DAWood calls her type of art ‘Moodism’, allowing mood and other intuitive triggers to unfold across her canvas in rich free flowing narratives of images, symbols, patterns and mixed media textures, often surprising herself with what emerges from out of the energy of the creative process.

Deirdre Moran’s landscape works reconnect our memories and emotional responses to place. Often inspired by island landscapes, seascapes and skies, she is captivated by the ever-changing light and colour that illuminates each scape.

Referring to herself as a maker of odd objects, Hollie works with lightweight found objects. She gives three-dimensional form and voice to ongoing themes of life: growth, hope and renewal.

Kerry Darton is an island-based jeweller who works largely with reclaimed silver. Her pieces are inspired by forms within the natural environment: the curves and smooth lines of the island’s silver, sea-smoothed, fallen tree roots, or the fragility of leaf skeletons, and the magic of shaping and transforming flat metal into new forms. 

Merrett Keech draws inspiration from her long engagement with bay island life.  She enjoys the challenge of responding directly to the materials and issues immediate to hand and heart, maintaining creative dialogue in the play, one project against another.

Neil Hann is landscape artist at heart. His work reflects a personal exploration of the sublime inherent in place. Beach, mangrove and wetland walks, looking closely at the abstract possibilities of the island’s flora have therefore inspired new directions.

As an artist, Terry Byrne describes the impetus behind his creative work, both visual and written, as a desire to deeply and sensually encounter — and connect with the world around him. 

The themes, ideas, and intentions that inspires Trish Miller include the challenge of discovering and using new skills and techniques. “I try to make things that are both beautiful and useful. I like the tactility of the beads; the colors and finishes; the rhythm of weaving.”