Bianca Williams

Bianca is a printed and woven textile designer with over 17 years experience in the industry, designing printed and woven fabrics for homewares, corporate wear and menswear.   After losing her job during the pandemic, she finally set up her own homewares brand, something she had always dreamt about! So in 2021 Bianca Williams Design was born.​
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Bianca loves taking photos of flowers, leaves and textures in nature. Her designs are inspired by the natural world around us bringing the beauty of outside into your homes.

Steph - Calluna Collection

Steph from Calluna Collection creates handmade, eco-friendly pieces designed to enhance any home and reflect personal style. Each item is crafted from Jesmonite, a material made from gypsum and water-based resin, offering endless possibilities for creating truly unique, one-of-a-kind designs. Every piece is sealed with a smooth, water-resistant coating for durability and protection.
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Hand-poured with care in their UK-based studio, each creation reflects a commitment to quality and craftsmanship. While returns are not accepted due to the handmade nature of the products, the team at Calluna Collection is always available to address any queries or concerns promptly. Customers can bring a distinctive touch to their homes with these beautifully crafted pieces.

Vicky - Coffee Pod Creations

Vicky is the designer and maker behind Coffee Pod Creations, where she transforms discarded coffee pods into unique, sustainable jewellery pieces. Her passion for creating began at 16 when she worked weekends in a bead shop, learning the craft and teaching workshops. After graduating with a BSc in Geography, Vicky maintained an interest in sustainability and supply chains.
While working as a primary school teacher, Vicky continued to create jewellery and sell her pieces at craft markets. As Coffee Pod Creations grew, it earned recognition, winning an Innovation Award in 2023, being shortlisted for the 'Sole to Sole' Small Business Awards, and meeting Theo Paphitis as a Small Business Sunday winner. Vicky was also shortlisted for an Ethical Business Award.
Today, Coffee Pod Creations is sold online and in independent shops and galleries, including The Eden Project, where Vicky is proud to be a stockist. Teaching is now a side hustle for Vicky, as she continues to grow her business and share her sustainable creations with the world.

Jess - Make it Quirky

Jess is a talented maker who creates handmade bunting and decorations for homes and special events. Her journey began when a friend asked her to make rainbow bunting for their daughter’s birthday party, and she’s been crafting bunting ever since.
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What started as a simple request has now expanded to include personalised bunting and a variety of sewn decorations. Jess is passionate about sustainability, ensuring that each piece is not only beautiful but also reusable and unique. She loves creating one-of-a-kind decorations that can be cherished for years to come.

Hampshire Wick

Hampshire Wick was founded in 2021 with the mission to create luxury home fragrance products that are both high-quality and affordable. The idea was born during the 2020 lockdown, when the founders noticed an increase in their candle and wax melt purchases but found themselves dissatisfied with the quality of many products. Determined to offer something better, they launched Hampshire Wick.
 
Starting from their dining room, the business quickly grew and is now operated from a purpose-built workshop, fulfilling orders for a growing customer base and an expanding list of stockists. Committed to sustainability, Hampshire Wick prides itself on being eco-conscious, using recyclable or reusable materials whenever possible.

David - Photofinish Jewellery

David has always been a photographer at heart and it gives him great pleasure to bring this to
his jewellery designs and his love of making.
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David’s stunning designs are all handmade and embody the beauty and colours of nature. The
jewellery is made from photographs transposed and sealed into recycled aluminium and fitted
with recycled sterling silver findings.
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He is proud to be showcased by Kew Gardens and has worked with the Yorkshire Sculpture
Park, Painshill Park and many leading independent galleries and gift shops.
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Many of the photographs used in his jewellery are from the Surrey Hills and since his move
to Alton an increasing number from Hampshire. The Isles of Scilly is also a summer favourite
for new images to use.
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With a 25-year career in nature conservation helping scientists study species from whales to
wasps, nature was always going to be the inspiration for his jewellery designs.
Photofinish Jewellery. Celebrating nature at its best!

