Saturday, 29 August 2009
Friday, 28 August 2009
Bios for all the 09 exhibitors
MARK WAYNE BARRETT - Mark studied illustration & has a great interest in comic book art & childrens books. He is currently developing artwork for a children’s book by a local writer.
Judith Brown - BA Hons Fashion & Textiles From a textiles background, Judith stitches with wires to create intricate yet feminine jewellery. This year she has added three new ranges to her collections, Vintage Noir, Vintage Sparkle and Blossom.
Theresia Cadwallader - Born and brought up in Java, Theresia studied civil engineering at Leeds University. She worked on building a university campus in Sulawesi, bringing infrastructure to the jungles of Garugu, and designing irrigation for Lombok and Sumbawa. After taking a masters degree in irrigation engineering at Southampton, she practised as an engineer in Jakarta and Sumatra. She continued working as a water engineer in the North West for a few years. She then married and brought up a family in Oxton, and studied fine art and jewellery design at Wirral Met. Theresia’s work includes painting, prints and jewellery. All her work combines a strong feeling for earth and stones, often geometric with rigorous design skills, and influenced by her early years among the colours and sounds of Indonesia. This year Theresia was awarded 2nd place Inspired By ..2009 Individual Award Arts and Crafts competition organised by Liverpool Museums and V&A.
ALAN CHAPE -Alan Chape has lived & worked on Merseyside since 1968. He has developed his photography following his retirement in 2000. He specialises in architectural subjects, particularly the townscape & buildings of Liverpool, Wirral & Oxton, & rural landscapes. He also has catalogues for Nice, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Singapore, Tuscany, Andalucía, Rome, Berlin, Cracow, Palma, Sardinia, Brittany, North Wales, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Sussex & London. Since 2008 he has also been developing his work on abstract collages using the interplay of different colours to create different effects.
MARK EMPTAGE (not exhibiting fully this year)- As a dyslexic scholar, Mark Emptage fumbled through his formative years at school near Caernarfon He trained as a Chef, did a tour of duty in the Welsh Guards and worked as a milkman. He had some ‘cartoons’ published in the company magazine and produced pen and ink illustrations for an insurance company. In 1990, he designed a mural for a bar in Chester He now works in cereal production and has used his photography to update training manuals. Now he is 'almost' grown up, he finds himself drawn to digital photography techniques.
LIZ HADWIN-GLOVER – “Photography is something I have almost always done, have done with serious intent, and recently come back to. I take pictures of people and make traditional black and white prints. I like the print-making process –“drawing with light” – and the beauty and sensitivity of black and white photography. I like the way people show something on themselves to camera”
SHERILYN HALLIGAN BA Hons Fine Art- Sherilyn Halligan is a local artist who studied Fine Art at Wirral Metropolitan Colleg, graduating with an honours degree from John Moores University in 2001. Since then she has been working freelance for Tate Liverpool delivering the family programme and collaborating on projects with our other artists. She is currently an art tutor working part-time for the art-department at Wirral Met. Her work in painting and collage is an exploration of colour and texture relationships. Informed by the landscapes of places near and far. Working in a very exploratory way she endeavours to capture the essence of that place which has capture her imagination.
DANIEL JAMES BA Hons Fine Art
Daniel has recently graduated from Wirral Met. He previously received a Triple Distinction in Photography, a Diploma in HE Media Studies and gained a Distinction in Foundation Art and Design. He is currently working on his third NHS commission.
EIMEAR KAVANAGH -
Eimear is a Textiles and Surface Pattern Design Graduate. She works in mixed media and having travelled throughout parts of India she has become guided by the ideas, customs and art of its societies. Her recent commissions have included backdrops for stage/set design, Mural paintings in India and London, a CD album cover and a private collection of paintings for a home-owner in Sydney, Australia.
Marie Mairs BA Hons Graphic design, MA Multi media- Marie has worked commercially as an illustrator for books & magazine. She spent 5 years working in Exhibit Graphics at the Museum of Science in Boston. Since returning to the UK in 2002, she has been teaching drawing & painting & developing her own work
DESDEMONA MCCANNON – wwww.lemonmerchant.co.uk Desdemona has a 1st class degree in English Literature, & 1st class degree in Graphic Design & Illustration. After working as an illustrator for five years, she studied for an M.A. in ‘Sequential Illustration & Design’ in Brighton. She has worked as a children’s book illustrator most notably with Bloomsbury Children’s books. She taught Graphic Design at Wirral Met until the opportunity came up to work in Tokyo where she designed characters & illustrated for international clients. She joined the staff at North Wales School of Art in 2003 and currently teaches illustration and visual culture there.
