FLYING MONK
Malmesbury 21 – 22 September 10am – 4pm
Wood Hyam Farm
Mike Hipwell and Darren Rumley
Waterpower
Waterpower is a sound installation specifically designed for the courtyard of Caerbladon by the Malmesbury sound artist, Mike Hipwell and featuring a water sculpture by Stroud based Darren Rumley. Waterpower uses the recorded sounds of the rivers and streams of Malmesbury, taking in the ebb and flow of the seasons which in the studio are then combined with composed
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and performed music. Harnessing the natural strength and power of water is at the root of the growth in importance of Malmesbury, in the Middle Ages known as Caer Bladon, or “stronghold on the river Bladon”.
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Father Elias Polomski
The Wings of God
Father Elias, Robert Michael Polomski, has produced a series of icons, triptychs, illuminated manuscripts, mandalas and prayer towers which represent visual meditations on universal spiritual themes such as Enlightenment, Transfiguration, the Tree of Life and Paradise. As an artist and priest, he draws
Caerbladon, 24 High Street, Malmesbury /// hamster.shed.unopposed
on the ancient and perennial wisdom of mysticism, be it Buddhist, Egyptian, Sufi or Christian, and his work celebrates the unity of all religions.
Paul Eardley Planetary Plants
Artist Paul Eardley combines art, design and sculpture to create unique pieces suitable for indoor and outdoor display. The Cow Parsley Sphere is one example, made either from the plant itself, Anthriscus Sylvestris, or the botanical forms recreated with recycled plastic bottles. The form reminds us of the
Caerbladon, 24 High Street, Malmesbury /// hamster.shed.unopposed
beautiful yet fragile nature of our shared Mother Earth. He is open to private and public commissions, which can be specified to suit the location in which they are being exhibited.
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Lou Ropner Mosaics
Passion for beautiful colours. Stained glass is very intense and comes smooth, textured, iridised, opalescent or matt. Also, specialist highly bright and colourful ’Dichroic’ glass to create powerful statement works. Stained glass on slate works beautifully in the garden, lending a unique feature amongst the flowers or a pillar of colour planted in the lawn.
The Kings Arms, 29 High Street, Malmesbury SN16 9AA /// breathing.wider.century
I make glass on rock, pebbles, oak. Glass in silver plated jewellery or bronze. Recently on free standing blocks of wood using pewter hares and dear in moonlight settings. I am a collector of anything which I can turn into a mosaic!
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Alison Goodall
I found my love for clay after taking early retirement. Since then, it has been a delightful journey of experiment and discovery. Having previously studied and worked in archaeology, I take inspiration from traditional, utilitarian forms, and the eroded and patinated surfaces resulting from long use or burial in the ground.
The Kings Arms, 29 High Street, Malmesbury SN16 9AA /// breathing.wider.century
I am also inspired by the textures and colours of trees, rocks and lichens that I encounter while out walking. All my work is built by hand rather than on a wheel and retains some of the marks and quirks of its making.
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Chris Bulman
I am on a journey of discovery with every painting I create. I am generally inspired by nature and the world around me. I am self taught and feel unrestricted by methods or techniques. I enjoy a loose and impressionist abstract style, working with brushes, palette knives and anything else that takes my fancy.
The Kings Arms, 29 High Street, Malmesbury SN16 9AA /// breathing.wider.century
Susan Sutton Textile Art
Susan lives and creates at her home in a village near Malmesbury. Creativity has always played a big part in her life and she hopes that you will enjoy and be inspired by her hand stitched creations. Currently she is working on an eclectic mix of textile art pieces that can be worn or displayed. They are adorned with a variety of hand stitch techniques and
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are influenced by her surroundings, capturing little moments of colour and texture. Inspired by the materials being used at the time, she is like a magpie collecting ideas and treasures that will eventually appear in her work.
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David Le Maître
I employ a traditional, indirect approach to the practise of oil painting techniques used to produce works that are very much of their time whilst also offering a quiet nod to the past. My finished works are made up of multiple layers of opaque scumbles overpainted with translucent layers of oil paint. In the formative stages of the painting I will frequently use egg
The Kings Arms, 29 High Street, Malmesbury SN16 9AA /// breathing.wider.century
tempera to create heavy, impasto areas to create texture and detail.
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The Wooden Spoon Press
Phillip Kingsbury is a Malmesbury artist who is known predominantly for his lino cut artwork. Phillip loves the slow processes involved in printmaking including, sketching, re-sketching and planning the pieces making sure each has enough light and dark; then the very time-consuming carving process, the rolling of the ink and the first reveals of the back-to-front creations.
Phillip takes a lot of inspiration from his beautiful home town of Malmesbury and the local scenery and wildlife.
