Gillian Bull

I have woven art and furnishing tapestries since the mid 1970s, and continue to explore appropriate uses for this ancient, and satisfyingly tactile, technique. It’s been suggested that over the millennia humans first needed to create mathematics (i.e. counting beyond our ten fingers) in order to calculate the multiple warp and weft threads needed for making a textile on a loom.

Basically a punk weaver (not trained in the fierce discipline of the great tapestry workshops), when developing designs for commissions or myself I try to ensure that there’s a good reason for producing the resulting work as a tapestry, rather than a painting or sculpture. Following the great European 16th and 7th centuries’ tradition, my tapestries show a lot going on.

I am always interested in learning about people’s responses to what they see in my work, via:

• www.bullthreads.co.uk
• gillianbull977@gmail.com

Prue Cross

Prue Cross was born in Scotland, spent her early years in Hong Kong and has subsequently lived in various Counties in England. Prue’s interest in multimedia art influenced her career in tradition upholstery and textiles.

Since moving to Kingsdown near Deal in 2013 she finally returned to her love of painting. Prue is drawn to the sea and rugged scenery which is expressed by her use of oil and acrylics in painting semi abstract land and sea scapes.

She has been involved in several exhibitions in and around Kent.

• pmlc@hotmail.co.uk
• @prue.cross.art

Sylvie Hartley

I used to paint mostly landscapes in the impressionist area where I grew up and lived for many years next to the river Seine.

Here, I enjoy painting the sea and its changing skies. I try to catch here and there those furtive moments where colours and lights produce emotions. My favourite medium are oil and acrylic.

• sylviehartley@yahoo.co.uk