Karen Francombe

Following a career as a pastry chef and a break for home educating her son Karen discovered
ceramics which quickly became and all consuming passion.
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Her work is mainly wheel thrown in her home studio where she develops glaze recipes to suit
her one-off functional pieces. Whilst she is loosely inspired by the oriental aesthetic, exploring
and developing her own style, she is also influenced by the changing landscapes in her rural
surroundings.

Gail Styles 

Gail has always had a keen interest in art starting from an early age. After completing a BA in Fine Art as a mature student she worked as an Art Technician for 10 years at Bedales school in Petersfield.

Gail decided to leave her job a few years ago and take the plunge to produce and sell her own work. She loves to do all types of art including sculpture and printing but her real passion is painting.

Gail's work is predominately landscapes, seascapes, animals and hand painted cards. She works in various mediums and would describe herself as being expressive and loose. Over the years she has done portraiture and had a period of producing abstract art.

Gail's inspiration comes from everyday life around her, the landscape, countryside, the sea - we are lucky to be living in a beautiful part of the country. Travelling home and abroad provides Gail with a mountain of ideas!

All Gail's paintings are original - she never sells prints! 

Laura De Zordo

Laura is an American artisan jeweller living in the stunning Hampshire countryside. From her studio hidden in the South Downs, she fabricate rings, bangles, earrings and necklaces featuring the most exquisite gemstones. Sparked by a passion that turned into an obsession for gemstones, Laura is now a collector of the most beautiful gemstones that celebrate a kaleidoscope of colour and a lifetime of beauty. 

Eva Alam

Eva is an artist based in Hampshire, near the stunning South Downs. She is passionate about creating vibrant, expressive landscapes and seascapes that reflect both the wild energy and quiet stillness of nature.
For Eva, art is a powerful force — it connects people, sparks reflection, and helps build lasting communities and legacies. She finds magic in the way colour and light can breathe life into a blank canvas, turning it into something alive with meaning.
Through her work, Eva invites you to pause, to feel, and perhaps even to journey — not just to the places she paints, but to the emotions they evoke. Most of all, she hopes her paintings make you smile and marvel at the extraordinary beauty of our world, inspiring a desire to cherish and protect its rich, imperfect wonders.

Adele at Labrador and More

Born out of a shared passion for creation and a love for furry companions, Adele embarked on a delightful journey alongside her sister Fran to establish “Labrador and More.” Inspired by Fran’s mischievous pair of labradors, they began by crafting charming decorations and cozy cushions.
 
 However, Adele’s yearning to infuse essential oils into everyday essentials led her into the world soap making. Combining an interest in all things natural and plant based, with a keen sense of smell and passion for creativity, Adele made her first soaps in 2021.
 
Determined to craft truly natural products Adele formulates her soaps, body butters and lip balms from the highest quality oils and butters, essential oils and herbs from her garden in Milland. 
 
Just like in cooking Adele believes in the power of simplicity, why settle for skin care full of complicated ingredients when you wouldn’t do the same with your food. 
 
Adele’s mission is to create fresh beautifully scented plant-based products without unnecessary additives, all wrapping is plastic free and recyclable.

Laura at Bare Threads Collars

Laura of Bare Threads creates playful, dog-inspired designs in memory of her late soulmate dog, Bare. Deeply dog-obsessed, she pours love and creativity into each piece, blending whimsical fun with heartfelt tributes to the furry companions who inspire her work.

Ros Hughes

Ros from Ros Goes Dotty creates beautiful, hand-dotted trinkets, perfect for gifting or adding a special touch to any space. Using acrylic paint, each piece is carefully crafted with intricate dot patterns, making every item a unique work of art. Alongside her creations, Ros also runs mindful workshops, offering a peaceful and creative experience for those looking to unwind and express themselves through the art of dot painting. With a passion for both creativity and mindfulness, Ros’s work invites others to slow down, appreciate the process, and enjoy the beauty of handcrafted art.