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More recently he has been rediscovering his love of paintings, and has been experimenting with other printing processes including collagraphs. He has paintings and work using both printing techniques on display at the Art Trail this weekend.
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Jude Giles Beebee
Birds’ nests have always fascinated me with their complex, careful and laboriously constructed forms, so precious and impressive. Nature as creation greatly inspires my creative practice. I prefer to paint in oil and draw from direct observation whenever I can. My life has changed dramatically in the past few years. These changes are reflected in my approach to painting. I am working with a renewed vigour and
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delight. This has grown my appreciation for the opportunity and importance of time to be creative. I have happily discovered a more painterly, expressive way of drawing and using colour.
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Lynda Hughes
I love that painting offers abundant opportunities to make choices, which is empowering and liberating, and leads to a sense of achievement and growth. It helps me to offer something that is worthwhile, a connection enabling me to feel loved. Just ‘having a go’ drives my creativity, the wonder of discovering a painting as I go along. What beautiful picture is waiting to be discovered? I am in awe of plants and flowers, beautiful
The Cosy Cone, 74A The Triangle, Malmesbury SN16 0AH /// lives.deeds.outbid
landscapes and weather. I hope you will join us for our collective painted mural at the Cosy Cone we are producing over the Art Trail weekend.
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Chris Sherman
My work is inspired by nature as it is found in the Malmesbury locality. In particular, birds and butterflies, and an exhibition of my artwork will be on display in The Snug at the Three Cups Inn from 1 September onwards.
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Josephine Wright Design
Josephine is a fine art printmaker who enjoys exploring different methods of printmaking including etching, drypoint, linocut, screen printing and collagraph. Her work is inspired by her surroundings and places she has visited and all her artwork is printed by hand in her home
57 Gloucester Road Malmesbury SN16 0AJ /// judges.enclosing.downcast
studio in Malmesbury on her Gunning printing press. Her work includes limited edition prints, cards and printed textiles.
link josephinewrightdsign.etsy.com
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Malmesbury Jen Pottery
Malmesbury Jen Pottery is a small scale, limited batch ceramics maker based on Gloucester Road in Malmesbury. Jen’s focus is on homeware items with aesthetically pleasing forms and finished in a range of subtle glazes. All pieces are crafted on the wheel in Staffordshire Stoneware clay sourced from a quarry near Walsall. Jen works entirely from her garden workshop where her love of green spaces and botanical themes is evident in many finished pieces. These inspirations are particularly visible on her sgraffito platters, dishes and cylinder vases. Her focus is mainly around dining with
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coffee sets, jugs, mugs, serving dishes and breakfast bowls. However, a love of bringing flowers in from the gardenparticularly dahlia blooms - has resulted in a range of bud and bottle vases to complement the kitchenware.
Tea, coffee and a selection of home-baked cakes will be available over the weekend to support the annual September Macmillan Coffee Morning fundraising campaign, with all proceeds going to this wonderful charity.
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Isaac Owen
I’m a mostly self taught blacksmith, working in the heart of Malmesbury, with a passion for design and creativity, as well as historical arms and armour and experimental archaeology. I handforge all kinds of traditional ironwork, from small homewares, key rings, bottle openers, to large sculptural pieces and historical reproductions, gates and railings. I also offer courses and taster sessions to come and learn about this ancient craft.
Ratcliffe&Son, Foundry Road, Malmesbury 0AW /// grafted.candle.speared
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I draw or paint what comes out of my hand
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Halliesphere
Extraordinaires in floral artistry. Inspired by the English country garden, Halliesphere brings opulence and ease to flower arranging. Create exquisite and long-lasting floral displays, time and time again. From an elegant posy on a window ledge to a cut flower tablescape, bring the beauty of nature in. Each limited-edition Halliesphere
Ratcliffe&Son, Foundry Road, Malmesbury 0AW /// grafted.candle.speared
is meticulously crafted by Master ceramicists using only the finest china clay from Cornwall. Proudly made in Britain, in partnership with Duchess China 1888.
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Jane Harforth
I began to paint seriously during the pandemic from a background in fashion and interior design. I work loosely into paper with marks and brushstrokes evoking my sense of the place using acrylic, oil and oil pastel. I hope that my paintings give interest and pleasure.
16 St Marys Street, Malmesbury. SN16 0BJ /// denim.carpeted.weekday
Here are some images from my exhibition and current work.
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Dasha Aksyuta
Rooted in the tradition of the Russian school of academic painting and drawing, I find inspiration in the works of artists worldwide, such as Gustav Klimt, Vincent Van Gogh, and traditional Japanese art. My work, created with gold
46 Bristol street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, SN16 0AX /// gazes.spider.slurs
leaf and oil paints, features simple yet striking compositions. In my art, I enjoy exploring subjects such as flowers, trees, animals, people, and even architecture.
