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Guest Artists
We are delighted to present our Guest Artists. We offer the opportunity for local artists to be showcased in the Gallery. We endeavour to exhibit a changing array of Makers and mediums.
Jen Smith: Labyrinth Jewellery
Since 2012, I have been making jewellery that moves through the spaces between myth, ritual and the unknown. My work inhabits thresholds, moments of change, transformation and liminality, expressed through talismans and totems with symbolic intent. My work speaks with an animistic world-view of interconnectedness.
Each piece is individually made using a combination of traditional silversmithing techniques and precious metal clay. I work in silver and bronze, with semi-precious stones and beads chosen for their meaning as much as their colour and form.
With a formal background in graphic design, I bring a strong visual language and attention to symbolic detail. As someone who is hard of hearing and neurodivergent, I work with a heightened awareness of silence, subtlety and the unseen. These experiences inform both the pace and the focus of my practice.
Maggie Lintell
I've worked with glass for years from lead and copper foil to mosaics. Inspired by flowers and nature I explore colour and shape through each piece. Mosaic offers the freedom to improvise while challenging me to fit glass together into designs that feel organic and intentionally composed.
Miranda Qualtrough - Earth 2 Ware
My work explores the relationship between land, sea, and the quiet rhythms of the natural world. Working primarily in clay, I create functional and decorative ceramics that celebrate texture, form, and the subtle marks of nature.
Much of my inspiration comes from the landscape — coastlines, plants, shells, and geological patterns. I often incorporate impressions of leaves, sand, and natural materials, allowing the clay to record the physical presence of these elements. Through glazing and surface treatment, I use colour palettes drawn from nature: soft greens, deep ocean blues, and mineral whites.
I am particularly interested in the balance between refined craftsmanship and organic imperfection. Each piece is handmade, embracing the small variations that give pottery its warmth
My aim is to create ceramics that are both beautiful and useful—objects that can become part of daily life while carrying a sense of the landscape and the human hand that made them.
Allie Cole
I completed a BA (Hons) in Studio Ceramics at Falmouth College of Arts in the late 1990s but only returned to art practice around 2018. I enjoy working with various forms of printmaking, painting, textiles, drawing, mixed media and porcelain. I draw inspiration from both nature and architecture, especially from Dartmoor and the beaches of Devon and Cornwall. Transformation in colour and texture over time provides an ever-changing landscape from which to draw inspiration.