Charlotte - Crochet Kebab

In 2022, after learning to crochet with her daughter a few years earlier, Charlotte discovered a love of designing crochet jewellery and founded Crochet Kebab. She can be found crocheting on school runs, on the football sidelines and whenever she can inbetween looking after her 6 children. 
 
All the items are made with cotton and the jewellery is sterling silver or gold plated. There are over 15 earring designs in more than 30 colours. As well as stunning unique statement jewellery, Crochet Kebab also creates beautiful decorative items, such as crochet pressed flowers and wine charms.

The Colour Emporium

Katie is the founder and creative force behind The Colour Emporium, based in Guildford, Surrey. From her home studio, she handcrafts beautiful dip-dye dinner candles that add a touch of elegance and warmth to any setting. With a focus on quality and vibrant colour gradients, Katie creates candles that are not only functional but also visually striking. Each candle is carefully dipped and crafted with attention to detail, reflecting her passion for design and colour. Through The Colour Emporium, Katie brings a unique, artistic flair to everyday home decor.

Tania Wilkie

Tania Wilkie is an artist based in Hampshire, where she has lived since 2003. After a career as a Chartered Accountant, Homeopath, and Paramedic, she began painting upon moving to Lee-on-the-Solent. Initially working in watercolours, Tania expanded her practice to include oils, acrylics, and pastels after retiring from paramedic work in 2017.
 
Tania creates handmade cushions, bags, and other items, selling them at craft fairs, and has participated in Hampshire Open Studios since 2018. She is also an active member of a local art group. Inspired by nature, animals, and the sea, Tania brings vibrant colors into her creative work.

Caroline Frankland

Caroline Frankland is a talented artist specialising in stained glass, creating stunning, intricate pieces that capture the beauty of nature. Her work includes vibrant hanging decorations inspired by flora and fauna, such as birds, flowers, and sea creatures. Caroline also crafts free-standing stained glass sculptures that depict breathtaking landscapes, showcasing her unique ability to transform glass into dynamic, three-dimensional art.
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With a keen eye for detail and a deep appreciation for the natural world, Caroline brings colour and light into every piece she creates, making each one a striking addition to any space. Her work reflects her passion for the natural world and her mastery of the stained glass medium.

Lindsay Buck - Slumbermonkey Designs

Lindsay Buck is the artist and designer behind Slumbermonkey Designs. She is based in rural North Dorset where she works from her little garden studio. Originally from Norfolk she moved to Dorset nine years ago where she began to focus on her business full-time after leaving a career as a teacher of Art and Design. She designs and makes a wide range of work which always incorporates colour, pattern and quirky details. Inspiration comes from the countryside around her, the birds, flowers, animals and plants that can be glimpsed in the garden and beyond. Also evident is a love of the Mid-Century aesthetic. Lindsay’s work aims to make you smile, to brighten your day and to instil a sense of childlike curiosity and wonder. 

Catherine Claasen

Catherine is now working as a Freelance Art Educator after a career in teaching, often with young people who are experiencing clay for the first time. 
  
Catherine works with stoneware clay, making pots that look and feel interesting, often both functional and decorative. 
  
Experimenting with adapted forms, mixing elements of handbuilding and throwing, allows Catherine the chance to work creatively, responding to the natural world – especially the textures and patterns close-up in the landscape. 
  
Always inspired by nature, she works towards balance - line and form, surface and texture all working together to make something beautiful and interesting, pots that tell a story, pots that make you think. 

Gemma - Little Glass Robin

Gemma is a fused glass artist based in Hedge End, Southampton. Originally from
Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, she has been in the south of England for 7 years now after
relocating from the Midlands. 
She studied a degree in BA(Hons) Glass at the University of Wolverhampton from 2003,
where she specialised in glass blowing. After graduating she studied at the International
Glass Centre, Dudley, and began working with fused glass. Gemma’s current fused glass
work includes playful, nature-inspired glass designs incorporating locally sourced driftwood.
Her work often depicts various cheeky sea and garden birds, and marine creatures inspired
by her love of the coast. She creates her work using traditional cutting and layering
techniques, using wires to combine tack fired and full fired glass. She hand paints additional
features with glass paints to bring her pieces to life.
Gemma currently works from her home studio where she lives with her partner and little girl.