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Alexandra Hudd Fine Art and Framing
I am a picture framer normally working from my workshop in Milbourne, on the outskirts of Malmesbury. Collaborating with many of our local talented artists, including Sarah Eden whose studio I am sharing for the art trail this year, I have the privilege of framing their creative artworks.
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I frame all types of artworks from oil, acrylic and watercolour paintings to drawings, textiles and objects. When I’m not framing, I’m also a keen artist. I began working in pencil on animal portraits and am currently experimenting with semi abstract landscapes in acrylics and oils.
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Katherine Clark
I have always challenged myself; endeavouring to do the things I think I can’t. Encouraged by an artist friend to experiment with oil painting, I took up the challenge. I have a love of landscapes with a vista, that tell a story, that have an element of ‘what’s around the corner’. To be able to explore our glorious countryside and to turn around and find that picture with light and shadow and
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a wow fills me with utter delight and wonder. I consider myself lucky to have discovered this form of expressing myself and take enjoyment in capturing these landscapes.
Sarah Eden Portraits
I consider myself to be a realist oil painter, specializing in oil paintings of all manner of wildlife, from native British animals to the larger and more exotic. I have recently branched out into painting still life too or as I like to call them, fruit portraits! The colours and textures of the skin and peel make for a welcome change from all the fur I paint!! I think it’s so important as a developing artist
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to explore and try new things! I work in a highly detailed, lifelike manner and aim to create a pure and objective representation.
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Felicia Hoffman
123 Parklands SN16 0QL /// elects.rejects.existence
I am a sucker for detail and I have to fight with my brush not to get carried away. But I’m in love with every stroke! All my inspiration comes from nature and animals and the world around me. My imagination also loves to surprise me in creating fantastical scenes. My desired medium is oils but I also enjoy using water colours and acrylics; and if it’s called for - mixed media.
Bootsie
Hi everyone! I’m Bootsie and I’m a local artist.
I offer bespoke, personalised illustrations, no two are ever the same! They’re completely personalised and are all hand drawn from photos you send me. From favourite vehicles to pets and hobbies, I include every personal detail.
A perfect gift any occasion!
The Shambles, Tetbury Hill, Malmesbury, SN16 9JR /// crinkled.buck.roofer
These make great gifts for new homes, birthdays, wedding gifts, anniversaries, engagements, new babies, and of course, Christmas - and the list goes on!
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Javier Garcia
Raised in Gibraltar, I studied Visual Communication Design in London during the ‘90s and later worked as a Creative Director in the design and technology sectors. I now live in Malmesbury.
My artistic passion is storytelling through oil painting on various surfaces, focusing on innovation in technique and style.
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Recently, I’ve become fascinated with landscapes’ narrative potential and their ability to evoke thought with each brushstroke in a composition.
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Tony Kellett
As a child I enjoyed painting in oils alongside my mother, mostly while on holiday. I went on to do a foundation art year at Somerset College of Art but did little art subsequently until I retired. I now have time to go back to painting. I paint in oils and watercolour and am particularly interested in colour in landscapes, portraits and figure studies. Recently I have been copying Old
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Masters like Renoir and Manet which is very interesting as one examines very closely the brush strokes used, composition and colour.
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Jackie Morris
During my childhood I loved to collect “treasures” from the beach including shells, feathers, and shiny pretty things and used them to create pictures and scrapbooks. I think that was my beginnings as a mixed media artist. In my art I today use objects found at home, resin moulds , metal items to name a few to create two and three dimensional art works. I am fond of steampunk, a
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design style inspired by Victorian-era industrialism. There is plenty of parking and my garden is open for you to visit. I look forward to seeing you
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Sherston Art & Craft Group
Heather Martin - I find endless fascination with new approaches in textile art, using different combinations of fabric, threads, dyes and print. I enthusiastically combine inks, pastels and paints in mixed media drawing.
Gloria Pugh - I take inspiration from the natural world. My Most recent work has concentrated on colour and its vibrancy. I use mixed media techniques to provide the interest and detail in the work.
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Jenny Riley - I am a local artist inspired by the landscapes around me in The Cotswolds and Cornwall. My work is impressionist in style portraying contrasts of light and colour. I paint in many different media and often use collage for depth and texture.
Heather Martin
Gloria Pugh
Gloria Pugh
Jenny Riley
Jenny Riley
Heather Martin
Gill Ashley - The style, method and media I use is dictated by the subject matter and the impression I wish to convey.
Steve Woodward - I am a self-taught woodturner. Often I have no initial plan for a piece of wood but let it dictate the final shape so as to maximise the figuring within.
Shelly Fraser - Unique jewellery handmade using ecological 100% recycled metals including silver in its purest form 99.9% on real leaves. Pearls used are all freshwater and knotted in traditional way.
