Meet our artists, makers and creatives

We proudly present to you our artists, makers and creatives. They are the life blood of Shoreline, exhibiting, selling and teaching in Westgate Galleria and The Eclectic Art Gallery, Margate, and some participate in Margate Made’s pop-up events too. They are a diverse group, working in a very wide range of disciplines and mediums, but all share a passion for their art and a commitment to creating high quality, well-made, artisan products that will give much pleasure to their new owners.

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Jan Cooper

Jan Cooper

Jan is an artist based in Sandwich, Kent, UK.  She studied graphics at Canterbury Art College, then went on to creating handmade 3D greetings cards. This inspired her to move onto making jewellery, which she does with various textiles. She loves to use gold, velvet and mixing fabrics with textured and rigid materials. Jan’s passion for icons has led her to develop a range of brooches and cards featuring artist Frida Kahlo. Her personal and professional development has derived from her love of...
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Jane Martin

Jane Martin

Hello, I’m Jane I design and make jewellery and am based in Birchington-on-Sea. I took up silversmithing on stepping back from working as a geologist. My love and fascination in rocks and fossils lead me into the world of gems and other natural stones and I wanted to create and share that in jewellery. I have developed my knowledge, ideas and designs over the last few years and have been creating earrings, necklaces, rings and bracelets in silver, many of which include using the sea-gla...
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Janis Volckman

Janis Volckman

I have been working with clay for some 30 years and I now work from my Oast house just outside Canterbury. Sometimes pieces are thrown on the wheel and sometimes they are hand built, or a combination of the two. I’d describe my work as rustic, colourful, quirky, contemporary and playful....
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Jason Thackaberry

Jason Thackaberry

Jason and Freddy (no not that Jason and Freddy) have got together to bring you Jason's first children's book. Jason hopes to bring to his books the joy of his own childhood reads. Classic books such as Rumpelstiltskin and The Enormous Turnip being two of his favourites. His children's books hope to bring you stories your child will always remember, they will enjoy reading themselves or as a favourite bedtime story. Freddy J Lambert - Illustrator An artist and illustrator born in Mich...
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Jayne Wright

Jayne Wright

I have been potting for 22 years. I was taught by Romilly Graham in her London studio. I mostly hand build and work with moulds in stoneware and porcelain. I am concerned about how disposable our society has become, we have so much unnecessary packaging and most of us guilt-cycle. I use my ceramic making to raise awareness and challenge these habits by making pieces that I hope people will want to reuse and keep. I use disposable plastic packaging and bric-a-brac from charity shops to pres...
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Jeff Laurents

Jeff Laurents

My Life Education and the arts have been driving forces in my life for as long as I can remember. Being a people person, I am especially motivated to create works that bring pleasure and meaning to others. After taking a degree in Politics and Economics and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education, I taught in secondary, further and higher education. Becoming interested in photography in the 1980's I took a part-time degree in Photography at the Polytechnic of Central London.  At the Londo...
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Jessica Newby

Jessica Newby

Hi, I started making jewellery a few years ago after taking a short silversmithing course and discovered a real passion for creating bespoke jewellery. Each piece is lovingly handcrafted in my garden studio in Ramsgate. The silver seashells are all moulded from real shells that I have found on local Thanet beaches then cast in fine silver clay. The sea glass used in my designs is all genuine UK sea glass. This beautifully patinated glass has been aged in the sea for a minimum of 60 years a...
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Jill Young

Jill Young

My name is Jill Young. My grandchildren call me mad nanny! My work is eclectic, quirky, one off using many and varied recycled materials where possible. As a self- taught artist/maker my work is varied, individual and one-off. From a young age I re-invented clothes to make them different, to fit my small, short frame and achieve the quirky style I craved. In latter years I have been very lucky to have the opportunity to create and deliver art projects and workshops for adults with a lea...
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Jo Weeks

Jo Weeks

My Millinery journey began when I was 4! My Grandmother was a Milliner and taught me the art of making hats and headpieces in my younger years. Although nowadays the fabric choice for most occasion hats is sinamay, the techniques for hat making has not changed so much. I make hats and headpieces for occasions such as weddings, parties, christenings and also horse racing events such as Royal Ascot. These pieces can be one-off designs or can be made bespoke to match any particular outfit. ...
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Joanna Lynne Thornton

Joanna Lynne Thornton

I enjoy painting, drawing, photography and ceramics and create greetings cards as a hobby. These are either hand drawn, painted or from my photographs. I moved from London to Kent 40 years ago and fell in love with living on the South Coast and photographing the beautiful views in this area. In the 1970's I attended Trent Park College in Hertfordshire.  I achieved by Bachelor of Education degree specialising in Art and Ceramics, Art Therapy and Art History. I have been a teacher in K...
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John Wiltshire

John Wiltshire

Hello, I am 76 and I write children’s books. I moved to Westgate from Dartford 40 years ago. Before I retired I worked in St. Crispin’s Infant School as the caretaker for 16 years. It was while working there that I had this idea for a series of children’s stories set in an infant school. This idea then grew into what I now call The Mystery Door stories but it wasn’t until I retired that I really considered writing them. Then like most people, I needed something to do during the recent lock...
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Julian Lovegrove

Julian Lovegrove

My parents lived in Bromley, Kent where I grew up. My father was an architect and mother an art teacher, who founded the Shortlands Studios. Our resident artist was Peter Midgley RCA. His studio was in our home, alongside the pottery. I went off to the City to earn "an honest fortune' in Banking and Finance and returned to creative art in 1996. I established an Antique Shop and Gallery in West Malling. After moving to Broadstairs, I became a 'plein air' painter of landscapes and seascapes....
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Julie Leonard

Julie Leonard

I moved to Broadstairs from South East London over 20 years ago. I have loved living here ever since. One of my most thrilling moments as an artist was becoming the winner of the Kent Adult Education Watercolour Challenge 2006 - a watercolour paint-off with over 300 entries. I briefly attended Christ Church University, Canterbury as a part-time mature student studying Fine and Contemporary Art and then completed an illustration course with the London College of Art passing with distinct...
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