Artists

Amy’s creativity comes from her passion for all forms of art. Her and her children are inspired by the natural world and conservation and this is shown in the pieces she creates. She enjoys developing joyful artwork that makes people smile.

At school Bridget was told she was poor at art and so she stopped painting. That all changed following a conversation between a local artist Mary Harding and Bridget’s husband. When he told her Bridget’s story she said “bring her to me, I’ll teach her” and so over 20 years ago Bridget began painting. Since then she has spent time with artists in the UK and overseas developing her skills and discovering her love of art. She had the most fantastic mentor, Win Fenning, who built her skills, inspired her, gave her confidence and a love of art. A completely different place from where Bridget was as a little girl.

Bridget is honoured to be painting this magnificent sculpture to celebrate the achievements of Ipswich Town. The owls are considered to represent wisdom, good fortune and prosperity, so it is an apt choice to represent the success of the now premier league Ipswich Town.

Fiona has been painting for many years. She is often inspired by the colour pink… this year she has made it less obvious and it’s only when you see the belly of the crocodile that pink appears.

Fiona loves to recognise inspiring women and this crocodile is inspired by Professor Alice Roberts, the presenter of "Digging for Britain". She has brought archeology to life through the way she explains history and tells stories of past civilisations. Professor Alice has a fabulous style with her pink hair and stylish camo wear. Fiona has taken this and painted the crocodile to reflect her style. A true camo croc with a pale pink belly full of bones!

Jenne is an artist working mainly with painted stones. Originally from Staffordshire, she has lived in Suffolk for over 20 years. Growing up in an Artistic family, she has a GNVQ and a BTEC in Art and Design, with a Degree in Textile design. With a passion for the natural world, she uses her spare time to gather inspiration for her painted stones and drawings from both the East Anglian Coastline and Scotland.

Kate, from Leaping Har Design, is a multidisciplinary artist who originates from Eye. She specialises in animal portraits and drawing - as you will observe from her portfolio, there is definitely a bias towards animals, although she turns her hand to most subjects.

Paul is very shy about his artwork, despite being incredibly talented from a very young age. He is a skilled carpenter and has spent all of his working life in the building trade with very little time to pursue his artwork, with the exception of a handful of family commissions and the bedroom walls of his three children Jack, Charlie and Emily. Paul enjoys painting in water colours and acrylics and he painted the distinctive red rose for the Rosedale logo. As well as submitting work for the Eye Art trail for many years, other work include sketches of his children, a canvas of his father who has sadly passed away, bespoke commissions for friends and family and various wildlife images.

Tracey Brown is Co-Manager of Thornham Walks. A keen gardener and conservationist, Tracey and the team work to ensure low cost public access to the beautiful Thornham Estate.