People who are familiar with Diana’s work know her as the creator of the fictional little old lady, Miss Smith, her alter ego, whose adventures have been the subject of her prints for nearly 30 years. Diana’s work also covers many other subjects, ranging from landscapes from her travels, portraits of her friends and abstract paintings. Her motto is “Creativity for survival!”

Light photographer and Artist and Curator. In this talk Kim shares many images from her Light photography portfolio and showed us how she creates these images from her magic tool box of tricks. She says “I am interested in exploring the possibilities of manipulating light, creating images that cannot exist in real life, that tell a story, or surreal and beautiful”.

Painter, sculptor, muralist, Frank has taught and lectured in the past so his talk is very relaxed and confident. The audience immediately started asking questions as he moves through about 50 slides of the development of his painting work to his murals. His uses images of his past being brought to life in very modern colours and compositions, he evoking a nostalgia that he is now making accessible to a new generation.

Jim studied theatre design and illustration and worked as an illustrator for many years. His fascination with folklore and legend led him to work on three-dimensional pieces using papier-mâché and mixed media, recycled materials – anything from scrap wood to discarded plastic. In his talk he explained how he does it, (very practical useful information) and showed a selection of slides of all his work.