Catherine Sutcliffe Fuller

Catherine Sutcliffe-Fuller is a printmaker whose work explores the relationship between rural and urban environments, shaped by her own journey between the two.

A childhood spent on a smallholding instilled a lasting connection to nature, which continues to inform her practice. Today, drawing and observing the natural world remain central to her work, offering a sense of structure and continuity within contemporary urban life.

She creates multi-layered prints using lino cutting and zinc plate etching, combining technical precision with a strong foundation in drawing. Her compositions often reflect the interaction between built environments and the presence of nature within them.

Sutcliffe-Fuller studied at York Technical College before completing a BA in Fine Art Printmaking at the University of Brighton. Her work has been exhibited widely, including at the Royal Academy of Arts and the ING Discerning Eye, and is held in a number of public and private collections.

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Helaina Sharpley

Helaina Sharpley is a wirework artist based in West Yorkshire, working from her studio at The West Yorkshire Print Workshop in Mirfield. She creates intricate, hand-formed pieces that sit between drawing and sculpture, translating delicate line work into expressive three-dimensional forms.

Her early work was inspired by the rituals and etiquette of tea drinking in bygone eras, particularly the elegance of the Edwardian period. The decorative qualities of historic graphics, fine china, and architectural detail informed a series of refined pen-and-ink drawings, which naturally evolved into her distinctive wire compositions.

More recently, commissioned projects have expanded her subject matter to include rural landscapes and British flora, allowing her to further develop and push the possibilities of her wireworking practice. Each piece is individually crafted, resulting in unique works that combine precision with a sense of movement and lightness.

Sharpley graduated from Herefordshire College of Art and Design in 2006 with a BA (Hons) in Design Crafts, and has since developed an award-winning practice rooted in both tradition and contemporary exploration.

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Robert Newton

Robert Newton (b. 1964) is a British painter based in the North East of England. He studied Fine Art at Sunderland University and works across expressive landscapes, small-scale paintings, and monotypes.

His practice is rooted in an intuitive approach, where paintings evolve through gesture, colour, and mark-making. His smaller works act as intimate studies of tone and surface, while his larger paintings combine bold, sweeping brushwork with a strong underlying structure, reflecting years of sustained practice.

Inspired by the natural environment, Newton’s work moves beyond specific locations to capture atmosphere, memory, and personal response to place. His paintings balance a contemporary sensibility with an awareness of the traditions of British landscape painting.

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Jolene Smith

Jolene has been designing and making contemporary jewellery since 1984, establishing a reputation for distinctive design and high-quality craftsmanship. Her work explores a range of techniques, often combining melted and polished silver with fused elements of copper or brass, and occasionally incorporating semi-precious stones.

Influenced by the ancient world and natural forms, her pieces have an organic, tactile quality, balancing raw texture with refined finish.

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Elke Sada

Elke Sada is a ceramic artist who originally worked as a research scientist for over a decade before retraining in ceramics in England, completing an MA at the Royal College of Art.

Her practice combines expressive, gestural painting with functional ceramic forms in a highly innovative process. Beginning with abstract compositions made from fluid suspensions of clay and minerals, Sada creates richly layered surfaces that blur the boundary between painting and object. Clay is then poured over these works, allowing image and material to merge into a single flexible sheet, which is subsequently cut and folded into sculptural vessels.

This distinctive approach—where surface and form are developed simultaneously—results in dynamic, painterly ceramics that retain a strong sense of movement and spontaneity. Sada’s work is widely exhibited and collected across Europe, and has received multiple awards in recognition of her innovative practice.

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Gill Tyson

Gill Tyson is an Edinburgh-based printmaker specialising in lithography, a process that allows for both expressive mark-making and the careful layering of image and tone. Working in a palette of cool, atmospheric colours, her prints explore remote and often abstracted landscapes, where traces of human presence are subtly implied.

She studied at Edinburgh College of Art and the University of Edinburgh, graduating with an MA (Hons) in Fine Art. Tyson is a former Chairman of Edinburgh Printmakers and has undertaken printmaking residencies across the UK and Europe.

Her work has been widely exhibited internationally, including representing Britain at the International Print Exhibition in Kyoto, Japan. She has received numerous awards, including Printmaker of the Year at Printfest, and her work is held in major public collections such as the Smithsonian Institution and the Parliamentary Art Collection, House of Lords.

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Bek Genery

Bek Genery is a jewellery maker whose work is shaped by a deep connection to coastal landscapes and the material qualities of metal. Influenced by time spent along the Kintyre coastline and the shores of East Anglia, her pieces often reflect the movement, texture and shifting nature of water.

Working with techniques such as reticulation, Genery transforms metal surfaces to evoke fluidity and erosion, often incorporating pearls, aquamarines and found elements that echo the tones and materials of the shoreline. Her practice is informed by a traditional, apprenticeship-based approach to learning, having developed her skills through working with a range of artisans.

Drawing on historical references—from Saxon metalwork to Byzantine craftsmanship—her jewellery explores themes of travel, exchange and symbolism, with pieces that act not only as adornment but as markers of connection and experience.

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