Picturesque Exhibition 2026

 

Coming soon to Picturesque Gallery and Framers on St. John’s Road, Falsgrave:

Ayton Artists and Friends annual art exhibition.

7th to 28th November

We’ll have a variety of artwork on the walls to view Monday to Saturday 1000 to 1600, and the four Saturdays will be “Meet the artists”, with coffee/tea and cakes … and tables of “The stuff that wouldn’t go on the walls!”

On Saturdays we’ll have a variety of greetings cards, table centres, Christmas decorations, coasters, mosaics, handmade books and much more.

We’re looking forward to meeting you all.

Below is some of my work ready for exhibiting - but there will be work from 7 more people!

Flower Burst wall art

 

Wall art. Key Storage hook with unique ceramic tile, inks and mosaic. Rescue and repurpose.

Approx. measurements:

Tile 6” x 8”

Upcycled wooden chopping board 24.5cm x 35cm x 2cm

NEW hook, depth 5.5cm

Weight 1624g

RM small parcel

I began with a charity shop wooden board, which has been sterilized, sanded, and had several coats of clear wax. It has been drilled to take a picture cord for hanging on a wall, but I’m including two screws and rawl plugs, so it can be a permanent fixture.

Next … a new experiment with alcohol inks and a surplus bathroom wall tile. I’ve never used alcohol inks before, but they give amazing colour runs. I experimented on YUPO paper, blowing different coloured drops of ink into each other, as shown in the last photos. You can spray the surface with isopropyl/alcohol spray (IPA) to disperse the ink, which leaves different textures on the paper or tile.

Then a final “creation” on the tile with mosaic craft tiles. I glued the tile onto the board, added a border of ceramic tiles, and a new decorative key or coat hook. Thus, “Flower Burst” was created!

£25 plus postage

"GIFT CARDS"

 These are greetings cards with a detachable gift - handmade jewellery or a book mark.

I'm preparing for our November art exhibition in Scarborough. 

Below are other cards that will be available - please email me if you are interested in buying any. Prices for cards from £1.50 to £4, plus postage.

Boxes £2.50 - £4.00. Bootees £7 

 

 

  

CAT handy hooks mosaic

 Cat "handy hooks" mosaic - a commission

OLD AYTON MOSAIC

 

AYTON VILLAGE MOSAIC, new, signed – wall art.

I’ve made this mosaic picture of the old parts of my village – West and East Ayton, near Scarborough.

We have castle ruins, dating back to a manor house in the 15^th century, which fell into disrepair for 200 years, when the Lord of the Manor moved to York.  In 1775, stones from the ruined castle were allegedly used to build the stone bridge between East and West Ayton, to cross the River Derwent.

DERWENT MILL - There has been a mill (but not this one!) in Ayton since the Domesday Book. This mill was built in the 1700s. The river used to flow under the waterwheel.

Then of course, there is the mallard duck. In springtime there are lots of ducks and ducklings.

I did the mosaic on MDF, which, after grouting, I glued onto the outside of a deep frame. I added picture cord for wall hanging.

Approx measurements:

Frame = 18”/46cm x 8.25”/21cm x total depth 1.5”/4cm.

Mosaic itself = 16”/41cm x 6”/16cm

Weight: 1741g

FOR SALE: £40 free post

Seaside donkey mosaic

 

This is a 10" x 9" mosaic, set into a frame (12" x 9"), with an added beach hut hook.

For sale £35, free post, to UK.

Hand painted welly, BARN OWLS

Hand painted welly, BARN OWLS, signed. Unique artwork as a gift, indoor planter, stick stand or vase. HUNTERS welly.

Looking for a unique gift or piece of original artwork? No one else will have one of these!

I buy pre-loved wellingtons from the charity shops and create unique planters from them. Sometimes I drill the soles, so they can be filled with gravel and soil for plants; other times I use them indoors for a plant pot.

This welly was a donation from a villager, who couldn’t take her 2 pairs of HUNTERS wellies to Australia. I hope she is delighted with the result – two (now sold) had kingfishers and puffins; the third was poppies and iris. This has barn owls “HUNTING” (Hunters) for mice. It is newly refurbished from a preloved item.

FOR SALE: £30 plus postage