Record number to take part in popular arts trail on Lizard Peninsula this week

This year sees a record number of local artists and craftspeople across the Lizard Peninsula participating in the Open Studios Cornwall event that starts this weekend.

It takes place over nine days, from Saturday, May 25 to Sunday 2nd June 2, at a variety of venues.

The public are invited to view their creations, see their work in progress, and perhaps make a purchase or two.

There are four studios in the Mawgan and Garras area to visit – Angela Firth and Vanessa Millar will be showcasing their willow baskets and demonstrating their weaving skills at Higher Bojorrow, while Sophie Muir at Gear Mill will be exhibiting watercolour mandalas and t’ai chi inspired line drawings.

Jewell Arts will be hosting Rebecca Jewell’s botanical paintings and Simon Jewell’s Cornwall inspired landscape and seascape oil paintings, alongside Don Taylor’s sculpture, woodwork and serpentine creations and Sharon Aston’s wet plate collodion and digital photography.

Lesley Roberts styles herself as a Cornish eclectic artist and her works will be shown at The Oaks alongside Yvonne Burdekin’s pastel and oil paintings of the Lizard Peninsula.

Sophie Muir will be exhibiting watercolour mandalas (Image: Supplied)

The studio at Trethewey Cottage, St Martin will be where Emily Woods will display her wide range of textile and stationery items inspired by Cornish flora, fauna and sea life.

Nearby is Lowenek Art Studio, workplace of sea inspired potter and painter Pippa Alston. She will be joined by artist and illustrator Melanie Chadwick as well as Fiona Thomas who specialises in mixed media and textiles.

Also in the St Martin area is Sarah Trewhella who will be exhibiting her ink paintings, glass and mixed media creations. Joining Sarah at Mudgeon Vean will be Mary Taylor who produces semi abstracted mixed media artwork.

Emily Woods will display her wide range of textile and stationery items (Image: Supplied)

There are two potters in the St Keverne area taking part this year. Sally Tully who specialises in Raku will be at Roskilly’s while Sally Wyatt will also have paintings and textiles on display at Treglossick Farmhouse.  Julie Milton, who describes herself as an intuitive abstract artist working in acrylics, will be showcasing her work at Mistral in Gwenter.

Potter Sally Wyatt Wyatt will also have paintings and textiles on display (Image: Supplied)

At Spring Tide, Mullion based artist Carol Davies plans to show her large, impressionistic canvases of acrylic, mixed media, pastel and ink. Nearby at Mullion Cove Hotel, Diana Davis will be exhibiting her botanical artwork in watercolour and ink.

The studio at Mount Carlees Farm at Ruan Minor also has a gallery which will display the work of artist P.W. Noble.  The sea and landscape at The Lizard are the appropriate inspiration for photographer Jason Davis whose work can be seen at The Sea House Studio at Lizard Point.

The sea and landscape at The Lizard are the inspiration for photographer Jason Davis (Image: Supplied)

For further details about Open Studio Cornwall and individual participants, including opening times and directions to venues  pick up a free copy of the Open Studios Cornwall catalogue available at local outlets or visit www.openstudioscornwall.co.uk