Welcome to Wivenhoe Art Trail!
... where creatives fling open their doors and invite you to view their latest creations. From ceramics to collage, paintings to textiles, a plethora of art and craft awaits.
Wivenhoe is renowned for its creative community and the Wivenhoe Art Trail is a movable feast of established favourites and emerging talent. This event offers an opportunity for you to meet the makers and see their work, often in their studios and working environments.
If you live in Wivenhoe and wish to take part please do get in touch....
Below is the list of makers who took part in the September Art Trail which was a great success. The next event will be the 27th, 28th and 29th November, just in time for Christmas presents ;) See you there!
Catherine Dodds
Catherine Dodds works in mostly terracotta clay fired to low stoneware temperatures. Her recent work is inspired by the landscape and tin mines in the far west of Cornwall.
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Venue 12 on map.
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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Venue 6 on map.
Janet Roberts
Janet’s ceramic work has evolved over the years and now incorporates another of her passions-driftwood-collected near her home in Wivenhoe. Her 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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Venue 4 on map.
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.
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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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Venue 11 on map.
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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Venue 4 on map.
David Purdey
I largely paint landscapes, inspired by an emotional response to what I see.
I love the way paint somehow evokes space and light.
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Venue 1 on map.
Tricia Garwood
Tricia is a textile and mixed media artist and is inspired and excited by the richness and vibrancy of colour. Her work is an eclectic mix of both simple and complex materials and techniques, sometimes including found objects from her coastal walks.
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Venue 18 on map.
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 and 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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Venue 12 on map.
Jo Rizzato
Jo Rizzato is a contemporary landscape and riverscape painter who takes inspiration from daily walks along the Stour and Colne rivers. She uses colour, shape and light to capture the energy, beauty and emotional content of the ever changing surrounding countryside.
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Venue 3 on map.
Jane James
I worked for many years as an industrial photographic technician specializing in precision photography.
Most recently I have been specialising in salvaged wood projects as its always been my passion to work directly with raw materials to create artworks full of texture and detail.
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Venue 17 on map.
Sentinel Gallery
The Sentinel Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in the heart of Wivenhoe. We host several exhibitions each year and also hire out the gallery under the ‘Open Art Space’ banner to other artists. This means they can show their work in a professional, purpose-built gallery setting.
This current exhibition brings together local artists James Johnston, Debra Weiss and Janet Harker alongside ceramicists Pru Green, Simon Sharp and jeweller Jenny Turtill in an exciting mix of post lockdown arts and crafts.​
Venue 2 on map.
Imy & Ali Hare
Imy Hare – Paintings & mixed media
Ali Hare – Paintings, cards & limited edition prints.
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Venue 4 on map.
Wivenhoe Printworks
Railway Glass Studio
The studio comprises five glass artists specialising in classical lead/copper foil stained and fused glass. We design/make panels, 3D pieces and jewellery. The work is original and individual to each artist.
We are happy to accept commissions, repairs and offer tuition in stained glass techniques.
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Venue 8 on map.
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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Venue 11 on map.
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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Venue 15 on map.
Caroline Moiret
I am constantly awed and uplifted by the interplay of colour and light and the beauty of the natural world: it’s organic, modular and infinite progressive forms. The unique qualities of glass allow me to explore and express my feelings in a way not possible for me in any other medium. Whether I am making sculpture, vases, panels, jewellery, dishes or lighting, this essentially translucent material never ceases to delight and absorb me and I am rarely happier or more at peace than when I am working in my studio.
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Venue 16 on map.