Elise Barkes

Elise is a Hampshire based textile designer who is inspired by a passion for colour, texture and a love of all things fabric. She started my business after the birth of her third child, but has always sewn and created since the day she could hold a needle.

Elise oves to use recycled fabrics wherever possible. All the leather she uses is scrap offcuts from the furniture trade and many of her pieces incorporate chopped up clothes and curtains or anything which catches her eye.

Sally Flint

Sally Flint is a silversmith who began her journey seven years ago, learning from talented jewellers and developing her own style. Inspired by nature, she creates unique, one-of-a-kind pieces using sustainable materials.
Working mainly in recycled silver, Sally casts molten metal into hand-carved cuttlefish bone or sand moulds, or uses Lost Wax Casting for intricate designs. Her work often features sapphires, rubies, or gold granules for an organic look.
Avoiding mass production, each piece is crafted with care to be treasured as much as she enjoys making it.

Charlotte Rose

Charlotte has two passions in life: the natural world and art, and is lucky enough to be able to combine both. As well as a landscape painter, she is an ecologist, with her work taking her to many inspirational places in the UK. Born and raised in Salisbury but now based in Winchester, Charlotte specialises in acrylic paintings of landscapes and wildlife but she also uses mixed media and soft pastels, mainly focusing on our amazing local places in Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire. 
These passions started when she was very small, although it was in her teenage years that she discovered acrylic paints and soft pastels. Her style tended towards impressionism and realism for many years, but recently it focuses on a more 'graphical' style. Colour and bold forms have always featured, with compositions often immersing the viewer in the scene rather than being a distant landscape.
She hopes that her work highlights the pressures our natural world is under, as well as the beauty that can be found in surprising places.

Clare Pegden

In a world that feels increasingly complicated and tricky to navigate Clare uses photography as a way of grounding herself and slowing the rapid pace of life; at least for a little while.
Spending time outside and making a photograph that reflects that time is an absolute privilege and Clare is hugely appreciative that she is able to spend some of my time doing exactly that. 

Sarah MacLaughlin

Sarah is an artist with a lifelong passion for transforming old furniture and walls with vibrant colour. Originally from the USA, she moved to the UK in 1996, where she found inspiration in the Bloomsbury Group at Charleston, connecting with their love for painting on walls and furniture. Known for her ability to rejuvenate tired spaces, Sarah’s colourful creations lift the spirit of any room. Her artistic journey includes painting decorative tiles, keepsake boxes, coasters, and table mats. During lockdown, Sarah unlocked a flood of whimsical, uplifting designs, cementing her belief that colour is the elixir to living well.

John Winchester

John is a passionate woodworker with a keen love for woodturning. He specialises in crafting exquisite bowls, lidded pots, and a variety of unique pieces, all shaped by his skilled hands and attention to detail. With a deep appreciation for the natural beauty of wood, John transforms raw timber into functional works of art, combining craftsmanship and creativity. His dedication to the craft is evident in each piece, showcasing not only his technical expertise but also his ability to bring out the unique character of each wood type he works with.

Emma Streeter

Whether she is drawing animals or painting landscapes, Emma is inspired by the beauty of the natural world. She loves watching wildlife, walking in local parks and spending time by the sea particularly Brighton, Devon and Cornwall. ​
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Emma works from life and from photographs. She enjoys using a variety of art mediums such as: coloured pencils, pen, watercolour paint, acrylic paint and ink and alcohol inks. She loves the freedom of creating fluid art works in acrylic paint, acrylic ink and alcohol inks. 

Mike Styles

All Mike's pots are hand thrown and go through a number of different processes. His glaze effects are the result of experimenting with colours & various techniques developed over the years, resulting in no two pieces ever being the same!

