'Our Glistening Shores'

A new exhibition starts here, at Coastal Creatives, on Saturday 13th June. 'Our glistening shores' is an exclusive collection of Jurassic coast paintings, by Dorset based professional artist Lucy Young.

The collection encapsulates the essence of our coastal landscape and like the ocean, her paintings flow across the canvas with her subtle use of opalescent tones. Lucy Young says "I would like people to feel a fresh tranquility when they look at my paintings and put themselves there just for a moment.”

Lucy's inspiration is drawn from dramatic changes within the coastal landscape through out the year, from frosty glistening scenes of Lyme Bay to fresh summer mornings at Mudeford Sandspit.

New Arrivals!

Due to the fantastic response to Andy Povey's 'Holidaying in Blighty' exhibition, NEW works have arrived in the gallery today- 28th May '09. Pop in and take a look!

Kay's work experience!

Hi, I'm a textiles student at Bournemouth Art Institute. I am very passionate about coastal living, nature and the environment and wanted to combine these two loves during my work experience placement here with Coastal Creatives. I have been given a project to make ten items inspired by the coast. Rachael and Louise, the owners of Coastal Creatives are also very keen on the enviroment, they are active supporters of Surfers Against Sewage, which I believe is extremly cool, as they always find the time to help and raise money for the campaign as well as be mummys to there children and running a successful business. I wanted to highlight the negative effects of leaving litter on our beaches and the damage this causes to marine life, by designing and making ten hairbands. Each hairband has been made from materials found on the beach such as rope, net, straw, wire, feathers, plastic and shells. An exhibition of my work can be seen in the gallery, so pop in...It has been such a pleasure doing my work experince at Coastal Creatives, and I wish Rachael and Louise all the best and look forward to getting involved in future projects.