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Museum of Bath Stone

Toilets available here

In addition to the interesting history the Museum of Bath Stone showcases, there will be a "snapshot" exhibition giving a taster of what's on offer across the art trail - truly a must see!

"Snapshot" Exhibition
See artwork from all participating artists

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​Combe Down Nursery railings

Continue to walk along Combe Road towards North Road and enjoy the artwork displayed on the outside railings by the imaginative children at Combe Down Nursery!

Fairstone, 33a Westerleigh Road

Just up from the nursery, on the corner of Westerleigh Road and Combe Road, five artists will be showing their work: Ele's collages, Sally's upcycled denim bags, Hilary's textiles, Bridget's wire animals, and Katy's drawings!
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Ele Nash will be showing collages of local Combe Down architecture, as well as figures, cats, landscapes, and prints.
​Sally Jefferies enjoys painting almost any subject in almost any style, experimenting with acrylic, oil, ink and collage. She has recently started making exquisite bags from repurposed denim.
Hilary Strickland uses pencil drawings and delicate watercolour washes to create designs inspired by birds, plants, insects, and landscapes for her range of napkins, table runners, storage nests, cushions, and prints.
Bridget Baker makes wire animals from galvanized wire which is then painted with enamel paints. She enjoys making them as realistic as possible, capturing their characters with the minimum of lines. Bridget has a large repertoire of wire animals, from birds and dogs to giraffes and deer.
Katy Spencer works in a variety of media sensitively depicting the natural world.

ELE NASH

Collage

HILARY STRICKLAND

Textiles

SALLY JEFFERIES

Acrylics and denim

KATY SPENCER

Prints

BRIDGET BAKER

Wire animals

Calmer Rooms

On the corner of Combe Road and North Road is Calmer Rooms where you can see Sally's gorgeous hares, and Karen's beautiful landscape paintings.

​Karen George paints in acrylic and mixed media and is best known for her semi abstract landscapes and seascapes with atmospheric skies.
​​Sally Gardiner's ceramic pieces embody the characters of farm and domestic animals, perhaps none more so than her hares created in clay and coloured using slips, glazes, and oxides.

SALLY GARDINER

Ceramic animals

KAREN GEORGE

Acrylic mixed media

4 North Road

See Chris' jaw-dropping fossil preparations!

Chris Selby is a fossil hunter!​ He then carefully prepares them for use as sculptural pieces either in the home or garden.

CHRIS SELBY

Fossils

1 Greendown Place
​The Jewish Burial Ground

At the entrance to Greendown Place opposite Forester and Flower, the historic Jewish Burial Ground has been restored and welcomes everyone to view the grounds on their Open Day on Sunday. The burial ground's cottage will be open on both Saturday ad Sunday to see Lucy's artwork.

Lucy Poloniecka's breath-taking quilted wall hangings range in size from the smallest at 8 inches square to up to 60 inches tall!

LUCY POLONIECKA

Mixed media

Cowslip, Greendown Place

Follow the small lane of Greendown Place from The Jewish Burial Ground, and you'll find Pollyanna's beautiful studio!

Pollyanna Charnley is a life coach whose artwork is designed to enhance positivity and optimism.
​Rosemary Simmons will have her book available for you to buy: The Robertine and the rewilding of Combe Down - or the Great Swapperoo.

POLLYANNA CHARNLEY

Multi-faceted design

ROSEMARY SIMMONS

Watercolour

12 Greendown Place studio

A little further along on the left from Pollyanna's, is a studio where two artists will be exhibiting their artwork:

Linda O'Gorman enjoys experimenting with monoprint, working into the image further with oil pastels, pen and ink, and pencils, using the texture created.​
​​Shula Newick makes vignettes of the British Landscape, including the Midford Valley, using the needle felting technique.​

LINDA O'GORMAN

Mixed media

SHULA NEWICK

Needle felting

25 Southstoke Road

Continuing along Bradford Road towards the Glassfields, Southstoke Road is on your right and at number 25 you'll find actual glass by Annie!

