Wivenhoe Art Trail

Welcome to Wivenhoe Art Trail!

The Wivenhoe Art Trail is none profit making event designed to support and promote artists and makers who reside in Wivenhoe and wish to open their studios to the public. It is run by a team of Wivenhoe artists and makers for Wivenhoe artists and makers. We conduct two trails per year, charging a nominal fee to collectively cover leaflets, advertising and promotional material. Our website and social media platforms promote participating artists and show a flavour of their work and contact details. The event is open to established and emerging artists with no vetting procedure. There is no specific venue or assistance in finding spaces to exhibit. We simply ask for all exhibitors to be currently residing in Wivenhoe and actively promote each event.

Next Art Trail: 25th-27th Nov 2022

If you live in Wivenhoe and wish to take part please do get in touch....

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Last Art Trail:

13, 14 & 15 May 2022

Artists taking part:

Jo Angell * Artist Philly * Sara Barker * Olivia Browne * Miranda Campbell * Missy Claiborne * Sheena Clover * Dantes Ceramics * Janet Driver * Lone Quist Edwards * Laura Fletcher * Fleurs du Coeur * Lorraine George * Fiona Harman * Richard Hayward * Maureen Hume * Ella Johnston * James Johnston * Anthony Jones * Georgina Lorton * Caroline Moiret * Nel Mooy * Margie North * David Purdey * Railway Glass Studio * Janet Roberts * Vicky Rosenthal * Alison Stockmarr * Jane Watson * Sarah Waters * Debra Weiss * Wivenhoe Printworks * Tilly de Willebois * Rosie Wilford

Also running:

'For the Love of Wivenhoe', A collection of past and present local art in the William Loveless Hall

And Millfields school will be exhibiting their artwork in St Mary's Churchyard.

Jo Angell

Jo Angell works as an abstract painter, sometimes adding small figurative elements to create an imagined story. Jo loves colour layering and mixing of paint in order to create rich textural surfaces, inspired by the continuous scavenging of her surroundings.

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Artist Philly

Philippa Kettlewell Andrews. Philly creates heart inspired animal art, that will transform any space with joy and happiness that lasts a lifetime.

Acrylic on canvas or mixed media board is Philly’s medium of choice, and while creating original artwork is her favourite past time, she has created a range of limited edition Giclee art prints and wonderful “planet friendly” greeting cards, products that makes her joyful artwork more accessible.

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Sara Barker

Silver and copper jewellery cut and shaped into elegant , contemporary designs and fired with vitreous enamels, creating rich , vibrant colours.

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Olivia Browne

Olivia Browne works in collage using magazine papers to create abstract compositions. She has been based in Wivenhoe since 2002.

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Miranda Campbell

Handmade notebooks and contemporary book art.

Artisan leather notebooks and journals, hand-stitched with decorative threads and beading using traditional bookbinding techniques - ideal for sketching or recording thoughtful reflections. Plus, beautiful bookmarks, featuring a unique miniature book sewn onto ribbon – the perfect gift for all book lovers.

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Missy Claiborne

Wood and nature sculptures for indoor and outdoor, driftwood art photos, nature paintings and Michele's children's books.

Missy works with natural materials creating both whimsical and rustic displays of nature with help from her partner Paul Taylor.

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Sheena Clover

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Dantes Ceramics

Ceramicist and designer, Issy Taylor-Jones is behind the beautifully crafted works of Dantes Ceramics. The handmade pieces are designed to inspire individuals to create a slower way of life. Issy strives to create shapes that are aesthetically pleasing with the emphasis on simplicity and function. “I have always been drawn to objects with a Scandinavian feel, simple, understated, often imperfect. The colours and textures of nature are gleaned from visits to the Scottish Highlands, where I feel more connected with the dramatic landscape.

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Janet Driver

Atmospheric oil - paintings after Monet, with lyrical flower paintings and acid-etched antique glass. Cards on sale, profits to charities.

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Lone Quist Edwards

I break down the world around me into abstract shapes and colours. Whether working in paint or making collages I am interested in layering and overlapping of tone and texture. I am inspired by my Scandinavian background where light and colour play an important role in people’s daily lives especially in the winter months when daylight is short and landscape can be bleak.

