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		artNucleus (Reinhild Beuther & Simon Ryder) 07875 498984 e: contact@artnucleus.org w: artnucleus.or g

		Ann-Margreth Bohl Stonecarving, canvas-cutting, layered mobiles, exploration of light and dark in slow and faster motion 01453 751440 e: me@annmargrethbohl.com w: annmargrethbohl.com see Ann-Margreth report on the Laubach art-symposium

		Esther Caplin 07866 519015 e: esther.caplin@hotmail.co.uk w: esthercaplin.com

		Jo Casling e: simpsong@btinternet.com w: joannecaslingart.yolasite.com

		Francesca Chalk Simple screen printed designs and illustrations onto linen 07929 832102 e: francescachalk@tiscali.co.uk w: commonthreaddesign.co.uk

		Alison Cockcroft Finely tuned and balanced works of the imagination in metal and paper 01453 766158 e: alison@aliart.freeserve.co.uk w: alisoncockcroft.co.uk

		Matt Curtis 07737 630071 e: mattycurtis@gmail.com w: mattcurtiswebsite.com

		Matt Fawkes 07870 569231 e: mcfawkes@yahoo.co.uk w: mattfawkes.com

		Zoe Heath Work influenced by the surface texture, traces and marks from found objects 07807 803904 e: zoe@zoeheath.co.uk w: zoeheath.co.uk

		Corinne Hockley Paper corsets, caged wings, dancing shoes, mixed-media textiles on themes of freedom and constraint 07957 468940 e: corinnehockley@hotmail.co.uk w: studio-seven.net

		Nadine James 07503183155 e: nadinefjames@hotmail.com w: nadinefayejames.co.uk

		Sarah Jenner 07799 388872 e: sarahejenner@btinternet.com

		Bill Jones Hand-made books, drawings in black ink and a website devoted to puns 07545 172560 e: hawkerjones@yahoo.com w: hawkerspot.com

		Emily Joy Emily is a sculptor, ceramicist and installation artist. Her practice examines themes of loss, absence and trace and stands as an investigation of memory; the subjectivity, transience and loss inherent in the act of remembering. The work is rooted in philosophy and in theory such as Derrida's theory of grammatical trace and Freud's theory of memory, and applies it to the materials and methods used. The work questions objective and singular memory, and investigates how the past is recalled through both visual memory and physical trace. 07963781384 e: emilysmithsculpture@hotmail.com w: easmithartist.com

photography by Nigel Noyes		Aimee Lax These sculptural forms stand to discuss our endeavours to create and exist in a world of artificial nature. I explore themes of attraction/repulsion, familiar/unfamiliar and other-wordliness by examining the conventions of displaying nature within our culture. The materials I use are vital to this discourse. I use porcelain for its symbolism, it’s purity, fragility and strength, often mixing with contrasting materials for example silicone rubber, metal, the ready-made object, other clays and glass. The sculptures can exist in a variety of environments, often made in components they can transform and change through installation. Displaying the work in the gallery context, new questions arise of how the viewer experiences not only nature itself, but art about nature and the role of artificiality. In doing this, I present a reflection on the contemporary situation of the relationship between nature and culture. also see confines & mutations w: aimeelax.co.uk w: chandoscommission.blogspot.com/

		Liz Lippiatt Liz Lippiatt links with the tradition of textiles in the Stroud Valleys and demonstrates a respect for both aesthetic and technical skills in her work. Liz has focussed on the design and printing of fine cloth, mainly silks, velvets and linen. She designs collections for fashion scarves and bags and works with cloth for costume and couture; she also works on fine linen for furnishings. Since 2007 Liz has welcomed a new creative practice, working on 'textile-led' projects in collaboration with Studio Seven, a group of seven textile artists. The group has staged pioneering 'textile-led' performances and installations. With 'Textiles in Performance', 'Make Do And Mend' and 'Cut 2 On Fold' Studio Seven has set out to explore unconventional ways of devising and working with performance; with initial ideas coming from the textiles. Working 'in reverse' facilitates three individual levels of creativity causing the original artist to surrender total control of their ideas to the performer who in turn gives her ideas up to the choreographer. Liz is a trustee of the Stroud Water Textile Trust, concerned with the preservation of the past juxtaposed with the new. 07929 412246 e: textile@liz-lippiatt.com w: liz-lippiatt.com w: studio-seven.net

		Dug Mackie 07855 504274 e: dugmackie@outsidestudios.co.uk w: outsidestudios.co.uk

		Lorraine Robbins Uses drawing and sculpture to question contemporary perceptions and values. Lecturer in Art and Design. 01453 761207 e: lozzerrobbins@yahoo.co.uk w: mouseybrown.co.uk

		Mel Rodicq Digital art, design and mixed media collage e: melrodicq@gmail.com w.melsbrushes.co.uk

		Maggie Shaw Abstract paintings exploring the unexpected beauty of unusual subject matter 01452 813747 e: maggie@maggie-shaw.co.uk

		Ronan Schoemaker My work generally revolves around architectural themes, the physical and graphic representation of form, in many different media, from traditional ink and pencil drawings to digital models and experiments. Some projects are pragmatically orientated, seeking working concepts to real briefs in collaboration with partners, whilst others follow more cerebral flights of inquiry, exploring how the built environment is expressed, what narratives are or can be woven through it, both by actively creating and passively experiencing. These can fly off on thematic tangents, exploring a colour, form, historical or manufacturing aspect, abstracted from its origins and revelling in its own phenomenology. 07812 375056 e: ronanor@gmail.com

		Dan Sparkes Creates comic absurdism and spoof myths. 07980 739 153 e: dksparkes@gmail.com w: danielksparkes.com

		Anna Usborne The work reflects an interest in how objects relate to architecture and interact with people 07952 535814 e: anna_usborne@hotmail.com w: annausborne.com

		Eunju Yoo I'm a performance and film director running an art production called Take New Take (previously, Under the Bridge) 07975 896631 e: te_vas@hotmail.com w: http://underthebridge.tistory.com