Jenny Penney Artist
Jenny Penney
Local Makers Shop & Gallery
Venue: Mangerton Mill, Mangerton, Bridport DT6 3SG
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OPEN: Wednesday - Saturday; 10am - 4 pm (EXCEPT CLOSED SATURDAY 28TH JUNE)
As an entirely new venture for me, the shop/gallery poses a tremendously exciting opportunity to support local artists/crafts people to exhibit their fabulous hand made items at a unique venue just outside Bridport. The aim is to create a shop/gallery with a well varied display of unusual and attractive, well made and affordable gifts made by our many local talented artists. So far this is looking promising. I opened properly on the 30th March this year and have had many favourable comments about the fabulous space and unusual and beautiful artworks for sale here.
Let me introduce you to what we have on offer.
Our Story
NOW ON VIEW FOR July 2025 our Guest artist at Mangerton Mill is Ingrid Ellis, a local Textiles and Mixed Media Artist who creates the most beautiful quilts. She is constantly and organically developing her techniques. They include painting and highlighting with machine embroidery, hand embroidery on white cotton background, fused organza work, layered cut work and quilted wall-hangings, all very cleverly embellished. Her work will be adorning the walls and shelves at the gallery/shop. Don't miss this truly great opportunity to see her beautiful work.
Look out for more details of our Guest Artist for AUGUST 2025 - Pam Philips nearer the time.
Meet The Artists
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!
Naya works mainly in porcelain creating beautiful sculpted seed-heads and plant hangers for your garden. She also makes very slim vases and bowls imprinted with natural grasses and flower heads that she grows in her garden and fossils collected from the seashore.
Charlie Sparrow creates brilliant birds and animals out of wool from locally cared for pet sheep. She also uses recycles materials, such as wood to base or back her creatures and old jumpers to make wonderful pin cushion pigs!
Nick Jackson uses white stoneware to create the most beautiful mugs, bowls, oil drizzlers, jugs and much more. He works on the wheel and often uses a technique called Raku, an ancient Japanese firing method in his final glazing. He says "The flames and smoke react with the glaze to create amazing, unique, and unpredictable crazing patterns. The crazing itself is very random and this gives each piece its own unique character."
Rupert Andrews creates highly colourful and unique crazed glazed mugs and vases. He has worked on his glazes for over 30 years and they have become a collectors item for many who behold them. Importantly for the buyer, not only are they very affordable, but they are also dishwasher proof.
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!
Penny Ireland is a character sculptor of wildlife. She creates a whole range of "Tableware animals" such as the : pine martin, Tawny Owl and here a Koala.
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.
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.
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 now published 3 books in the series : Just Causes, A Hazardous Game and Stolen Lives with a 4th hot on the press!
Rob Teague specialises in utilising a variety of British wood materials for turning. His walnut bowl is beautifully shaped and his beach plates lined with spalted fungal decay, making it a very striking piece with its blackish irregular design.
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 "Time for a hair cut" sculpture of a dog.
Our Clients
