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Artist News


Online Guest Artists 2024
Enjoy a preview of the work by two talented North East artists and cherished tutors at the Hearth and across the region. Jason Skill...
Oct 25, 20241 min read


‘The Swifts Return’
Discover the creative process behind a captivating lino print titled 'The Swifts Return' by talented Resident Artist, Cathy Duncan. “I’m...
Apr 1, 20245 min read


Mandy Pattullo for The Knitting & Stitching Show 2023, featured in Selvedge Magazine
Harrogate Convention Centre, Harrogate from 16 – 19 November 2023 Interview and text written by Julie Parmenter, from the Knit and Stitch...
Nov 3, 20234 min read


Online Guest Artists 2023
Alongside our talented Resident Artists , we would like to share the work of those who inspire making and creativity at the Hearth....
Aug 28, 20232 min read


"Peg Dolls and Heritage", by Mandy Pattullo, Resident Textile Artist
The clothes peg is a nineteenth-century invention. Clothes in the past were dried over bushes and around fires rather than pegged out on...
May 31, 20232 min read


Birds and Animals Rule! "Our metalwork artist Jill Stewart wanted to tell..."
Our metalwork artist wanted to tell you a bit more about her animal and bird clock designs and some of the stories behind them. When...
Mar 24, 20233 min read


A Young Poet Revisited
Mandy Pattullo : "Tangle" 2021 Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem, Fall of the Titans...
Oct 25, 20222 min read


All along The Wall
As you may have seen in the local press, Hadrian’s Wall is having a big birthday this year. It’s 1900 years old! To celebrate there are...
Jul 15, 20222 min read


Mandy Pattullo: Memento Mori
Artist Mandy Pattullo will be doing something a bit different for our spring art fair and open studios event: "More than ten years ago I...
May 9, 20192 min read


Our new artist: Jessica Kinnersley
After a busy Easter spent moving in and such a warm and friendly welcome from the community at The Hearth, I thought I’d take the...
Apr 30, 20193 min read


Land of Oak and Iron Commission
MEN OF IRON: THE CROWLEYS IN THE EARLY IRON INDUSTRY BY M.W. FLINN Book launched this month with cover illustration by Hearth resident...
Mar 9, 20192 min read
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