Annie Saberwal creates beautiful stained glass from her studio.

ANNIE SABERWAL

Glass

 66 Hansford Square

See Richard’s paintings in his garden studio on Hansford Square.

Richard Gardiner produces atmospheric expressionistic paintings using a variety of techniques in acrylic and oils, including splashing and scraping paint.

RICHARD GARDINER

Paintings

38 Bradford Park

Bradford Park is just off Fox Hill and at number 38, you can see Michele's amazing  textile pieces!

Michele Conway produces hand-dyed yarn and fibre to create intricate and colourful designs.

MICHELE CONWAY

Textiles

18 Porlock Road

Feel like you're taking a diversion to the seaside with a lively mix of ceramic work by Esther, Jo, and Emma in Esther's stunning garden venue at the end of Porlock Road.

Esther Norman uses hand building techniques and Raku firing process to create individual maritime ceramics.
Joanna Bowden creates wheel thrown, domestic and decorative stoneware ceramics. Fired in electric and woodfired kilns, her pieces are characterful as well as practical.
Emma Mallon is new to the Combe Down Art Trail and will be ​showing her beautiful patterned ceramics.

ESTHER NORMAN

Ceramic

JO BOWDEN

Ceramic and earthenware

EMMA MALLON

Ceramic

Toilets available here

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​The Hub, Mulberry Park
​Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary, and Happy Days Nursery

In the windows of The Hub, see artwork displayed by the amazing children at Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary, and Happy Days Nursery.

103 Whitaker Road

In the Mulberry Park development, towards the old Pope's Walk footpath, you'll find traditional and beautiful Chinese brushwork.

Ieong Tong Pak creates exemplary Chinese brush paintings ​of landscapes, flowers, and birds.

IEONG TONG PAK

Chinese brushwork

9 Naish Road

Sarah Sidders will be showing her mixed media landscapes at 9 Naish Road on Mulberry Park.

Sarah Sidders uses ink to depict the main themes of her work: species decline and global warming.

SARAH SIDDERS

Ink

 8 Priory Close

If on foot, head out of Mulberry Park and cross the drung, Pope's Walk, to reach Priory Close where you'll find three inventive mixed media and multi-disciplinary artists.

Penny Richards uses acrylic and inks to paint in washes of thin translucent colour, often on a pre-textured surface. She depicts diverse, evocative subjects from zany figures in motion to quiet landscapes.
Annie Stonebridge creates beautiful bespoke oil portraits of dogs, capturing their unique character and personality. For this year’s art trail, she is also excited to share her Bees of Bath collection
​Sue Willis is a self taught artist specialising in pen and ink drawings, silk painting and recycled jewellery. She uses patterns found in nature as her inspiration and favours mandala based designs.

PENNY RICHARDS

Mixed media

ANNIE STONEBRIDGE

Mixed media

SUE WILLIS

Mixed media

1 Upper Albert Cottages, Farrs Lane

Turning back to North Road, Farrs Lane is home to father and son Alistair and Luke with their own distinct styles.

Alistair Teale uses charcoal and pencil to create sensitive depictions of the natural landscape.
Luke Teale is a recent graduate of the Camberwell College of Arts and works in oil, watercolour, print, as well as with found objects,

ALISTAIR TEALE

Pencil and charcoal

LUKE TEALE

Paintings

21 North Road

Walking along North Road towards The Firs, Richard is opening his lovely home to showcase his photography work.

Richard Ford has a keen interest in photography, working principally in black and white. ​He is drawn to a wide range of subjects, from architecture and landscapes to animals, wildlife and flowers.

RICHARD FORD

Photographs

18 The Firs

Cross the road and head down The Firs to Vikki's home where she'll be showing her mix of gothic-inspired work.

Vikki Yeates creates imaginative illustrations of animals and their environment using oil pastel and lino ink. She also creates books and makes jewellery.

VIKKI YEATES

Pastel and ink

5 The Firs

This venue is home to Kat and David who will have on show a variety of drawings, paintings, ceramics, and small sculptures - a wealth of talent!