KEN PEACOCK - I have roamed this beautiful world now for many years with sketch book, camera, and pen. In my studio as my paintings develop and with my sketch-books and photographs by my drawing board to refer to, the rhythms within the compositions become stronger and my field work becomes a reality. I keep going till I get it right but then there are probably still five things to do and a painting can be on my easel for over a year.
Truly: “ To see a world in a grain of sand
And a Heaven in a wild flower;
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity for an hour.”, William Blake,
brings out the music in one.
LYNDA ROBERTS D.A. Post D.A. (Textile Design) - Lynda attended the Glasgow School of Art before working in Canada & subsequently teaching Art on Wirral. Her multi media collages are a personal visual record of places she has visited both here & abroad. In her recordings of our built environment, colour & texture are important elements providing layers to be visually explored by the viewer. Textile focal points are partially integrated to elaborate statements made in paint.
ALISON BAILEY SMITH – BA Hons Jewellery, Dip Des http://abscraft.blogspot.com/ Alison originally trained in Jewellery at Edinburgh College of Art but her work crosses jewellery, costume & sculpture.. She has worked with recycled materials for 20 years and this year she will be showing her new range of “Junk Jewellery”. Her pieces are in museum collections & private collections around the world.. She has recently been appointed arts liaison officer for 2Bio Ltd in Liverpool and has also instigated a new creative networking event called “With These Hands”.
ROGER SINEK
Roger hails from Zimbabwe, and has been taking photographs with some serious intent since age 11. Having come to Liverpool to study architecture he stayed on to play drums, somehow escaping fame. These days he does personal work and professional commissions between working at Tate Liverpool. His work has been published internationally on and in numerous books, posters, magazines and CDs - from the NME, through Fine Art catalogues to Terence Conran's Book of Design. He started exhibiting in Galleries in recent years, showing regularly with Soup around the North West and joining the Oxton Artists in 2007.
ELEANOR SUGGETT
After graduating with a first class Honours from Central Saint Martins in July of 2007, Eleanor returned to Merseyside, where she lives and works, probably drinks far too much coffee, and runs a small design consultancy. Her work has been exhibited in nationally as well as in New York and Paris. From her reputable multi-disciplinary studio, she provides a diverse range of tailor made designs for the publishing and creative industry. Traditional yet innovative, she specialises in typography, pattern and illustration, importantly working with comprehensive, ethical and eco-friendly printing techniques.
JANINE SUGGETT BA Hons Graphic Design & Illustration -"Originally from Paris, I moved to Oxton 25 years ago, & to mark this silver anniversary, I decided to join the Oxton artists. I studied design & print making in London in the bustling 70's, & since then I have brought up my three daughters with my wonderful late husband, Martin. As a print maker, I enjoy the qualities of drawing, & use this as a basis for all of my work, which at the moment is a series playful illustrations, & monotype. I enjoy 'accidents', never afraid of experimenting with new & old techniques. I love black & white, but all other colours are welcome. "
PATSY TAYLOR - MEd UKCP registered psychotherapist- Sewing & knitting have been a significant part of Patsy’s life for as long as she can remember. She has made things since she could hold a needle, loving beautiful fabrics for their own sake, enjoying the fascinating process of constructing & shaping something from a flat piece of material.
JAYNE TURNER - BA HONS TEXTILES
“I'm Felicity Jayne. I graduated with a degree in Textiles at Manchester Metropolitan University in 2007, where i specialised in Printed Materials. I especially love colour, drawing, cutting, sticking, colouring in, collage and making things! The city is where i draw my inspiration from to create my brightly coloured images and small gift products, which are fun and happy. I love the city. I love what the city contains, its architecture, objects, people, colours, signs and conversations. I see the city as a place full of stories, journeys and ideas. My favourite local cities, Liverpool, Manchester and Blackpool are often the feature of my work.”
LISA WALDMAN -- HNDII Silversmithing & Jewellery www.lwsilver.com- Lwsilver is a quirky little jewellery business based in the Wirral, where all pieces are designed and lovingly handcrafted in the workshop. Lisa has a fabulous new selection of ‘ready to wear’ contemporary pieces in silver now available to view online anything from simple flower earrings and silver gem stone rings to gorgeous vintage pearl necklaces and the stunning butterfly range. Lwsilver welcomes commissions and will work with you to create your own unique piece.
Judith Brown - BA Hons Fashion & Textiles From a textiles background, Judith stitches with wires to create intricate yet feminine jewellery. This year she has added three new ranges to her collections, Vintage Noir, Vintage Sparkle and Blossom.
