The surface pattern designer, Sarah Watkins, was born in Ilkley and attended Ilkley Grammar School. She studied Graphic Design at Bradford College, graduating in 1987. Sarah Watkins design. Image: see artist’s website, below. Currently based in Skipton, Sarah has worked in the graphic design and illustration field for over…
Rob Walsh is a freelance photographer living near Keighley. He grew up in the Calder valley. His subject range is wide with an emphasis toward landscape, textures and patterns, and the close observation of water in nature. He looks for abstract images hidden in plain sight. …
Catherine Slater is a local textile artist working mainly with her own handmade felt. Her work combines traditional craft with contemporary designs and her designs include landscapes and seascapes, as well as wearable art, including jewellery. She has said of the inspiration for her designs: I enjoy walking on the hills…
Pippa Hamilton is a freelance textile/mixed media artist based at Baildon. She has said of her artwork: My artwork draws upon the natural and constructed landscape, specifically places I have visited. I spend time within the setting looking, thinking and recording what I see through the use of photography…
Glass artist, Chris Bailey was born in 1938 in Marple, Cheshire, but has lived in Ilkley since 1951. Chris trained initially as a primary school teacher, specialising in art, and worked in teaching until she took early retirement in the late 1980s. Ceramic art had always been a feature…
Samantha Yates is a Shipley-based stained glass artist and teacher. She has said of her work: The natural environment has always been a focus for me, and my work is a result of my fascination with presenting the glass to the light through different botanical forms, patterns and structures; the…