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Laura Fletcher

Woven textiles using natural yarns to create beautiful colour combinations and textures. Homewares, accessories and gifts.

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Fleurs du Coeur

Designs, featuring symbolic flora and fauna, represent the impact of the natural world and speak of reflections on life and learning.

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Lorraine George

Mixed media best describes Lorraine's work. Watercolour, Acrylic, Free Machine Embroidery - but trying to keep a joy and energy in everything.

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Fiona Harmon

Outsider artist creating assemblages, sculptures from broken boats, rusty metal etc. I don't weather the wood, saw or manipulate it.

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Richard Hayward

The brooding tones of Richard’s photographs reflect the continual influence of photographer Bill Brandt in his work.

His contemporary compositions concentrate on texture and form inviting the viewer to appreciate the world around us in ways that are often overlooked.

‘The Swan’ was selected for 2019’s Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.

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Maureen Hume

Drawing inspiration from the beauty of nature, Maureen Hume Ceramics, are designed and handmade in her Wivenhoe studio. Inspired
by the countryside, pottery thrown on the potters’ wheel and in press moulds using earthenware clay. Individually decorated using underglaze colours, coloured slips and stains.

Ceramics of all types: kitchen to tableware - dishes bowls platters and more, plus textural functional sculptural objects to enhance your space.

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Ella Johnston

Inspired by modernism, my ink pieces and asemic poetry explore our encounters with nature, music and the built environment.

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James Johnston

Wivenhoe and East Anglian inspired river and landscapes in Oil/Acrylic/Mixed Media.

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Anthony Jones

I paint beautiful paintings in oils. I am influenced by Vermeer and Vogue fashion shoots of the past.

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Georgina Lorton

My work is a direct response to the simple forms and patterns I see in the everchanging natural world around me. The slow hand building process allows each piece to take on its own unique imperfection which reflects the organic nature of the world itself.

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Caroline Moiret

Jewellery, wall panels, small tables and vases, garden sculpture, all celebrating and playing with colour and light as only glass can.

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Janet Roberts

Janets’ work includes large driftwood and clay sculptures, wall heads and totems for the garden as well as delicate pieces of porcelain coral for the home.

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Margie North

I paint both landscapes and still life and enjoy exploring one subject. Colour and mood are integral to my practice.

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David Purdey

I try to capture the energy of the environment in my painting, often in a non-representational way, usually from sketches.

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Railway Glass Studio

Five artists specialising in lead/copper foil stained glass and fused glass panels, 3D pieces, jewellery and Christmas decorations

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Vicky Rosenthal

Creating original watercolours of Wivenhoe and other inspirations!

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Alison Stockmarr

Alison has an ethos of recycling and repurposing at its heart. Old books, records, letters and Encyclopaedias are her starting point. Apertures are laser cut into their surfaces with hand cut ephemera, assembled in layers with her signature playful, contemporary twist.

Producing high quality, signed, giclee prints, she exhibits nationally and internationally and was included in the 250th Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in 2018.

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Sarah Waters

Sarah is a Ceramic Artist who’s meticulously hand crafted, brightly coloured and pure white Porcelain sculptural forms focus on the repeat patterns, chaotic and erratic building blocks, that mimic our natural world and the human condition. Sarah continues to develop by exploring the fragility and strength of life with Porcelain.

A ceramic artist bridging the gap between fine art and craft.

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Jane Watson

Jane is a self-taught painter and collage artist. She is inspired by the countryside around her and her love of colour.

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Rosie Wilford

Distinct designs, fusing text and image.

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Tilly van der Does de Willebois

I love to paint; at the moment I paint mainly landscapes from life. Though it is my intention to explore other media.. at the moment I only paint with oil paints and have done so for the last 28 years.

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Wivenhoe Printworks

For a range of fine-art, craft and experimental printmaking, taught classes, studio space, editioning and exhibition facilities.

We offer a range of facilities including screenprinting for fabric and paper, woodblock and linoprint, drypoint, monoprint & collatype, metal plate and electro-etching, together with other specialist print skills sessions and visiting printmakers.

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