Members of Morph

Barber, Susan Ann

I am currently exploring essential images from the environment, especially trees and water, focussing on nature’s transient seasons and the vulnerability of the environment. I also enjoy showing the heart and personality of people from working the land/farming or communicating through music, etc.

Bevan, Jane

I make sculptures and vessels using found, natural materials which I gather daily in the local countryside, particularly feathers, twigs, seeds and bark which are so often overlooked and discarded. I use simple assembly techniques such as stitching, binding and tying and allow the materials to guide the process.

Cavani, Sarah

Sarah is a painter. She takes inspiration from her daily contact with people, places and objects. Sarah is influenced by colour and works mainly in oils and acrylics.

Clewlow, Lorraine

My work has taken many forms including sculpture and fabrication, drawing, abstract acrylic painting, ceramics, casting, plasterwork and an occasional performance piece. My creations are born both from personal experience and from my observations of life and the world around me. The materials I use are deeply symbolic, the methods of construction likewise. I aim to express my thoughts through aesthetic form by making art which I hope is accessible, beautiful and meaningful on many levels. Chesterfield College of Art and Technology - Art and Design Foundation Derby University - Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Fine Art

Coombs, Del

My self employed status is ‘designer maker’. I work slumping and fusing glass bottles to create functional and decorative vessels, and sculptural forms.

Dennett, Nicki

I graduated from the University of Derby in 2006 with a first class honours degree in Illustration. Since then I have shared my passion for printmaking with others through workshops in schools and communities as well as exhibiting and selling work in the UK and abroad. Currently I am collaborating with a writer to create a childrens book. The inspiration for my work comes from a love of drawing life around me. I constantly fill sketchbooks, take photographs and gather ephemera whilst travelling anywhere from a trip to the shops to a journey abroad. Recently whilst working on ideas for my new work I was introduced to solar plate etching. This medium gave me fresh inspiration and new ideas enabling me to continue my journey of experimentation into printmaking. My recent body of work ‘Travel Diaries’ was inspired by and used images from my own collection of memories, sketchbook drawings, photographs and ephemera. The journey continues!

Neale, Michelle

Michelle uses a variety of media including drawing and intaglio print to explore and tackle preconceived body ideals within society and the affect this can have on an individuals self image.

Nettleton, Justine

Justine’s painting process is dynamic and ever changing. She is inspired by speed, force, drama. Her latest work captures the speeding journey home, down motorways in early evening. Her new work for winter 2012 captures the drama of typhoons, volcanoes and cataclysmic events.

Norton, Betty

From early childhood I have always maintained an interest in art....

Petraitis, Katie

I am driven by the promise of learning, by the potential discoveries of new knowledge and understanding. Yet learning is, in truth, useless unless it is somehow then utilised. My practice explores what role art might play in the dissemination of such knowledge.

Stevens, Colin

A retired businessman, I began serious painting in 1989 and obtained a B.A Hons Degree in Fine Art at the University of Derby in 2003.The elements of painting that interest me are colour contrast, texture, shape, line and atmosphere.....

Waite, Nikki

Nikki Waite is a ceramic artist. She finds clay a therapeutic and expressive medium, which has the constant ability to surprise the artist, as it metamorphoses within the kiln; denaturing, and becoming the butterfly from the chrysalis. Her work reflects the struggles of subversive beings, of travelling from foreign lands, and the complex stories of the world around us.

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