David Wood is a multi-disciplinary artist, creating imaginative and sometimes surreal drawings and sculptures.
Katarina Wood is new to the art trail this year and we're delighted she is showing her paintings, full of warmth and home comforts, linocuts, and ceramics.

DAVID WOOD

Sculpture and paintings

KATARINA WOOD

Ceramics and paintings

 Graham House, The Avenue

Turn onto the Avenue from the Firs and find Graham House on the corner where Jayanna will be showing her paintings and Maizee her artwork.

Jayanna Witt is new to the art trail and we're looking forward to seeing her evocative paintings produced using acrylics.
Maizee Dunning is new to the art trail and we're excited for you to see her abstract designs.

JAYANNA WITT

Paintings

MAIZEE DUNNING

Paintings

 2 Berkeley Place

Just off Tyning Road on the turning for Victoria Place, is Berkeley Place. At number 2 you'll find Natalie's acrylic paintings.

Natalie Andrews is new to the art trail and we're excited she's showcasing her joyful, brightly coloured acrylic paintings!

NATALIE ANDREWS

Acrylic

2 Richardson Place

Access John's beautiful studio off the drung path that runs from Church Road to the Avenue, or from Tyning Road - take the left turn if coming from Church Road into Alexandra Place and John's is on the left.

John Simpson will be showing his drawings and original prints, exploring our relationship with the natural world.

JOHN SIMPSON

Mixed Media

Holy Trinity Church
"Wild About Bath"

A photographic exhibition titled "Wild About Bath", ​open Saturday, 10pm - 4pm and Sunday, 1pm - 5pm!

COMMUNITY GALLERY
Combe Down Primary School railings

See the Tiddler fish by the brilliant children of Combe Down Toddlers!

12 Quarryman's Court, Rock Lane

From Church Road, head down Rock Lane to 12 Quarryman's Court where you'll find Jill's pottery and Linda's prints!

Jill Woodhead may be familiar to some of you who have been coming to our art trail for a few year's but having hung up her jewellery-making tools, we're absolutely delighted she's back showing her lovely pottery!
Linda Barrow creates interesting effects by transforming objects and materials into print. Her work is strongly influenced by nature. Linda’s work includes lino-cut prints, etchings, collage prints and recently cyanotypes, a photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue print.

JILL WOODHEAD

Pottery

LINDA BARROW

Prints

Mayflower, Summer Lane

Let's head on down Summer Lane where you'll find a gorgeous home full of delights!

Natasha Smiljkovic creates textural woven tapestries inspired by the views around her. 
Simon Coles is new to the art trail and we can't wait to share with you his photography.

SIMON COLES

Photography

NATASHA SMILJKOVIC

Tapestry

COMMUNITY GALLERY
Peggy Dodd Centre

Light refreshments and toilets available here

The Peggy Dodd Centre will be showing a variety of creative artwork by the talented children of Combe Down Primary, as well as offering light lunches, tea, coffee and cake, served in the beautiful garden.

LIGHT LUNCHES, TEA, COFFEE, CAKE
Saturday and Sunday

Freshfields, Beechwood Road

Either access from Shepherd's Walk or follow Beechwood Road to the very end and you'll find Freshfields on the righthand side with its own lovely studio full of Kathy's craft and paintings. You'll also discover Sarah's beautiful  stoneware, and Imogen's sophisticated jewellery.

Kathy Pearce paints in acrylics, recording memories of favourite coastal scenes using a technique that's evolved from the piecing together of fabrics.
​Imogen Batterham creates simple silver necklaces, earrings, and stacking rings. Profits from her sales at the art trail will be split between the Peggy Dodd Centre, and Dorothy House.
Sarah Turrell creates finely thrown stoneware pots, from plates and bowls to vases and teapots, all light, strong and durable, dishwasher- and oven-safe.

KATHY PEARCE

Acrylic

IMOGEN BATTERHAM

Jewellery

SARAH TURRELL

Stoneware