Any potter will tell you that ceramics at times, can be incredibly frustrating. There are so many different elements all of which can and quite often go wrong, but to Mike that’s half the fun! The challenge is getting every phase of the process just right and then the end result is a unique piece of work. The trick is to keep calm and enjoy the journey! 

Mike's inspiration is his wife Gail whose wonderful work is also available to buy at Sage & Salt Studio. She is a fantastic painter and her work inspires Mike to compliment her vibrant style and colours in his ceramics. 

Erin Voller

Currently in her first year of university, Erin set up her jewellery brand, Jewellery Cabin, in 2021with huge success! Erin is a self taught jeweller creating jewellery from a range of media such as sterling silver and aluminium. Recently she has been collecting and recycling beads to make unique hair accessories and bracelets. 

Elisa Dodd

Elisa, the artist behind Shake your Glass, takes inspiration from wildlife to create glass homeware gifts and glass wall art. In particular, she has a true connection with birds and has been a member of the RSPB (Royal Society for The Protection of Birds) for as long as she can remember. Seeing her first ever kingfisher was mesmerising!
 
The techniques of kiln forming glass she uses includes fusing, slumping, casting and kiln carving, She is also familiar with the hot glass technique of lampworking. 

Eliza's quality homeware collections and art pieces will energize your style and bring a striking focus to your living spaces.

Kerry Vaughan

Kerry is a professional wildlife artist, animal artist, printmaker and silver jewellery maker living and working in the beautiful West Sussex countryside. 

Kerry studied art at Suffolk College of Art in Ipswich and Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, finally gaining her B.A.Hons degree. She specialised in printmaking and Illustration, producing hand made limited edition prints which she sold in galleries in London and abroad and worked on illustration commissions.

Over time her medium choice and subject matter has changed so that she was painting more and more animals, both domestic and wild, mostly in pastels. The natural world and it’s wildlife are her abiding passion so it was inevitable that she would go in this direction.

Andrew Lean

Andy is an artist and teacher with over 20 years of experience who enjoys many different mediums. He specialises in painting with acrylics on wood. Andy is inspired by the British sea and wildlife which he illustrates on locally sourced reclaimed wooden boards. Each board has been sanded to enhance its natural characteristics before paint is applied. This process gives each piece originality and a uniqueness all of its own. Each piece has different layers of acrylic paints applied to create shades and tones and to develop depth within the image. To complete the final layers of the image, metallics and iridescent paints are added and these alter the painting when observed from different angles. They bring the paintings to life in a natural light.

Daryl Cheasley - River and Tide Designs

Daryl is a furniture maker who for many years has specialised in the restoration of antique furniture. Now, he has developed his own methods of designing and crafting bespoke furniture pieces.
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Daryl has perfected the art of making river tables, where natural wood blends seamlessly with a tidal of colours. Each piece is totally unique, bringing to life the natural grain of the wood with the brilliance of opaque colour.
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Each piece is embellished with a solid silver makers mark. The "Mainsail" Makers Mark is symbolic of Emsworth Harbour and its long association with the sea and sailing. This is where Daryl draws his inspiration, and where he has made home. The constant ebb and flow of the tides brings forth new ideas and the beginning of each new creation.  

Alex Poyner

Alex has been creating seascapes for the past eight years, deeply inspired by a lifelong connection to the British coastline, particularly around Chichester Harbour. Growing up in a family of sailors, she explored beautiful seaside spots along the south coast, which continue to influence her work. Trained at Falmouth Art College and Winchester School of Art as a print designer, she blends screen printing and painting techniques to capture coastal scenes with expressive precision. Currently based in London, she is expanding her repertoire to include cityscapes. She also serves as Head Designer at Fairbairn and Wolf Studio, where she continues to innovate in print design.

Bridget Lees

Bridget creates illustrations that tell stories and feature cute characters, botanicals, magic and the natural world. She is inspired what’s around her. As a keen forager, Bridget often finds herself in woodlands that are filled with unique plants, fungi and colours. You will often spot mushrooms and wild flowers decorating her greeting cards alongside sparkles and adorable animals! 