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Gill Ashley
Shelly Fraser
Gill Ashley
Steve Woodward
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Kathy Siddall
1 The Dawneys, Crudwell SN169HE 17 /// agrees.sofas.shoppers
I love animals ‘especially the Spanish Horse’ with all its majesty and presence.
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Sandra Chin
Exploring new places and being immersed in nature physically and mentally, inspires me. My work examines the effect that time and the elements have on the landscape. Through painting I experiment with the abstract, constantly seeking a pictorial language
30 Park Street, Charlton, SN16 9DF /// tweezers.paintings.partner
that summarises the visual encounters I have, aiming to say more with less using colour and marks.
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Melissa Yates
Melissa works intuitively to create distinctive abstract art inspired by her connection to nature. Paintings evolve organically through layers of gestural brush strokes and expressive markmaking using a combination of media.
Viewers are invited to contemplate the energy & essence of each piece whilst
Rushes House, 2 Suffolk Close, Charlton, SN16 9EA /// pocket.tacky.clinking
observing the relationship between deliberate and impulsive visual language. link melissayatesart.com instagram melissayatesart
Sarah Rivett-Carnac
All of my work comes from my constant immersion in nature and plants, whether it’s pressed flowers, oil and watercolour painting or hand built ceramics. The studio setting in the garden means I’m surrounded by my inspiration.
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Sally Stafford
I like to work in series with the seasons, recognising and celebrating the effects of time. A recurrent theme for me is Celtic mythology, particularly Summerland, the idea of a heaven to soothe the soul. My work is often more about a plantscape than a landscape accentuating the magic and symbolism of overlooked and forgotten spaces.
Charlton Farm, Pink Lane, SN16 9DS
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For my large scale paintings I work on the ground using a wide variety of media including acrylics, spray paints, gold leaf and oil pastel.
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Paul Deacon
I use colour straight from the tube for preference. Currently acrylic is the medium most sympathetic to my needs. Work is typically influenced by the memory of a place through pictorial elements and colour. Flavour or essence is the aim rather than fine
The Cottage, Little Badminton Lane, Lea, SN16 9NG /// jokes.newsstand.handrail
representation. Some painting may be characterised as abstract.
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Miranda Carter
Miranda’s atmospheric paintings capture a landscape in flux, a place on the brink of change. She plays with light, colour and appearing and disappearing horizons. “I am drawn to the twilight hours and the space where land meets the sky.” link mirandacarter.com instagram mirandacarterart
Little Somerford Art Group
We are a friendly group meeting on Tuesday mornings to paint, share ideas and encourage each other. We have about a dozen artists working in different styles and media. Many of us draw inspiration from our local surroundings as well as from other subject matter. We offer an eclectic range of art. We
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are looking always for other local artists, whether beginners or more advanced to join our Group.
During the Art Trail weekend we will be offering tea, coffee and delicious homemade cakes in aid of Macmillan Cancer Relief.
Basia Martin
Basia Martin
Chris Juson
Heather Harris
John Rippon
Leila Bailie
Lynne Patchett
Pauline Rance
Sue Lornford
Basia Martin
Leila Bailie
John Rippon
Rachel Nuttall
Rachel Nuttall is a kiln-formed glass artist. She bought her first kiln in 2019 and enjoys exploring pattern, texture and colour through various techniques, layering the glass to create interactions within the various shades.
Rachel has taken part in a number of exhibitions throughout the UK, and also
Station House, Meadow Lane, Little Somerford, SN15 5JJ /// bottled.deeply.direction
sells through various outlets including shops, craft fairs and sculpture trails.
link cgs.org.uk/artists/rachel-nuttall/ instagram rachelnutt.all
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Jill Carter
Discover contemporary portraiture exploring the notion of identity in response to self, people and place; narratives depicted through inky drawings, paintings, colourful collage and journals, transformed mixed media stitched bundles and totemic figures.
Jill is an experienced contemporary artist and tutor exhibiting and facilitating artistled workshops and commissioned projects in the South West. Her visual storytelling draws on personal life events and explores
8 Somerbrook, Great Somerford, SN15 5BF 25 /// gloves.jams.supposes
how art-making can promote insight, inspiration and well-being.
Enjoy visiting her garden studio, a space in which to be curious and inspired by Jill’s quirky, less than perfect, playful artmaking process.
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Tricia Morris and Lucy Greenyer
Tricia Morris transforms old textiles into new work by making, refashioning, embellishing and mending. Her work includes clothing, accessories, quilts, pictures, cards and upholstery. She is driven by sustainability and the idea that “it’s not waste until you waste it”.
Millbrook House, Frog Lane, Great Somerford SN15 5JA /// archive.dragons.shredding
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