Jenny Penney Artist
Jenny Penney
Local Makers Shop & Gallery
OPEN ; WEDNESDAY TO SATURDAY 10 AM - 4 PM
Access for All / Free Parking
Mangerton Tea Rooms are open 10 am - 3 pm
Please check again this site before you come to be sure of no changes.
A big thank you to Wildlife Artist Cliff Towler whose magnificent otters, hares and a variety of bird donned my walls at Mangerton Mill during August. It was a perfect delight to enjoy this display every day. If you have missed Cliff's art, do check him out on line.
ABOUT THE SHOP/GALLERY:
If you haven't been to the gallery/shop, do check out the images below as an introductory taster for your visit. All the work is unique and indeed some works can only be found here at this gallery.
ARTIST OF THE MONTH at the shop / gallery -
Painter - LIZ WRIGHT
Influenced by Florentine Renaissance artists such as Bruegel, Giotto and Bottechilli, Liz paints in styles that are part realism and what she identifies as a 'hyper - reality'. Her vibrant landscape paintings are immediately identifiable as her own. She paints local and travelled scenes that have inspired her and that will definitely bring a smile to your face, whether it is the theme or the characters or both, giving you a sense of delight and even, of amusement at times. Most of her collection of works is housed in Bridgeman Art Library with licences in London, New York, Paris and Berlin, giving you a great opportunity to view some of her work. Many of her pieces have also been reproduced in cards, books, cd’s and magazine covers.
Liz trained at St. Martin's School of Art and later at West of England College of Art, Bristol with David Inshaw RA and Alfred Stockham WRA. She now lives on Portland and is inspired by the landscape and light surrounding her.
Future Events:
Artist of the walls for October: Local Bridport painter Caroline Ireland
Artist of the walls for November: Local Bridport Cyanotype printer Jayne Burton
Let me introduce you to what and who we have on offer in the gallery/shop.
RELIEF SCULPTED LANDSCAPES
Jenny Penney: You will have seen some of my work here on my site. Please come and see it "in the flesh" at Mangerton Mill (Wednesday - Saturday). You cannot get the perspective of the works until you do so!
ANIMAL POTTERY
Hilary Bradt sculpts small animal and dishes in ceramics. She uses a whole range of hand sculpting techniques, as she does here with her adorable Barn Owl sculpture.
INK PENS AND SOFT PASTELS
Jenny Penney starts off her Relief Sculpted with a drawing on site. Here you can see that she didn't have to go far for her image! She is presently working on the Relief Sculpted Landscape picture of Mangerton Mill
JAYNE BURTON
Jayne Burton is a textile designer working from her small studio in Dorset, with a passion for fabrics both vintage and new. She is particularly interested in producing designs using Cyanotypes, Indian wooden blocks, dyes and paint to design, print and produce textiles and papers. Her main love is the natural world where she enjoys being surrounded by nature, especially sitting by the sea at dawn which inspires her textile design. In the shop she has the most beautiful covered notebooks and lampshades. There is also a framed original print and some cards.
NEOLITHIC INSPIRED CERAMICS IN STONEWARE AND RAKU FIRED
HENS AT MANGERTON MILL
Bill Crumbleholme is renowned for his style of contemporary stoneware which is inspired by ancient pottery; Neolithic bowls, Bronze Age urns & beakers, Iron Age & Roman jars & bowls inform the designs, with surfaces decorated by impressing tools such as combs, bones or sticks into the clay to form repeating patterns. Bill is a pyromaniac who really enjoys heating clay and glazes in many different ways to see what happens. He uses a variety of techniques each giving unique properties to the finished pots including wood-firing, raku and pit firing. Bill has a passion for ancient pottery and as a member of the Ancient Wessex Network, undertakes experimental archaeology and works with museums and archaeologists exploring pre-historic techniques. He has demonstrated his skills on the BBC 2 series Digging for Britain in 2025. Bill was instrumental in the creation of this collective of potters who have grown from his class students to a group of individual artists sharing their love of ceramics, resources and knowledge. More information and an archive of Bill's work can be seen at: www.beakerfolk.co.uk
WILDLIFE POTTERY
Penny Ireland is a character sculptor of wildlife. She creates a whole range of "Tableware animals". Her sculptures have included the pine martin, Tawny Owl and a Koala. Occasionally she creates hanging sculptures in relief.
PORCELAIN AND RAKU POTTERY
Naya works mainly in porcelain creating beautiful sculpted seed heads, jelly fish and planters for your garden. She also makes very slim vases and bud pots, imprinting them with grasses and flowerheads that she grows in her garden and fossils that she collects on the seashore near her home in Dorset.
STAINED AND FUSED GLASS
Based in Dorset, Gillian McCormick creates incredible stained glass pieces of birds and animals of the UK. She also makes very collectable fused glass birds on wood. Every piece is stunning positioned in front of light, both artificial and natural.
METAL WORK GARDEN FLOWERS
John Rigby's metalwork garden structure are created with love and labour. He uses both stainless steel and mild steel to create flowers on stalks "that will rust and create a contrast in colour and texture". Each flower can then be planted in your garden, without worry about feeding or blight!
BRONZE JEWELLERY
Mark Vyvyan-Penney is an experimental archaeologist who recreates jewellery in the style of found objects, jewellery and larger items of the Bronze Age. Mark has featured on BBC's 'Digging for Britain' series in February 2026. He presently runs the Dorset Craft Workshops in Durngate St, Dorchester
ENGLISH MADE AND GROWN FURNITURE
Based in Sturminster Newton, Roger designs and builds his own furniture with a delicate hand. Precision is imperative and his pieces are beautiful in any house. Roger makes bespoke furniture for your home.
HISTORICAL AUTHOR
Georgia Piggott is a local author who specialises in historical mystery novels . She sets her scene in a local fictional village of Dorset during the 17th century. Georgia has published 4 books in the series : Just Causes, A Hazardous Game, Stolen Lives and Linenfold. She is now working on her 5th novel which is due out in October 2026.
JAPANESE GLASSWORK
Strawsilk Art : Intensely colourful and beautifully designed glassware is made by hand by Tim Lees using natural strawsilk paper. Each piece is unique and produced in a variety of forms. and very affordable. Since last year he has added the Seahorse design.
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