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ANSELM KIEFER (born 8 March 1945) is a German painter and sculptor. His works incorporate materials such as straw, ash, clay, lead, and shellac. The poems of Paul Celan have played a role in developing Kiefer's themes of German history and the horror of the Holocaust, as have the spiritual concepts of Kabbalah. In his entire body of work, Kiefer argues with the past and addresses taboo and controversial issues from recent history.

KAT BUTTON • Artist living and working in Wigan.

‘ I work in a variety of different ways; sculpture, installation, drawing, and predominantly textiles. My practice is process driven and centers around colour, shape, form and materials. I often work with vivid colours; investigating how these respond to their surroundings. I use materials as a drawing tool and often create work both spontaneously and subconsciously through play’

Jane Fairhurst ‘I use a wide range of media including, drawing, painting, sculpture, installation and photography often incorporating objects from my own collections to make work that explores aspects of environmental, political and social issues in contemporary society. My work is often darkly humorous.’

Current UK Artist.

Traci Bunkers My raw, layered confessions, that combine writing with intuitive art-making in a book, are what I am known for in my niche. These visual journal pages create an optical portal into a moment in my life. Inspired by colour, textures, and dilapidated things, I like to build layers in my artwork with photographs, paint, mark-making and collage to create depth and a visual layering of reality. I’m drawn to photographs that are double-exposures, or give that appearance, because the otherworldly feel they create gives a sense of peering into an alternate reality

NINA BAGLEY I'm a full time jewelry designer and mixed media artist workshop instructor living and working out in the middle of nowhere, in the beautiful mountains of western North Carolina. Home is now a log cabin that was built by my parents in 1999, one filled with all sorts of architectural antiques. My constant companion, inside and out, is my springer spaniel, Walter. All paths point to the heart.