Colour, Nature, Painting & Textiles
VickyArtsAndCraftsV’s work is rooted in colour, curiosity, and a lifelong love of materials. Moving fluidly between painting, textiles, and mixed media, her practice is shaped as much by time spent in nature as by decades of teaching artists of all ages. In this interview, she reflects on instinctive colour, public art, learning through making, and why creativity should always remain joyful.
Painting the Spaces In Between
Quiet moments, shifting skies and paint allowed to move. Helen Jayne Woodcock reflects on how landscapes find their rhythm — and when to let them go.
Finding Stillness in the Everyday
In Sue Bent’s work, everyday objects quietly come alive. Jugs, fruit, and garden flowers are rendered in expressive colour and fluid ink, capturing moments of calm, memory, and domestic comfort. Working from her garden studio, Sue allows chance and intuition to guide her process, creating still lifes that feel both familiar and gently surprising.
The Space Where Pressure & Vulnerability Lie
What draws us to people who push themselves to the edge of their ability? For Ollie Foley, it’s that charged space where dedication, pressure, and vulnerability collide.
Aries
Layered with vintage textures and modern symbolism, it captures Aries’ fiery, restless nature — smoke rising from a coffee cup, honeysuckle curling through ram’s horns. It’s less about belief and more about connection: how shared symbols and stories bring people together.