Lwsilver is a quirky little jewellery business based in the Wirral, where all pieces are designed and lovingly handcrafted in the workshop.

Lisa has a fabulous new selection of ‘ready to wear’ contemporary pieces in silver now available to buy… anything from simple flower earrings and silver gem stone rings to gorgeous vintage pearl necklaces and the stunning butterfly range.

Lwsilver welcomes commissions and will work alongside you to create your own piece.

T: 07969 301 274 | E: mail@lwsilver.com | W: www.lwsilver.com

I combine nature with different painting techniques. Using petals, leaves and grasses mixed with colour on hand-made paper and canvas, I have developed my work onto deep-edge canvas for the home.

Painting the background in layers of soothing and metallic colours, I layer hand-made papers and other decorative papers over to leave some painted areas exposed. I then create designs over the top using metallic and skeleton leaves or natural plant material.

T: 07855 389 359 | E: emcoombes@yahoo.co.uk | W: www.artinliverpool.com/emcoombes

I am an illustrator with a huge interest in folk art and the role of images in people's everyday lives. I set up lemonmerchant to explore ways in which illustration could be placed in a domestic setting.

Lemonmerchant produces decorative objects from my own designs but we also look at ways to collaborate with other artists. At the moment I am making ceramic tiles with photographic and drawn imagery, but I also make books, zines, posters, boxes, fabrics, and lamps.

I also write about illustration for magazines and have an illustration blog. http://illustrationnwsad.wordpress.com/

T: 07791 757 689 | E: info@lemonmerchant.co.uk | W: www.lemonmerchant.co.uk/

I am a freelance photographer specialising in architectural, commercial and fine art photography. My work as an architectural photographer influences all my work in which I look for abstract lines, textures and strong composition.

Taking my artwork one step further I have developed a process, which gives my images an almost painterly feel. I also like to document my travelling experiences, encompassing the vivid colours and differing cultures I have experienced.

T: 07855 681 413 | E: helen@helenpalmerphotography.co.uk | W: www.helenpalmerphotography.co.uk

I started making my 'Felt Hemmed In' crafts not long after my son was born. I decided not to return to work full time as an Art Director for the Liverpool based TV show, 'Hollyoaks'. However, during this time it was important for me to keep creative (mostly for my own sanity!)

I loved the cheery, childlike quality of felt and began making simple pincushions as and when I could. I started selling my cacti pin cushions, 'Sew your own' about 3 years ago at Craft Markets in the Liverpool area, along with my mother's hand knitted items.

More recently I have been experimenting with reclaimed felted knit wear. From jumpers and other garments I have started to make baby slippers.

E: indimac@hotmail.co.uk

A qualified Art practitioner, Art and ESOL teacher with a wide range of experience in teaching all age groups. Able to work as part of a team as well as on own initiative.

Proven leadership and organisational skills including; setting up and managing an Art department for all Key stages, leading collaborative Art projects, organising social events and coordinating an ESOL department. Dedicated to utilising a creative approach to teaching in order to meet individual learning needs.

T: 07728 533 335 | E: jadams45@hotmail.com | W: www.janearts.co.uk

I think my work reflects the time-honored practice of taking common, ordinary images and objects and placing them in an artistic context, but with a little twist: I select images or things that are or were at home in ordinary human life but have some extra significance, which is carried over into their artistic incarnation. My art is based on observations of life using a variety of subjects to record events, situations and ideas which have inspired me, or given cause for amusement.

My work begins from drawings and collections in sketchbooks. Images are created and reworked using paint, pen and ink, computer and printmaking techniques. These images are then transferred to a computer by photography or scanner and reproduced as an archival print, at times hand finished with paint or pen and ink.

E: freidaiphone@mac.com | W: www.artisticimage.org.uk

My jewellery is made using customized charms and pendants. The style is vintage and vintage inspired. These re-found objects are used to create hand-made unique bracelets and necklaces.

I also make lavender filled hearts, these are all hand sewn and are made using recycled material, buttons and ribbon.

T: 07725 695 320 | E: clairepalmer81@hotmail.com | W: www.clairepalmer.folksy.com

Angela collaborates with her husband John on designing and making colourful and wearable ‘one – off’ or limited edition fashion jewellery. They translate their interest in history and the natural world into their designs using chain maille weaving techniques, their own clay and ceramic beads, semi precious stones, wood, copper, silver and aluminium.

They sell their work under the name Anjo through galleries, art & design fairs and private commissions.

T: 07946 798 068 | E: anjojewel@btinternet.com | W: www.anjojewels.co.uk

I use the technique of freeform knitting & crochet to create constructed textiles, garments, unique accessories and 3D artwork. I love working with very bright colours and interesting textures.

My main inspiration comes from colourful ethnic costumes adn organic shapes and forms.

T: 07739 489 899 | W: www.ildiko.co.uk

My painting and drawing looks toward the presence of man within an urban and suburban environment, without necessarilly being direct in figurative terms.

My photography like my painting is usually abstract and again uses the urban enviroment as its source.

T: 07971 965 903 | E: natpendlebury@hotmail.com | W: www.erpenstudios.co.uk/

I am a photographer from the North West of England, and my portfolio contains contemporary images from around the country, and the world, with a large focus on Liverpool city and surrounding areas.

My parents originate from the city of Liverpool, I attended university here, I some how feel I have an affinity with the city that makes me feel comfortable to capture the essence that creates it.

T: 07967 838 551 | E: rachel@elementimages.co.uk | W: www.elementimages.co.uk

I originally trained as a Graphic Designer and have taught Art and Design for 25 years. I have developed my visual arts skills through a variety of media and techniques with an emphasis on textile based art.

Recent work in felt has been inspired by organic forms in the natural world with an emphasis on coastal and woodland areas. All my work is hand felted and embellished through a variety of stitching, both hand and machined. Beading is used to further develop the tactile qualities of the work.

E: sew.sew@btinternet.com