Theresia Cadwallader - Born and brought up in Java, Theresia studied civil engineering at Leeds University. She worked on building a university campus in Sulawesi, bringing infrastructure to the jungles of Garugu, and designing irrigation for Lombok and Sumbawa. After taking a masters degree in irrigation engineering at Southampton, she practised as an engineer in Jakarta and Sumatra. She continued working as a water engineer in the North West for a few years. She then married and brought up a family in Oxton, and studied fine art and jewellery design at Wirral Met. Theresia’s work includes painting, prints and jewellery. All her work combines a strong feeling for earth and stones, often geometric with rigorous design skills, and influenced by her early years among the colours and sounds of Indonesia. This year Theresia was awarded 2nd place Inspired By ..2009 Individual Award Arts and Crafts competition organised by Liverpool Museums and V&A.
ALAN CHAPE -Alan Chape has lived & worked on Merseyside since 1968. He has developed his photography following his retirement in 2000. He specialises in architectural subjects, particularly the townscape & buildings of Liverpool, Wirral & Oxton, & rural landscapes. He also has catalogues for Nice, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Singapore, Tuscany, Andalucía, Rome, Berlin, Cracow, Palma, Sardinia, Brittany, North Wales, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Sussex & London. Since 2008 he has also been developing his work on abstract collages using the interplay of different colours to create different effects.
MARK EMPTAGE (not exhibiting fully this year)- As a dyslexic scholar, Mark Emptage fumbled through his formative years at school near Caernarfon He trained as a Chef, did a tour of duty in the Welsh Guards and worked as a milkman. He had some ‘cartoons’ published in the company magazine and produced pen and ink illustrations for an insurance company. In 1990, he designed a mural for a bar in Chester He now works in cereal production and has used his photography to update training manuals. Now he is 'almost' grown up, he finds himself drawn to digital photography techniques.
LIZ HADWIN-GLOVER – “Photography is something I have almost always done, have done with serious intent, and recently come back to. I take pictures of people and make traditional black and white prints. I like the print-making process –“drawing with light” – and the beauty and sensitivity of black and white photography. I like the way people show something on themselves to camera”
SHERILYN HALLIGAN BA Hons Fine Art- Sherilyn Halligan is a local artist who studied Fine Art at Wirral Metropolitan Colleg, graduating with an honours degree from John Moores University in 2001. Since then she has been working freelance for Tate Liverpool delivering the family programme and collaborating on projects with our other artists. She is currently an art tutor working part-time for the art-department at Wirral Met. Her work in painting and collage is an exploration of colour and texture relationships. Informed by the landscapes of places near and far. Working in a very exploratory way she endeavours to capture the essence of that place which has capture her imagination.
DANIEL JAMES BA Hons Fine Art
Daniel has recently graduated from Wirral Met. He previously received a Triple Distinction in Photography, a Diploma in HE Media Studies and gained a Distinction in Foundation Art and Design. He is currently working on his third NHS commission.
EIMEAR KAVANAGH -
Eimear is a Textiles and Surface Pattern Design Graduate. She works in mixed media and having travelled throughout parts of India she has become guided by the ideas, customs and art of its societies. Her recent commissions have included backdrops for stage/set design, Mural paintings in India and London, a CD album cover and a private collection of paintings for a home-owner in Sydney, Australia.
Marie Mairs BA Hons Graphic design, MA Multi media- Marie has worked commercially as an illustrator for books & magazine. She spent 5 years working in Exhibit Graphics at the Museum of Science in Boston. Since returning to the UK in 2002, she has been teaching drawing & painting & developing her own work
DESDEMONA MCCANNON – wwww.lemonmerchant.co.uk Desdemona has a 1st class degree in English Literature, & 1st class degree in Graphic Design & Illustration. After working as an illustrator for five years, she studied for an M.A. in ‘Sequential Illustration & Design’ in Brighton. She has worked as a children’s book illustrator most notably with Bloomsbury Children’s books. She taught Graphic Design at Wirral Met until the opportunity came up to work in Tokyo where she designed characters & illustrated for international clients. She joined the staff at North Wales School of Art in 2003 and currently teaches illustration and visual culture there.
KEN PEACOCK - I have roamed this beautiful world now for many years with sketch book, camera, and pen. In my studio as my paintings develop and with my sketch-books and photographs by my drawing board to refer to, the rhythms within the compositions become stronger and my field work becomes a reality. I keep going till I get it right but then there are probably still five things to do and a painting can be on my easel for over a year.
Truly: “ To see a world in a grain of sand
And a Heaven in a wild flower;
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity for an hour.”, William Blake,
brings out the music in one.