Becky Rose

10 years ago, Becky went along to a jewellery making course as a favour to a friend who wanted some company. She learnt the basics on how to saw and solder in silver then to set some stones. Becky is a big believer in being really kind to our planet, so she will often use beachcombed seaglass as the stone she sets in her jewellery. 

Anne Herbert

Anne enjoys working with metal on a large scale. Her pieces are made from recycled copper hot water cylinders. She cleans, cuts, hammers and textures to form garden pieces and wall art. Copper flowers, leaf stakes and fish are among her favourites.

Sarah-Jane Beacher

Sarah-Jane, the artist behind the Sea Potter and owner of Sage and Salt Studio, is inspired by our beautiful coastlines along the south of England. All of her artwork is curated using genuine beachcombed treasures such as seaglass, sea pottery, driftwood and stone handpicked by herself, her family and her friends. As a biologist, Sarah-Jane appreciates the beauty in what nature has provided or created and aims to celebrate this. 

Lisa Davies

From a very young age Lisa was passionate about painting and drawing. She used to love looking through picture books as a child and dreamed of being the person who drew the pictures....that passion remains with her to this day. 

Lisa studied illustration for 5 years, gaining a HND in wildlife illustration from Dyfed college of art and then a BA Hons in illustration from Plymouth University. She also gained a PGCE in art education. 
After spending 18 years bringing up my family, and surviving cancer, Lisa finally returned to working full time as an artist in 2012. She has sold many of her canvases in the UK and overseas.  She has exhibited her work at an International Contemporary Art exhibition on the Kings Rd, Chelsea and also at the Reading Contemporary Art Fair and at Surrey Contemporary Art Fair. Today Lisa also turns her art into gift products such as mugs, coasters, greeting cards and hanging plaques. She prints and makes all the products herself.

Lisa loves working in many mediums, but acrylic and pencil remain a favourite. She loves creating fun, happy, bright, colourful, work that brings a smile to your face every time you look at it. Lisa takes inspiration from the everyday things in life...the simple pleasures.......the first time you put your washing on the line in the spring.....a cat sleeping in the flower bed.... Lisa loves life and she hopes that this shows through in her paintings.

Michelle Towner

Michelle, the founder of Orlaya Floryn Blooms, started her new career path in floral design post pandemic. She used to work in the Fashion industry but then had a change of heart and got hooked in floral designing and has never looked back. Having a background in art and fashion has influenced her creative style of how she uses colour in her dried flower arrangements.  

Sue Woodger

is a Farnham-based artist who fell in love with papercutting after being inspired by a metal butterfly sculpture. Her first creation, a butterfly piece, still holds a special place in her home. She explores the movement and rhythms of nature, creating vibrant, dynamic works from simple silhouettes like fish or butterflies. Each piece is painted, making it unique, even when repeating designs. Her artwork is crafted to be joyful, accessible, and available in various sizes and price points. When not in her studio, she enjoys time with her three children, gardening, swimming, or catching up with friends over coffee.

Michele Hall

Inspired by nature, the sea, forests and patterns created therein, Michele creates beautiful artworks made from recycled materials. Whether this be fabric, unloved vessels, broken china, old costume jewellery or natural dried material.  Michele aims to give new leases of life to tired objects and create new and exciting art for the home and garden. 

Caroline West

Ever since Caroline was young she has wanted to be an artist. Painting brings her peace and joy and she is at her happiest in her art studio with paint on her hands and messy hair, listening to music while surrounded by dogs!

Caroline paints magical nature scenes, specialising mostly in acrylics. A deep love of nature and being outdoors brings her a sense of peace and belonging in an often hectic world and inspires her to create every single day.

Also passionate about reusing and upcycling Caroline is always looking for ways to incorporate this into her paintings. She loves to paint on different objects, including, upcycled pallet wood, leaves, used tea bags and crisp packets to name a few!

