Artist

Name: Anna Ridley

Art form: mixed media

Artist bio: “I create emotive and expressive abstract work, inspired by a personal and professional experience of mental health. I use watercolours, fine liners and textiles, producing the work is an intuitive and therapeutic process.”

Website: annaridleyartist.my.canva.site/

Instagram: @annaridley_art

Work for sale: yes

Artist

Name: Bev Rhodes

Art form: textiles

Artist bio: “I am a multidisciplinary Artist, my work looks at how Mother Nature reclaims and how much time could be wasted through mindless scrolling on social media.”

Instagram: @bevrhodesart

Work for sale: yes

Artist

Name: Claire Hender

Art form: painting, mixed media, monoprinting

Artist bio: “I make semi-abstract tree-scapes, working in a range of mixed-media painting and monoprinting techniques, including photo transfer techniques using my own photographs taken in the woods on Woodhouse Ridge in Headingley. I’m trying to capture the sense of history and mystery that I feel when walking in these woods that I love so much.” 

Instagram: @littlestorm_claire

Work for sale: yes

Artist

Name: Claire Jagger

Art form: painting

Artist bio: “I create abstract works, ranging in sizes, from postcards to murals. I gather my influences, thoughts, colours and shapes in my sketchbook, generating ideas through colour-mixing and mark-making. I often repurpose existing surfaces and materials, whether I’m working on existing canvases or framed landscapes unearthed in a charity shop, or painting with leftover household emulsion.” 

Website: clairejagger.com

Instagram: @claire_jagger

Work for sale: yes

Artist

Name: David Hodgson

Art form: painting

Artist bio: “I paint in watercolours creating abstract landscapes. I also paint flowers and natural forms. I love watercolours for the way the paint reacts to different treatments like addition of salt or granulating medium creating fascinating textures.”

Instagram: @hodgy_leeds

Work for sale:

Artist

Name: Elizabeth Gibson

Art form: painting

Artist bio: “although painting was something I enjoyed since childhood, it wasn’t until I was furloughed during the pandemic that I took up painting again. I posted some work online and I’ve never looked back. Today I take commissions all year round, and I’m finally getting closer to my childhood dream of being a full time artist.”

Instagram: @Elizabeth_Gibson_Art

Work for sale: yes

Activity

Art form: gelli plate printing

Activity: gelli plates are resuable printing plates, that you can make prints from. First you paint the surface, then you can draw patterns and pictures onto the surface. You place paper on top and press firmly using a clean brayer (that’s the name for a printing roller). Carefully peel back the paper and ‘hey presto!’, you’ve got your print.
They have gelli plates that are vegan (made from a plant gelatine), just ask the workshop facilitators.

Suitable for children: yes, children must be accompanied by an adult.

Cost: FREE/ small donation