Brook Street Studios

Gloria Palmer and Jacqui Bayliss are both based at Brook Street Studios and work in stained glass, producing one-off pieces, mirrors and colourful suncatchers both geometric and freeform. Jacqui also makes silver jewellery inspired by nature and the local landscape and also creates upcycled tin and silver jewellery. Recent work includes glass bunting produced for both indoors and outdoors. Contact Jacqui and Glo at: [email protected],  07780691334 and [email protected], 07785563563

Jaki Darlington and Caroline Hewitt are Glossop based creative partnership Pentimento Ceramics and Print. They work from their studio at home and produce hand built ceramic sculpture, wood mounted British birds, ceramic tiles and fine art prints. Their miniprint printimaking series is an investigation of the myth and folklore associated with birds. Their homonym series of prints is a playful visual interpretation of the English Language, using collograph, drypoint and paper lithography printmaking techniques.

www.pentimentoceramicsandprint.co.uk, www.facebook.com/pentimentoceramicsandprint

Kathryn Fruish creates jewellery that is inspired by ancient symbols, words and imagery, particularly symbols with ancient meanings like pentacles, spirals and triskelions.  Her work depicts animals and nature such as hares and foxes and also mythical creatures like fairies, angels and mermaids stamped into silver. She uses gemstones and explores their properties and magic to create motifs. She specialises in lockets.

Kath Fruish folksy.com/shops/TheSilverRainbow

A selection of each artists' work is available through www.facebook.com/thewishingtreegallery