Watercolourist JULIE COLLINS has won several awards these past 6 years for her semi-abstract still-life paintings and this year is Artist in Residence at Farnham Museum. Working in acrylics on canvas as well as watercolour on paper, she touches on the transitory and ephemeral in her interpretation of plants and blossom as well as in her landscape-based work, much of which is inspired by her visits to Cornwall.

Painter and woodcarver JENNY COOK reveals her intimate knowledge of plants in her stylised and colourful bas-reliefs.  After an illustrious career as a painter on perspex for 18 years, with regular exhibitions at the Mercury and  New Grafton, London; Oxford Gallery and the R. A. Summer shows, among many others, Jenny discovered the joys of wood-carving and has combined both skills ever since.

A graduate of Falmouth and Leeds Colleges of Art, JO KEHYAIAN has since embraced many aspects of the arts, including theatre set design, costume making, teaching textiles in Budapest, making hand puppets and designing shadow puppet shows.......before arriving at her current work of painting and etching into gesso panels.  The pigments she uses are sourced from local beaches, which she loves to explore on long walks. She sees birds as 'symbolising a freedom of spirit' and last year produced a collection of 100 bird images, framed in lead, a selection from which forms her collection here.

A new direction in CHARLOTTE JONES' ceramics in recent months has been through the closely observed study of shells, their subtle tones and intricate patterning.  Echoing these features in her hand formed pots, albeit "simplifying and abstracting from nature" has resulted in a collection of delicacy and beauty.

Wild plants within hedgerow and forest floor are viewed in close detail through DIANE BARKER's camera lens, creating images of frequently overlooked intimate places, showing nature's exquisite artistry. This collection forms part of the exhibition 'The Scent of Light' commissioned from Diane by Worcester City Art Gallery, where it was received with great acclaim. The title comes from the mysterious light hidden within matter and the forces of nature.

PIPPA MILLS, a graduate of Cheltenham College of Art, works directly from observation of a broad spectrum of subjects.  Plump pigeons, dishes of fruit and  flowers are the focus of her small collection here.  In her still-life oil paintings she enjoys 'trying to catch the silvery light on fish scale or feather and putting together colours that resonate together'.  All the techniques she uses give liveliness and sparkle to her work.

GUY ROYLE uses hand-cut semi-precious stones and beach pebbles combined with silver in his new collection of necklaces.  Several bangles, brooches and earrings are worked in 18ct gold as well as silver.

New necklaces by DUIBHNE GOUGH include the following in which she uses several unusual semi-precious stones.  Earrings and rings are on their way!  Photographs to follow if requested.

This is a selection of the new John Maltby sculptures that have just arrived!  Complete price list and further images available by email to gilly@yewtreegallery.com

Ceramics By Nigel Lambert, Jill Fanshawe Kato and Judith Rowe

SCULPTURE IN THE GARDENS

More images available upon request.