Trumpet Gallery displays works from a number of local artist working in a huge range of media – watercolour, acrylic and oil painting, ceramics, wood, metals fabrics to name but a few. Below are many of the featured artists – click on CONTINUE READING to find our more about an individual artist and their work.
Claire Billingsley
Claire works predominately in clay, but she also has a passion for drawing and painting. Form and colour dominates her work which is inspired by nature and her love of art history. … Continue readingClaire Billingsley
Sarah Rich-Harrison
Sarah’s approach to textile design is to move as much as possible towards a sustainable, zero-waste solution to the production of apparel and accessories. In part, she takes her themes from her childhood home of Vanuatu in the South Pacific. … Continue readingSarah Rich-Harrison
Cara Williams
I studied at Canterbury College of Art. I have returned to my creative roots and have started drawing, painting and print making with the natural environment as my inspiration. … Continue readingCara Williams
Jenny Pearce
Originally from Dublin, Jenny has been a basketmaker since the early 1990’s, learning her craft mostly in the West of Ireland, but also from expert basketmakers in England and France. She prefers to work with ‘unstripped’ willow with its variety of texture and colour. … Continue readingJenny Pearce
Lucia Davies
Lucia is a fine art printmaker working mainly in the medium of collographs, developing an initial idea, sketch or photograph into a carefully constructed intaglio plate. This is printed inContinue readingLucia Davies
Alice Gorton
Alice paints abstract landscapes using a personal experience of a location as inspiration for her work and then develops it through memories and photographs, breaking from the traditional landscape toContinue readingAlice Gorton
Harriet Wilson
Harriet is a watercolour artist specialising in botanical/flower painting. She was born in London and moved to rural Herefordshire over 20 years ago. Educated at London University Goldsmiths College, sheContinue readingHarriet Wilson
David Mayer
David’s training and background mean he is able to work in many media and explore diverse subjects. However, his lifelong passions for sculpture and wildlife draw him instinctively to sculpting the animal form. … Continue readingDavid Mayer
Homespun Bears
Our bears are made from locally sourced fleeces which are hand-spun and knitted. We use a range of sheep breeds, including Welsh Black, Jacob, and Badger-Face and use a range of dyes to give colours for the bears’outfits. … Continue readingHomespun Bears
Ed Elliott
Ed is a young and highly innovative sculptor working with a variety of materials, currently concentrating on wood. His large scale figurative work has attracted nationwide attention and helped him to become one of the nation’s leading sculptors in this medium. … Continue readingEd Elliott
Sally Clarke – Berried Treasure
My work is inspired the cycle of life. I recently returned from living in Kenya and this experience gifted me a greater appreciation of the natural world. … Continue readingSally Clarke – Berried Treasure
Mariana Pavlova
I am Mariana and my studio is behind our home in Hollybush, shared with my husband, Simon Watts, who has designed and built our earth-sheltered house. Our little hillside isContinue readingMariana Pavlova
Ceramics by Karen Tacey
Each piece is completely unique: hand thrown on the wheel and trimmed before twice firing to very high temperatures with reactive, lead free glazes that produce a never ending array of beautiful finishes. No two pieces will ever be the same. … Continue readingCeramics by Karen Tacey
Ali Tregaskes
Ali is a contemporary jewellery designer/maker, based in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire and originally from Cornwall. Ali decided in 2004 to study at Hereford College of Art as a mature student; fulfillingContinue readingAli Tregaskes
Anna Cumming
I paint predominantly in oils, with my weapons of choice being palette knives, flat brushes and various household implements that make an interesting mark. … Continue readingAnna Cumming
Mizuki Takahashi
Contemporary Jewelry Artist Playing and practicing with paper has always fascinated Mizuki to find creative inspiration in a simple yet delicate design, which may come from a profound influence ofContinue readingMizuki Takahashi
Paul Thomas
I have always had a love affair with motorcycles and at my retirement from competing I looked for something to do with my creative mind I thought of using scrap metal to create art pieces. I design and create clocks, interior design sculpture and garden pieces. … Continue readingPaul Thomas
Andrew Findlay
Artist Blacksmith. Medium: Blacksmith, Metal. Using traditional and modern blacksmithing techniques I enjoy creating sculptural and functional items in hot-forged steel, stainless steel and bronze in a unique organic style.Continue readingAndrew Findlay
Lisa Dear
Since moving to the Forest of Dean 5 years ago, my painting has developed in many ways, using this stunning scenery as my inspiration. My river Severn beach-scapes and abstractedContinue readingLisa Dear
Kate Moby
A UK designer whose hand drawn nature-focused illustrations feature on homeware, stationery and gifts that have been featured in the Guardian, Ideal Home, Good Homes Magazine, and a range of independent stockists. … Continue readingKate Moby