Artworks & Makers
Works by artists, makers and designers are featured throughout Warksburn Old Church.
Works by artists, makers and designers are featured throughout Warksburn Old Church, and are an essential element of the interior design and visual aesthetic of this unique space. The small first floor gallery space is curated by Anne James, herself a practicing ceramic artist. The gallery offers guests an exclusive opportunity to purchase a selection of works by some of the featured artists.
Jack Laverick (Laverick & Son)
Jack Laverick is part of the new generation of ceramic designers & makers using clay to produce contemporary designs for the home. Working to Anne's conceptual design, Jack created the spectacular overhead lighting feature in the full height space. Laverick & Son is a British Lighting brand founded in 2017 by father and son ceramic designer/makers Tony Laverick and Jack Laverick. Working from their studio just outside of Stoke On Trent, Tony and Jack design and craft every light with their own hands.
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Simon Denton (Manchester Fine Furniture)
Simon Denton of Manchester Fine Furniture created four bespoke pieces for us: two floor standing lamps and two console tables. These were made from a yew and a walnut tree which once stood in the grounds of Warksburn Old Church. Simon is both a fine furniture maker and professional cellist, working since 2001 with orchestras and popular music artists. Simon's interest in woodwork was nurtured by the late Peter Howcroft (Anne's cousin), an inspirational tutor with a passion for design.
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Kate Miller
Kate Miller is a printmaker working mainly in linocut, sometimes incorporating elements of collage and monoprint into her work. She draws inspiration from Northumberland's beautiful countryside, long sandy beaches, rolling hills and historic castles. Kate's work is to be found throughout Warksburn Old Church, with a selection of her prints hanging in the first floor gallery.
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Charlotte Thompson
Charlotte Thompson comes from a creative family, with her sister, mum and grandmother all being painters. Her BA in Art and Education at Reading University led her into a 25 year career in primary and middle schools. When Charlotte is not teaching, she spends her time creating her own artwork, taking inspiration from the world around her, particularly Northumberland's beautiful Tyne Valley where she has her home.
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Jim Kearney
Jim Kearney is an artist and landscape photographer based in Northumberland. He takes his inspiration from the stunning Northumberland coast and hills, the Scottish Highlands and the Lake District. The huge walls of the main living space offer a superb location for some of Jim's very large prints, whilst smaller format works are on display in the first floor gallery.
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Coral Blamire
Coral Blamire is known for contemporary stained glass, traditionally handcrafted. From her studio near Hexham, she creates original art pieces using time-honoured stained glass techniques that have changed little over the centuries. In this spirit, the window reveals behind the internal Passivhaus triple glazing form a fascinating 21st Century showcase for Coral's work, with the original 19th Century church windows behind.
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Anne James
Guests will find ceramics by Anne James in various locations around this unique building. Along with her husband Alan, Anne owns Warksburn Old Church and is the driving force behind its interior design. Anne makes both functional and decorative ceramics using hand building techniques from her home studio in Wark. Her work is influenced by her garden and the rural landscape of Northumberland, and a childhood growing up in Scotland.
