker who uses traditional drawing and printmaking methods as well as exploring advanced digital technology. Using her chosen medium to visually explore a subject or concept, her work is as much about the first mark on the page as it is the last. Through the layering of line and form Ignaczak creates a concentrated sense of history and a transparent sense of discovery in each raw and often emotional piece. Currently living in London her work is in private collections across the South of England.

 

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Justine Kerr is originally from Edinburgh, Scotland and now lives in Canada. While studying her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Dundee University, she spent two semesters at NSCAD University, Nova Scotia, Canada. This experience proved to be life changing. Here she finds her true calling for stone carving , and her future husband to boot. “I am interested in the dichotomies within myself...exploring these visually in my work; the contrast of textures within stone evokes a warming in my heart……polished stone, the blazing beauty of the intricacies of hidden colours interfaced with contrasting rough markings made by my tools. This is conveyed well in my stone carvings, ‘Imminent’ and ‘Inextricably Bound’, she says. In 2006 and 2008, The Nova Scotia Art Bank purchased Justine Kerr’s art work for their collection and she was recently been awarded a creation grant from the Nova Scotia Arts Council.

 

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Alex Lavigueur is a Jeweller and Fine Art Painter. The two distinct disciplines, although very different, naturally inspire each other. Alex often takes colour inspiration for her paintings, from the lustre of the metals used in her jewellery. She also takes inspiration from an eclectic range of sources…"I often look to other disciplines for inspiration and am interested in mechanics, physics, and electronics. I admire polymathic artists such as Panamarenko, Jean Tinguely, and Keith Tyson."

 

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Hong Li works in a realistic style to create accurate representations of figures and landscapes. His repertoire includes subject matter drawn from his traditional Chinese heritage such as "Beijing Opera Girl" and "Morning Sunshine of Beijing's Winter". The former is a soft, sensuous mingling of female limbs, red cloth and made-up eyes with a red lipstick mouth. The second work mentioned portrays traditional Chinese architecture which creates shadows in complementary colours in a mysterious, perspective laden vista. Unique figurative subjects are rendered realistically, bringing to life an array of distinct, memorable characters.

 

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Helen Matthew's produces a range of handcrafted beautiful, functional objects. Delicate wire work with coloured glass combines to create these wonderful window hangings and stylish lanterns, flooding any room with wonderful light effects.

 

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Claire Milner has created art for celebrity clients including R&B star Rihanna, for large corporations and for private clients around the world. Her Swarovski artwork has recently come to global attention with much international media coverage and her work is regularly published in books and magazines. Claire specialises in original artwork, exclusively made with SWAROVSKI® ELEMENTS and painting/mixed media images embellished with crystals. She creates art in any subject requested but is especially known for her portraits of people and animals. She brings her wealth of experience working in the design and illustration industry as well as her extensive technical knowledge as a mosaic artist to achieve her own instantly recognisable style.

 

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Maria Miteva draws on some of the great painting masters for her inspiration. Graduating from the College of Stage Design in Plovdiv, Bulgaria in 1987, with a major in make-up and wigs, scenery and painting, Miteva became a member of the Guild of Masters of National Crafts as a master of iconography in 1991. Born in 1968 in Bulgaria where she continues to live and work, her work has been exhibited across Belgium Germany, and Bulgaria and is held in private collections in Austria the USA, Bulgaria, Canada, England, Italy, France, and Germany.

 

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Patrick Piecuch is a paradoxical artist in that he doesn't offer up a set genre or style of works. His art is one of postmodern irony where Mona Lisa is portrayed as alien-like, seemingly feasting on or communing with rats! Contrast this with his Oriental "landscape" and the plot thickens... Satire is a powerful weapon and for art lovers who seek art with political, negative aesthetics, this artist is one to watch.

 

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Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico in 1964, Carlos Rodal is part of a generation of plastic artists that emerged in the early 1990’s. Rodal’s paintings and sculptures take reference from the past, yet look to the future with equal fervour. Merging traditional and modern techniques his work reflects his search for the ultimate path to visual expression and communication. Defining his art as, “the conceptual and poetic expression of the human mind and spirit through material media.”, Rodal’s work explores the structure and systems of the language of plastic arts, in harmony with the transfiguration of formal elements. Carlos Rodal’s work is exhibited on an international scale with works on show in, Mexico, Turkey, Massachusetts, Bosnia, South Africa, Australia, and New York.

 

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