Jo Middleton - Wild Hare Ceramics

Jo Middleton is a Falmouth University graduate with a degree in Contemporary Crafts. After setting up her studio, she has balanced her pottery career with raising three daughters, continuing to develop new ideas and techniques. Jo meticulously hand-colors her clay, hand rolls, presses, and sculpts each piece, ensuring every creation is unique. Once bisque fired, she hand-paints each item before firing it again at 1250°C. Inspired by the countryside and nature, Jo incorporates these influences into her intricate designs, resulting in distinctive, handcrafted pottery that reflects her passion for both creativity and craftsmanship.

Helen Polden

Helen Polden is the artist behind Nellie’s Art, a mixed media practice she founded in 2024. Based in Romsey, Hampshire, Helen creates expressive woodland and coastal scenes inspired by the natural beauty of the Test Valley, the New Forest, the South Coast and further afield to the Mediterranean.
Her technique blends creativity with sustainability, layering leftover tissue, patterned wrapping paper and magazine cuttings to form rich textures and depth. She then develops these bases with inks and acrylics, producing distinctive works often featuring quirky wildlife.
Helen’s passion for art began in childhood, sketching birds and animals alongside her grandmother, an artist herself. After studying graphic design at West Surrey College of Art and Design, she built a career in design but continues to explore her love of expressive, hands-on artmaking through Nellie’s Art.

Dorothy Borland

Dorothy has been designing fused glass locally for around 15 years and takes inspiration from the land and seascapes around the area. Predominately using a technique known as contour or tack fusing she is able to create a level of detail in her work that really brings it to life. 
 
Starting from a small jewellery kiln she now has a range of designs from small keyrings and tealights up to large pictures and 3D freestanding pieces and lots more in-between.

Carolynne Winchester

Carolynne is a Hampshire based artist with a love for nature.  She is surrounded by woodland which is full of wildlife and from this she draws her inspiration. 
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Carolynne had always wanted to paint in watercolour but never had the opportunity or time until just before she retired from a 25 year teaching career.  Having got to grips with watercolour she also started to enjoy the art of mixed media and then branched out into the world of coloured pencils. She very much values her painting days and the feeling of creativity and tranquility they provide. 

Ray Vogt

Ray creates lino prints, cement casts and decorative craft items out of wood mainly depicting scenes and buildings around Petersfield. 

Kirsty McNay

Kirsty McNay is a collage artist who creates distinctive works of art using torn paper. Inspired by the English landscape, the changing seasons, and the natural world, Kirsty transforms close-up photographs into evocative and textured compositions.
Her process begins with her own photography, capturing intricate close-ups of natural objects such as tree trunks, fences, and other textured surfaces encountered during her outdoor explorations. These images, celebrated for their beautiful lines and vibrant colours, are uploaded to her computer and sometimes digitally edited to emphasise their potential as artistic elements.
Using a meticulous hand-tearing technique, Kirsty reimagines these photographs, layering fragments to form striking depictions of stormy skies, snowy fields, and other evocative landscapes. Each piece begins with a single glued fragment, building organically into a tactile and visually compelling scene.
By merging photography and collage, Kirsty McNay creates artwork that celebrates the beauty of nature while offering a unique and experimental perspective on the English countryside.

Vicki Hunt

Vicki is a self-taught artist based in the Meon Valley in rural Hampshire. She has always been creative and while everyone else was snuggling up with a book in her childhood home she was drawing, sewing, painting.. immersing herself in any kind of creative activity! 

Vicki has a passion for painting and seeks inspiration from beauty she finds around her. Her garden birds use both her sewing and painting skills and create a very unique effect, which remains incredibly 'real' when capturing the likeness of a bird. 

