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Miranda Jennings
Miranda Veda Jennings is a multidisciplinary artist and therapist from Essex/East London.
Deborah Ward - Ballet Folk
Ballet Folk
Ballet Folk was founded by Deborah Ward in 2019. The aim of the company is to explore the rich tradition of storytelling, combining contemporary ballet and folk music to create theatrical works for both indoor theatre and outdoor festivals/stages, whilst collaborating with artists from across the folk community. Making Ballet accessible for all audiences is central to the company's ethos and the folk ballets are created for all audiences and literally take folk to the ballet!
Fiona Bennett
Artist and photographer Fiona Bennett art practice observes the changes and developments in our towns and cities. Although over the last decade we have witnessed massive changes in our communities Bennett focuses on our social history, architecture and forgotten stories.
Toni Frostick
Artist Bio: Toni Frostick
B.A. Art History, M.A. Arts Policy and Management
Working Class Artist and Academic
Jordan Cook
Artist Bio: Jordan Cook
Jordan Cook, alumnus of The Royal Drawing School, has recently had his debut solo exhibition ‘Re-Drawing Harlow’ at The Gibberd Gallery, and has exhibited in several group shows at Christie’s, The Royal Drawing School and ING Discerning Eye.
For Cook, the stripped back nature of charcoal onto paper is the most immediate way of responding to the world around him. With the charcoal feeling as an extension of his own hand, he draws with broad strokes and delicate detailing, creating stark contrast and a sense of movement that elicits emotion from any onlooker.
Nicky Nunn
Nicky produces remarkable portraits of dogs as well as paintings and dry-point prints.
Laura Bracey Curry
Laura works with mark-making, mainly across drawing, printmaking and painting. Her work documents everyday scenes and gradual changes through the lens of landscape. Using mark-making, colour and tone to capture these familiar spaces.
Sue Kennedy
Baby Photography has been at the heart of my business since I moved from my first little studio on the the top floor of Parndon Mill in 2004, to the first floor a few years later to establish my portrait studio.
Alan Freeman
Several years ago it seemed that blacksmithing was concerned only with reproducing traditional designs. Now it has become a creative craft offering an opportunity for artistic expression. As with ceramics, there is a sense of magic in using fire to turn raw materials of little beauty into objects which are useful and attractive.
David Rouse
After spending four years studying classical guitar making in London, David began his professional career in 1991 and moved to Parndon Mill in 2005.
Using the finest available tonewoods he makes bespoke classical and flamenco guitars of the highest quality.
His instruments are in the hands of discerning musicians in all corners of the world.
Margery Lovatt
Growing up in Ireland, Margery has always been aware of the beauty seen in colour and light. Working in stained glass allows her the opportunity to work with these elements. Lettering is also important for her offering another form of communication. For this she works on paper or glass using a pen, brush or engraving tool. She has a particular interest in making stained glass sundials and calibrating them to the location they are designed for.
Gemma Smale
Gemma Smale is a UK-based ceramicist whose practice focuses on the creation of wood-fired ceramics, exploring the relationship between materials and traditional firing techniques. She holds a BA in Ceramic Design from Central Saint Martins, London, also working alongside makers including Michel Francois, Emma Lacey, and Akira Satake.
Ivan Daggett
Ivan has been practicing as a fine artist and tutor for over 25 years.
As a fine artist he works predominantly in sculpture exploring the psychology and symbology of themes in world mythology. The materials and methods he uses are wood and stone carving, clay modelling, silicone rubber mold making and plaster casting, drawing and video. He has exhibited regionally and nationally and his work is held in private collections in the UK and abroad.
Billie Achilleos
Billie is an artist working within many disciplines and has been a puppet, prop and set builder since 2006. Her specialty areas include model making, moulding and casting, foam and textile fabrication, wood carving, paper engineering and metal work.
Sue Wagstaff
After graduating with a BA Honours Degree in Fine Art from the University of Hertfordshire I completed my training as a Secondary School Teacher in Art at Middlesex University. I work part time at a local Hertfordshire school as Head of Art, run private classes at Parndon Mill and work on local outreach projects in Hertfordshire and Essex.
Anton Psak
Within my work, I am carefully considering the influence of social cognitive network on the very individual ‘mind’. The choice of oil as a medium, which predominates in my practice, is conditional to its historical context, social expectation and the illusionary impossibility of challenging this. I use a combination of wet-on-wet and glazing techniques, which allow me to layer my memories and be in control of letting-in the viewer.
Farah Corrigan
Farah Corrigan is a painter based in essex and has just joined the creative community at Parndon Mill. More info to follow…….
Simon Langsdale
Simon Langsdale has had a lifelong interest in the arts, cultural heritage and the crafts but it wasn’t until 2006-07 when he completed a full-time course at Roehampton University in calligraphy and bookbinding that he seriously considered a career in these areas.
During 2008, he had an informal apprenticeship with the letter carver Tom Perkins, learning how to draw letters and cut them in stone. From 2008 -11 he studied at the University of Hertfordshire, gaining a BA with First Class Honours in History. At the same time, he continued developing his skills as a letter carver, visiting other craftsmen’s workshops and gaining his first commissions.
On graduating in 2011, he set up his own business as a self-employed letter carver. From 2011-15, he worked on cataloguing the archive of the craftsman Michael Renton for the Edward Johnston Foundation and also became the librarian and archivist for the Society of Scribes and Illuminators.
In 2018, he completed an MA by research in History at the University of Hertfordshire. In October 2017, he became a fellow of Digswell Arts Trust and had studio at The Forge in Digswell, Hertfordshire until July 2020, when he moved to Parndon Mill, Harlow. He mainly works to commission, creating pieces of public art, memorial stones, birdbaths, benches, plaques and stones for the garden. He also teaches and lectures on calligraphy and letter carving, running workshops and short courses. In the spring of 2018, he ran letter carving workshops at Highfield School Letchworth.