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I am an artist-maker who uses porcelain as the canvas, in which personal memories and stories are questioned through free hand illustrations. Through the fragile material and recognisable objects, the essence of the everyday matter is addressed.

Bella May Leonard's practice celebrates embroidery as a contemporary art form.  Often using bright man made domestic materials, such as electrical wire, her sculptural work emphasises embroidery as an accessible, expressive art.  Using clear perspex to reveal and incorporate the conventionally unseen back of the stitch with the front, experimentation and layering of three-dimensional pattern is explored.  Inspired by historic textiles, her work questions and investigates ornamentation and its role in society today through embellishment of surface and space.

We are pleased to announce that we will be showcasing our new exhibition at this years Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair. The Dozen for this exhibition are:

Adam 'Monty' Renshaw

Bella May Leonard

Gianluca Mingolla

Lauren Taylor

Maja Piechocka

Sarah Crosby

Joseph Hartley

Eleanor Simms

Laura Negus

Jessica Swallow

Rory Thompson

Vinny Ratcliff

The event will take place from the 9th - 12th October at Old Granada Studios.