Clare Emily

Clare Emily is a self-taught artist whose work explores the depth, light and shifting moods of natural landscapes – particularly the British coastline. Her contemporary, semi-abstract style is defined by expressive palette knife work and impasto layers of acrylic, creating striking texture and atmosphere.
Heavily influenced by the ever-changing seascapes of Chichester Harbour, where she is partly based, Clare works intuitively to capture the essence of place. Light, weather and colour all play a vital role in her compositions, resulting in fresh, crisp and quietly dramatic pieces.
Originally trained as a cellist, Clare brings the same emotional sensitivity and rhythm to her painting, allowing her connection to the landscape to guide each brushstroke.
At Sage and Salt Studio, we are proud to exhibit a selection of Clare’s fine art prints on aluminium – a modern, durable medium that is both waterproof and fade-resistant, perfect for showcasing the clarity and depth of her work.

Lis Taylor

Lis is a sterling silver jeweller living in beautiful Southsea with her tortoise shell cat, Enid. 

Happy Heads

Happy Heads are greetings cards designed to make people smile, celebrate individuality and promote positive mental health. 10% profit donated to Young Minds. 

Deb Morris

Deb Morris is a unique contemporary textile artist and watercolourist. Inspired by living on the Solent and the local wildlife, her works are often both whimsical and gently humorous. Her more abstract works are inspired by old diagrams of early Victorian machinery.

Deb's watercolours feature bold colours and the use of a loose wet-in-wet style to bring her subjects to life. 
 
Her distinctive, ‘statement’ textile designs are entirely hand-sewn and feature a unique combination of applique, stump work and embroidery.

Deb is passionate about colour, texture, pattern, and movement, balancing intricate detail with the restrained use of space and upcycling unusual materials. She also enjoys creating kits for others to make their own sewn artworks.

Ann Savage

Ann is a Visual Artist based in Petersfield, known for her thoughtful combinations of paint, print and collage that describe memories of place and time. Ann received an MA in Fine Art from Chichester University where she honed her skills in combining painting with printing. Her work has featured in Galleries and Exhibitions in Hampshire and Sussex, most recently in the ‘Voyage’ Exhibition at the Oxmarket Gallery, Chichester. She has just begun working on a one year site-specific residency in Eastney, Hampshire.

Southsea Macrame

Amie is a busy mum of two crazy boys and a trolly dolly! She has been running Southsea Macrame for 3 years and she handmakes everything by the sea in Southsea. Amie will be selling her DIY kits and running her much loved workshops at Sage and Salt Studio. 

Caroline Hiron

Caroline is a professional mixed media artist based in Hampshire. She has an MA in Printed Textiles from The Royal College of Art. Caroline is obsessed with pattern, texture, and colour and in particular their relationship with nature. Her work explores the myriad of visual impressions that are hidden from view when regarding the natural environment. In her mind's eye, she sees a constellation of patterns hovering just below the surface. The patterns that she creates are influenced by cultural and scientific references. Caroline’s artwork is her translation of these visions brought to life for others to share.

Sallie Eley

Sallie Eley is a versatile mixed media artist. Her creative journey is influenced by her surroundings, the beauty of nature, and the realms of her imagination.

Sallie crafts an array of artistic expressions, including abstract paintings, contemporary 3-dimensional woodblock pieces, and, more recently, an exploration into abstract realism and collage works.
 
Sallie's art is a reflection of her personal evolution in life —three-dimensional, full of colour, vibrancy and luminosity. She uses her artistic journey to build a more holistic framework for her life and considers painting and creating a mindful practice important for her wellbeing. Sallie's creations serve as a vibrant testament to the rich tapestry of her life and artistic exploration.

Karin Bessent

Karin has lived in Petersfield for the past 3 years. In 2020 she embarked on her journey making natural bath bombs for staff, including her daughter, who had locked down in a local nursing home for a 10 week period during COVID. 
 
She has always had a passion for holistic well-being, making and creating, and loves natural products that nourish the skin. With her love of crystals she has created a unique range of crystal bath bombs.  
 
Karin is committed to crafting bath and shower products that are kind to your skin and the environment Her mission is to bring joy, tranquillity and a touch of magic to your bath routine!