ceramics and glass artist

project developer - educator - facilitator 

Jane is an award winning glass and ceramics artist who has a passion for the materials she uses. Her passion for clay was sparked when she learnt to throw, aged 10, at the Midlands Arts Centre. She has been invited to exhibit at the Penwith Gallery, Galeri Caernarfon and Breeze, and has produced many public and private commissions. 

Her work draws on the human form and the land and seascapes of Cornwall. 

She has taught for over 30 years with social services, in schools, colleges and adult education and has established glass and ceramics facilities for a number of eduacational institutions as well as privately. She also founded Green Bottle Company in 2009 which produces recycled glass bottle gifts and products. 

project manager - architectural designer 

arts manager - researcher

Angela trained as an architect and has worked in practice, research and education. She has worked on built environment projects from feasibility and brief development to post occupancy evaluation, specialising in client relations, project management and advocacy. She also has extensive arts management experience, having worked in the film industry and run a number of events including the Oxford Human Rights Festival and Celebrating Syria: a festival of arts and culture.

governance - people - problem solver

Annmarie comes from a background in operations and has spent her career figuring out how to make things work better. Her experience covers HR, people, finance and governance, and she is currently Head of Operations at TECwomen CIC, where she gets to put all of those skills to good use (often at the same time).
A lover of a good spreadsheet, a decent system and finding a simpler way of doing things, Annmarie is happiest getting stuck into a problem and working out how to fix it. She loves the behind-the-scenes stuff that keeps an organisation moving, but for her it has always been about the people at the heart of it.
Annmarie is driven by fairness, opportunity and making a difference that actually means something. She loves seeing a good idea become something real, isn't afraid to ask questions or challenge the way things are done, and firmly believes that doing serious work doesn't mean you have to be serious all the time.

educator - artist - library assistant

Clare comes from a background in education and supporting people with additional needs. She is now a Library and Council Support Assistant for Camborne Town Council where she combines her passion for learning, teaching and creativity with her strong desire to help her local community. She is also the North Kerrier and East Penwith ambassador for Arts Well UK CIC, promoting the proven benefits of creativity for health and wellbeing. 

Clare is a painter and printmaker inspired by the local environment, and has recently started developing her work in glass, after taking part in the Material Matters artist development course at Create CIC. 

maker - curator - businesswoman

Vicki is the owner of Inspire Makers, a creative space showcasing the talent of over 60 Cornwall-based contemporary artists and craftspeople, located in Falmouth's Old High Street. 

Prior to this she spent 25 years in retail working as a buyer for a large brand, buying director for a family businesses, and head of buying at a charity. In 2020 Vicki decided it was time for a change and moved to Falmouth to pursue a more creative life.

She is a silver clay and fused glass artist working under her brand Article Studio. Vicki is co-founder of Form Art Festival, a not-for-profit annual weekend held in Falmouth which attracts 5000 visitors to the free to enter Art Fair at Princess Pavilion. She is also Chair of Falmouth Business Improvement District.

glass artist - occupational therapist

Helen is a successful artist working in glass and a qualified and experienced occupational therapist. Her glass work is an expression of her emotions and connections to people and places. As an occupational therapist she was acutely aware of the intrinsic value of participation in creative practices to aid good mental and physical health and wellbeing. She is keen to combine her artist practice and occupational therapy values to enable individuals and communities the opportunity to engage in the arts.

jeweller - teacher

Sally is a jeweller, maths teacher and keeper of geese. She has been teaching in secondary schools since 2004 and began her jewellery journey in 2016 when she took up silversmithing, finding her passion for silver clay a year later. Sally also works in glass and her expertise is in creating lampwork beads (and mushrooms). Discovering the crossover between silver clay and ceramics, she is now exploring her skills and linking her experience in education with pottery to develop our children's and young people's programme.

artist - technician

Flora is a printmaker and ceramics artist based in Falmouth. She specialises in creating limited edition screen prints and lino prints inspired by the shapes, colours and patterns found in the natural world.
By working at Create CIC she has gained an understanding of how glass and ceramics can work individually and together.

artist

Zanna is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Penzance. She exhausts herself daily with the observations of life the universe and everything BUT… therein lies her inspiration.
It is hard to characterise the way she works or how to facilitate the next ‘what would happen if’.… she is inspired by the process. The process always leads the way. She rarely works with preconceived ideas of what she's going to ‘make’, it grows from experimenting and pushing materials in all directions.

She brings a creative oomph to Create's social media and runs courses and workshops in glass.

media technician - photographer 

Phil joined the team after volunteering with us. He manages the social media and ensures the smooth running of the building. A keen photographer, he also volunteers at Morrab Library in Penzance in their Photo Archive and previously helped develop the Green Bottle Company. 

ceramicist - lecturer

Hugh trained at both Lincoln and Chesterfield Colleges of Art and Design. He established a studio in the area producing domestic thrown salt glaze before starting a craft co-operative multi discipline workshop and exhibition space to set up a more diverse and creative working environment.

He retained and worked as a lecturer in various subjects in Further Education until retiring to Cornwall where he could follow the passions of ceramics, sailing and Citroen 2CV restoration.

retired teacher

Val started her pottery journey while living in London in the 1980s and has always been interested in crafts. She was very excited when she heard that a contemporary crafts hub was opening in Camborne, the town she has made home for the past forty years. She thought it would be great for the town and a project worth supporting as it brings creativity, skills and mental wellbeing to the community.

retired social worker - potter

Steve came to Cornwall in 1979 with his wife and two young children. He worked for Cornwall Council as a social worker for over thirty years and was lead commissioner for children with disabilities. He has always been involved in voluntary organisations and conscious of the importance of community.

He has always been interested in making and took up pottery when he retired as he says he can't draw!

As a long time resident of Camborne he was attracted to Create CIC as it's community focused and he likes the vibe.

Steve has taken on the mammoth task of sorting, cataloging and repairing the slide collection which was donated to Create CIC and forms the centre of the community crafts library. He says he enjoys it because it's "Nerdy, creative and interesting!"

social worker

Sharon enjoys supporting colleagues and students in the pottery, as well as advising on the running of the crafts hub and assisting with building maintenance. She thinks it is important for the community to get involved to ensure that Create CIC continues to operate for many years. An enthusiastic ceramicist, she thinks this is a valuable resource for Camborne, with creativity contributing to everyone's mental wellbeing.

teacher

Providing advice and guidance on education and learning, and engaging with local primary and secondary schools. John is a retired headteacher and has published several books and papers on teaching and learning. He is also a member of Camborne Town Deal Board and a Town Councillor.

consultant - producer

Rose focuses on cultivating diverse, inclusive and innovative creative, cultural, and community projects. With a background in performance and music, she guides a spectrum of cultural businesses and providers. Rose champions the development of creative industries through her projects, emphasizing the application of emerging technologies such as immersive experiences and live streaming. Actively contributing to the Camborne town deal board and aiding the Basset Community Hub development, Rose remains dedicated to fostering dynamic and inclusive creative initiatives in Camborne and Cornwall.