LYNDA ROBERTS D.A. Post D.A. (Textile Design) - Lynda attended the Glasgow School of Art before working in Canada & subsequently teaching Art on Wirral. Her multi media collages are a personal visual record of places she has visited both here & abroad. In her recordings of our built environment, colour & texture are important elements providing layers to be visually explored by the viewer. Textile focal points are partially integrated to elaborate statements made in paint.
ALISON BAILEY SMITH – BA Hons Jewellery, Dip Des http://abscraft.blogspot.com/ Alison originally trained in Jewellery at Edinburgh College of Art but her work crosses jewellery, costume & sculpture.. She has worked with recycled materials for 20 years and this year she will be showing her new range of “Junk Jewellery”. Her pieces are in museum collections & private collections around the world.. She has recently been appointed arts liaison officer for 2Bio Ltd in Liverpool and has also instigated a new creative networking event called “With These Hands”.
ROGER SINEK
Roger hails from Zimbabwe, and has been taking photographs with some serious intent since age 11. Having come to Liverpool to study architecture he stayed on to play drums, somehow escaping fame. These days he does personal work and professional commissions between working at Tate Liverpool. His work has been published internationally on and in numerous books, posters, magazines and CDs - from the NME, through Fine Art catalogues to Terence Conran's Book of Design. He started exhibiting in Galleries in recent years, showing regularly with Soup around the North West and joining the Oxton Artists in 2007.
ELEANOR SUGGETT
After graduating with a first class Honours from Central Saint Martins in July of 2007, Eleanor returned to Merseyside, where she lives and works, probably drinks far too much coffee, and runs a small design consultancy. Her work has been exhibited in nationally as well as in New York and Paris. From her reputable multi-disciplinary studio, she provides a diverse range of tailor made designs for the publishing and creative industry. Traditional yet innovative, she specialises in typography, pattern and illustration, importantly working with comprehensive, ethical and eco-friendly printing techniques.
JANINE SUGGETT BA Hons Graphic Design & Illustration -"Originally from Paris, I moved to Oxton 25 years ago, & to mark this silver anniversary, I decided to join the Oxton artists. I studied design & print making in London in the bustling 70's, & since then I have brought up my three daughters with my wonderful late husband, Martin. As a print maker, I enjoy the qualities of drawing, & use this as a basis for all of my work, which at the moment is a series playful illustrations, & monotype. I enjoy 'accidents', never afraid of experimenting with new & old techniques. I love black & white, but all other colours are welcome. "
PATSY TAYLOR - MEd UKCP registered psychotherapist- Sewing & knitting have been a significant part of Patsy’s life for as long as she can remember. She has made things since she could hold a needle, loving beautiful fabrics for their own sake, enjoying the fascinating process of constructing & shaping something from a flat piece of material.
JAYNE TURNER - BA HONS TEXTILES
“I'm Felicity Jayne. I graduated with a degree in Textiles at Manchester Metropolitan University in 2007, where i specialised in Printed Materials. I especially love colour, drawing, cutting, sticking, colouring in, collage and making things! The city is where i draw my inspiration from to create my brightly coloured images and small gift products, which are fun and happy. I love the city. I love what the city contains, its architecture, objects, people, colours, signs and conversations. I see the city as a place full of stories, journeys and ideas. My favourite local cities, Liverpool, Manchester and Blackpool are often the feature of my work.”
LISA WALDMAN -- HNDII Silversmithing & Jewellery www.lwsilver.com- Lwsilver is a quirky little jewellery business based in the Wirral, where all pieces are designed and lovingly handcrafted in the workshop. Lisa has a fabulous new selection of ‘ready to wear’ contemporary pieces in silver now available to view online anything from simple flower earrings and silver gem stone rings to gorgeous vintage pearl necklaces and the stunning butterfly range. Lwsilver welcomes commissions and will work with you to create your own unique piece.
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Judith Brown
Judith Brown - BA Hons Fashion & Textiles www.judithbrownjewellery.co.uk. From a textiles background, Judith stitches with wires to create intricate yet feminine jewellery. This year she has added three new ranges to her collections, Vintage Noir, Vintage Sparkle and Blossom.
Email: judith@judithbrownjewellery.co.uk
We have some images on Flickr
We have some images on Flickr of past shows http://www.flickr.com/groups/oxtonartfair/
WE would love to have more images if anyone has taken some over the last 5 shows (can you believe it will be our 6th in November?)
WE would love to have more images if anyone has taken some over the last 5 shows (can you believe it will be our 6th in November?)
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