Maker of the month / Mixed Media

Cornish-based artist Peter Freeman uses a variety of light sources and interactive technologies to transform buildings and public spaces into dramatic beacons of coloured light. And as well as being considerable technical achievements, his installations have a poetic sensibility to them as they are designed to produce an emotional response in the viewers. Freeman says, 'I take light sources which are fairly ubiquitous in the built environment like LEDs and try and use them to create a more sensual experience that has greater depth and heightened sense of colour.'

Mixed media designer Mandeep Dhiman creates exuberant, decorative pieces out of a range of found materials, ‘the plasticy the better’, she says. They range from knitted body adornments to large-scale sculptures bursting with colour - a love of colour being a legacy of her Indian heritage. ‘I love my work because of its decoration, intricacy and over-the-top nature,’ she says.

Eleanor Glover is a complex character. As well as working in graphics and book design, she has spent time as a Community Development Officer in Sri Lanka, has run a home support group for the elderly in Bristol and taught dance and art. She now spends more time on her calligraphy and sculptures, but her previous varied experiences have given her a strong understanding of human nature and feed directly into her work, a powerful - often dark - mix of humour, pathos and the macabre skilfully moulded into an emotionally charged whole.
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