A space to share, to learn, to create and build community
Meet our artists and collaborators
Meet Sarah May Rogers
Working from her studio near Bath, Sarah is inspired by the ecology of plants and organisms found around trees in nearby woodlands. She uses porcelain to express the interconnectedness of life and growth with decay and the return to the earth. Porcelain is a beautiful material with which to observe lichen, fungi and leaves: once fired, the unglazed works allude to the fragility and vulnerability of our forest ecosystems.
Meet Hannah Cantellow
Hannah Cantellow is a Wiltshire based artist and trained printmaker, she has specialised in both Fine Art and Multi-Disciplinary Printmaking and later completed her MA in Social Sculpture & Connective Practice at Oxford Brookes University in 2018. It was during this time that she explored other ways of being in and with the natural world, which enabled her to deepen her artistic sense of self and pursue her impulse for storytelling.
Meet Emy Mills
Having previously taught art and photography for 8 years in secondary schools Emy is now enjoying the opportunity to use her teaching skills to help people learn the beautiful and exciting skill of stained glass. Emy uses the copper foil technique to create bright and bold stained glass panels that are uplifting and joyous. She loves meeting like-minded creative people in the Wiltshire community who are keen to learn such an unusual skill that has been around for thousands of years.
Meet Helen Rideout
Helen has worked as a Medical Herbalist for the last 15 years after completing a BSc in Herbal Medicine which qualified her to prescribe plant medicines safely and effectively. She works as a general practitioner with specialisms in women's health and thyroid health, from her beautiful clinic and dispensary on the harbour side in Bristol.
Helen is passionate about sharing knowledge of the herbs: how to identify, forage, grow and make medicines. Herbal medicine is an ancient cornerstone of human health and our relationship with plants is deeply woven into our connection with the earth and our own wellbeing.
Meet Mils & Mum
Hi my name is Shân and I love printing - the simplicity, the anticipation, the process and the sense of achievement. I also get great delight in seeing others learn and enjoy this craft too, so sharing this process through our workshops gives us as much satisfaction as printing itself.
I have always enjoyed crafting for pleasure from a young child and after selling our family business 3 years again, I have been been able to spend more time exploring and enjoying this passion. I love design, pattern, and how Indian block printing opens up a wealth of creativity without the need to be able to draw or be artistic.
We set up Homemade by Mils and Mum, as my youngest daughter (Millie) then aged 9 wanted to have her own business. We sell our printed products at events and also run our workshops together. Millie is much loved by our attendees and brings her wealth of printing and calm to the workshops, with a quiet flair for helping, supporting and gently guiding if needed.
Meet Gemma Parkinson
Gemma is a teacher, therapist and writer. She has taught English Literature and Language for almost eighteen years at a range of schools and colleges in the UK and abroad. She is currently in her final year of a Masters degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy, and loves the way that this has developed her ability to think in different ways about herself, relationships and the world. Gemma enjoys writing about her experiences in both prose and poetry. She recently appeared as a guest writer on Substack and regularly posts her poetry online.
