Members’ profiles

Crys Pearce is an established contemporary Fine Artist who regularly exhibits in the UK and abroad and has her own studio and gallery.

I create figures in clay and in papier mäché and a mixture of the two. The clay figures are fired with non-realistic glazes, sometimes in a raku kiln. I also dig clay locally and produce more experimental work.

Open all year around by prior appointment.

I work mainly in acrylic, with animals of all kinds providing both the subject and the inspiration for my painting. I am self taught but have been painting and exhibiting since the age of 15 and still enjoy the daily challenge of creating something new and exciting.

Animals are my main passion when I paint. No animal is safe, horses and dogs feature heavily with a few penguins, wolves and owls thrown in for good measure.

History, storytelling and contemporary art collide in this fusion exhibition occupying the entirety of Plas Bodfa, a 100 yr-old manor house. 77 creatives explore the possibili- ties of time through visual, audio, performative & site-specific installations.

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This year we have two artists working in the Hidden Gardens; Sarah Key derives inspiration from the flowers, foliage and plants while John Hedley is working on paintings and collages inspired by the trees in Coed Cadnant.

I graduated in Fine Art Printmaking, but recently became interested in mosaic work. I was ararded a grant by the Arts Council of Wales to attend a mosaic course at Ravenna, Italy. I like the rhythm mosaic creates, and how the spacing and reflection of light affects the work.

My work consists of large oils on canvas, charcoal, and pencil drawings. I feel very connected to things that are folding and dying as they contort and twist from their upright forms. Organic flowering and earthy colours, the work celebrates a fascination for the natural forms found in hedgerows and fields.

Georgina Rambton paints large scale contemporary plant portraits in watercolour/gouache and acrylic. Her career spans 40 years, as a lecturer and a designer. Her work is exhibited internationally as well as locally.

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Come and visit my etching studio to see how the images are created and printed from copper and zinc plates.

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My inspiration is the natural and man-made landscape and the inter-relationships between them. I seek to describe the effect of light on what I see. I work mainly in oil and acrylic.

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Llio Rhydderch is an internationally acclaimed Welsh Triple Harper. She has collaborated with a wide range of musicians and has performed at several major international festivals. As a composer Llio draws inspiration from Celtic spirituality, mythology, and the historical past of her native Wales.

Stories, nature and life in Wales inspire me to make paintings and sculptures. I love to experiment with all kinds of technique and materials to make my work interesting.

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I am fuelled by the many diverse aspects of the agricultural and rural environment in which I live. Inspired by its work, life, people and animals related to this way of living. Originals, prints and cards can be seen in my studio on the farm.

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I paint mainly through the mediums of watercolour and acrylics. I enjoy painting landscapes, seascapes, buildings, and the out of the way corners of Anglesey such as wind bent trees, old gates, walls, and old agricultural machinery.

My handprints are a mix of etchings reflecting the natural world, and linoprints – many in the form of hand-made cards. The themes in my work include images of nature drawn from the AONB where I’m based, wild swimming and a few based on Indian and Far-eastern paintings. Proceeds being donated to www.brightsparks.org – a UK Charity supporting a small primary school for working kids in India.