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Local Talent: The Elements

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This month we’ve chosen art inspired by the elements: the earth, soil and stone; the air, wind and weather, water and fire.

An Octopus Vessel by Abby Mason oozes undersea character. Priced from £200.
@AbbyMasonCeramics

Celebrating sand and sea, Tangalle boats, Sri Lanka by Christine Bass, is a framed acrylic and mixed media painting, £795 christinebassart.com

The sun sparkles on the water in Gondolas at Rest, Venice, by Dave Watts. It’s available framed at £275. @DaveWattsStudio


Iconic stonework from the Oxford skyline by printmaker Deb Sutcliffe. Giclee prints ranging from £45 debsutcliffe.co.uk

Precious metal jewellery by Guen Palmer. This exquisite necklace is created with silver, 18ct gold & moonstone on an 18” silver chain. £350 by commission, guenpalmer.com

Black and White, a striking sculpture in stainless steel which comes alive in the sunlight by internationally acclaimed sculptor Johannes Von Stumm, renowned for incorporating the air in his design’s cut-outs. £32,000, vonstumm.co.uk

Nistos by Maggie Bicknell, captures the morning mist lifting across the landscape. Framed oil on canvas, £150, maggiebicknell.wordpress.com

White Horse Terrain Bowl by Nigel Edwards is a wood ash glazed stoneware piece. £120, nigeledwardsceramicartist.com

The Path to Zennor, a landscape of the rich reds of the earth, is painted in oils on board by Paul Whitehouse. £240. Contact Paul via artweeks@artweeks.org

This Either Side Ring by jeweller Sarah Pulvertaft is crafted with 18Ct yellow and white gold anddiamonds – did you know diamonds are formed entirely from carbon atoms? £4,500 sarahpulvertaft.com

Pretty elemental jug by potter Tam Frishberg, £60. Contact Tam via artweeks@artweeks.org

Tim Kapp’s oil on canvas, Campfire evokes memories of summer evenings by the tent, toasting marshmallows and sharing scary stories. £150, timkapp.co.uk

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