Our exciting line up for the Brighton Artists Open House Festival 2022

40 Goldstone Villas, Hove, BN3 3RS.

Every Saturday & Sunday in May, 10am~4pm

Dinah Dufton is a multi discipline artist creating a variety of gorgeous pieces, from niche perfumery to small batch spa products, jewellery and original art.

Her lotions and potions fall under her brand Hal of Hove, and feature a gorgeous collection of handmade products for making you and your home smell beautiful, including bath salts, bubble bath, bath bombs, bath salt bricks, sponges, towels and linens.

She will also be showcasing her handmade jewellery. Dinah has an affinity with pearls so you will be sure to find some delicate treasures.

Karen Rao creates realistic animal inspired hats, rich in colour and texture. Natural soft wools and rugged fleeces are carefully blended to create bespoke costume wear for theatre, festivals and just for fun! Karen strives to create wearable art that is fun and fresh and that little bit different. She sells online to customers all over the world: headdresses for private parties, stag nights, halloween costumes and for theatre productions, as well as appearing in TV shows and being worn by celebrities.

Karen will also be exhibiting her new Japanese style brush art. These original illustrations are inspired by the philosophy of sumi-e Art, which captures the simplicity and spontaneity of a subject using minimum brush strokes to reduce it to its purest form and express their essence. Find her new collection of our dear Brighton friends, the seagulls, on display, as well as a menagerie of other feathered and furry friends.

Hannah Marshall runs “Beach Shack Project” creating coastal inspired artwork and jewellery.

The beach is a constant source of both inspiration and a platform for gathering materials.

Shells, sea glass and pottery shards are transformed into unique one off pieces of jewellery using organic hemp rope, seaweed twine, embroidery threads and surgical stainless steel.

Seaweed is collected from the shoreline and pressed and preserved using a similar technique to flower pressing. Original pressings and prints and postcards will be available.

Also Hannah will be exhibiting original paintings and some new digital illustrations, all underlined with her distinct coastal theme.

Seraina Baumgartner, aka “Margate Shells” is an artist who decorates sea shells with stunning gold intricate patterns. Each shell has been collected responsibly and gilded by hand using genuine gold leaf.

Seraina’s love of the sea shines through in each piece, and because of the nature of working with found materials, each shell is a one off.
Most are decorative pieces but they can also be used for a multitude of uses due to the longevity of gilding the pieces... they can be used as tea light holders and trinket dishes. The possibilities are endless!

Lena Goodison is a Swedish self taught contemporary artist that lives and works in Nottingham, UK. She creates colourful, bold pieces, often human portraits, still life and cats that are superimposed, abstract and mystical. For this exhibition Lena has created a stunning body of work which we are excited to show! Rainbow Clams, shimmering fish and funky lobsters will all make an appearance!

Lena’s inspiration comes from colourful architecture, travels to North Africa, urban city landscapes and the people living there. And long treks in nature, just breathing in the fresh air and being surrounded by wildlife.

Lena’s impressive clients include IKEA, Caboodle Magazine, Hoxton Hotel, Soho House, artwork for EP covers (music) and private commissions both in UK and overseas.

Jane McCall creates a range of beautiful unique lampshades created in the style and earthy tones so loved by the famous Bloomsbury Set residents of Charleston Farmhouse.

I love the undersaturated colours she uses, equally perfect for a seaside or country home.
The shades are all British made and are limited edition prints from original designs by Jane. She also offers a bespoke service and can make any shape or size of shade painted in the design and colours of your choice.
She also provides original hand painted bases that match the shades.

Helen Rebecca Lucas creates fabulous ceramics, inspired by both the city and the sea. Her pieces are human and nature influenced, with an architectural aesthetic.

Helens work is always concerned with questioning design, style and function. Her ceramics are textured and layered, using familiar yet surprising shapes and details. Slab built pots hold many impressions revealing many layers and textures throughout the surface.
The colours of her ceramics evoke the same hues you find in the ocean and the ecosystem around in, undersaturated hues with pops of turquoise and cobalt against neutral organic tones.

Betty Shek is mixed media artist. Her artworks and paintings are inspired by natureand her surrounding environment.

She loves mixing her artwork with felt, paper and found objects. Upcycled is her key point across her art pieces and jewelries. Each piece of the jewellery is carefully made by Betty. They are produced in limited numbers and some of them are one-of-a-kind.
All designs are handmade in her Brighton studio with lots of love and care.

Jasmine H Mercer is a painter who discovers the unique spirit of her subject through energetic, exploratory drawing and gained her passion for personalities while drawing characters on the London Underground.

She takes great pleasure in painting portraits to commission alongside her gallery paintings and is currently being commissioned to paint portraits of sitters and/or their pets. Jasmine's portrait' Joy' was accepted for the WTAM Open21, which ran until mid Feb 2022 at Worthing Museum & Art Gallery.

Hope to see you there….

further info available about the festival and other lovely venues on the Hove Trail on the Artists Open Houses Website

Artists Open House 2022 Mr Bean & The Mermaids

Our exciting line up for the Brighton Artists Open House Festival 2022

40 Goldstone Villas, Hove, BN3 3RS.

Every Saturday & Sunday in May, 10am~4pm

Hope to see you there….

further info available about the festival and other lovely venues on the Hove Trail on the Artists Open Houses Website