Staithes Festival has established itself as one of the friendliest festival on the coast – a must-go-to event in the regional arts calendar.
During the weekend some 100+ cottages in the village become temporary art galleries in a unique selling exhibition. Staithes heritage is also celebrated in fossils, fishing, historic photographs and film shows.
Glenn Kilpatrick www.whitby-photography.com
A Leeds based Artsist specialising in highly detailed wildlife paintings in Acrylic and Oil. Self Taught and passionate about conservation, a percentage of all sales goes to conservation charities.
Venue: Hampdon Cottage, Chapel Yard
Medium: Wildlife paintings
I Have a passion for Sculpture and Textiles, and I am constantly driven and exploring the unending diversity of the art of felting. I combine my love of Nature, and my need to create , through the media of fibres. The art of wet felting and needle felted sculptures, allows me to combine my two passions together, and dive further into the world of Art and Textiles. I have a current solo exhibition locally, and sell my work in various gift shops and through social media, as well as commissions. This will be my second year exhibiting at Staithes Festival.
Venue: Felicity cottage
Medium: Fibre Art/Textiles
All the work exhibited is drawn from a love of gardens and the natural world with inspiration found in plants, flowers, birds, butterflies and bees. The mediums used are watercolours, textiles; mainly silk and polymer clay. Polymer clay is a relatively new medium which is pliable and can be moulded and blended into individual three dimensional forms which are cured in an oven. They are then used to create a range of gifts from pictures to jewellery.
Venue: Glencoe, Church Street
Medium: Mixed media
Since childhood Suzanne has always had a passion to create and paint, however after leaving school at 16 she decided to work in customer services, and spent a spare time painting over many years as a hobby. Around four years ago Suzanne decided to take the plunge and became a full-time artist, which allowed her to develop her skills with her favourite medium watercolour. Suzanne now successfully exhibits regularly around Yorkshire, and is selected for numerous art trails, and art fairs. Suzanne has also contributed to the Leisure Painting Magazine. Suzanne’s work can be viewed on her website suzannesartscape.com
Venue: Crow's Nest, 9 Cowbar Bank
Medium: Seascape,landscape artist
Meg Ashley is a painter and potter living on the North East coast. She paints landscapes of the moors and coastline in acrylics and has exhibited locally and abroad. Her ceramics are more eclectic, ranging from large sculptural pieces to small whimsical items. Recently she has combined both painting and ceramics to create textural 3D mixed media pieces based on fishing boats and the sea.
Venue: Blue Porch Cottage, 2 Beckside Staithes
Medium: Ceramics and Painting