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THE MAKERS
ElisaMott
“I create glass jewellery, glass homeware gifts and glass wall art. The techniques of kiln forming glass I use include fusing, slumping, casting and kiln carving, I am also familiar with the hot glass technique of lampworking. I believe my glass products and workshops bring colour and happiness to the people involved.
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My unique jewellery range is distinctive, colourful and eye catching. I love to make my customers feel confident and individual. My quality homeware collections and art pieces will energize your style and bring a striking focus to your living spaces.
I take my inspiration from wildlife especially birds along with my travel adventures. This is expressed in my glass design through imagery, colours and textures. I have been a member of the RSPB (Royal Society for The Protection of Birds) for as long as I can remember. My love of wildlife started at junior school with our caretaker who used to plan lunchtime wildlife trips. Seeing my first ever kingfisher had me mesmerised and I find it such a rewarding hobby to this day. “ shakeyourglass.co.uk
EllaKilgour
“Ella Kilgour is a painter and portrait artist. Born in 1980 she studied Industrial Design at the Royal College of Art, London. She worked as a designer, illustrator and a gallery curator before turning her attention to painting.
Self taught, Ella uses a lively mix of classical and contemporary techniques which result in an instantly recognisable style which is uniquely her own.
I am interested in the place where Old and New worlds collide. And the ‘fuzzy edge' between the Real and the Imagined. I am always pushing and pulling between the two. There is also a tension between the discipline of accurate representation, and the looseness of energy and feeling. At times my painting breaks through into the dreamy world of expressive marks and vivid colour, only to pull back in other moments into a more structured and controlled observation.’
Ella exhibits regularly in the UK and also in Australia, where she lived for many years. She is represented by Grainger Gallery in Canberra.” ellakilgour.com n its historical context; and the theme is the underlying
