Artists Open House Brighton
Welcome to the Nature House
I will not be opening for 2026 Artists Open Houses – Brighton
This year I will not be opening our home for the Artists Open Houses festival. Our daughter’s GCSE exams fall across May and June, and I want to be fully present to support her during this important time. Hosting an Open House is a big and joyful commitment, and this year it feels right to keep things simpler at home.
However, I am delighted to be joining Emily Boo and friends at another house on the Fiveways Art Trail.
We will be open every weekend in May, Saturday and Sunday, 11am–5pm.
Address: 44 Florence Road, Brighton, BN1 6DJ
It was such a joy to meet so many people in person during the festival and to share my work face to face. One lovely visitor last year said, “I saw them on the website and I’m so glad I came to see them in real life – the photos just don’t do them justice.” I always do my best to capture the layers of painterly marks, delicate stitching, and quiet textures in photographs, but there is something special about experiencing the work up close.
Opening our home each year can feel a little surreal—welcoming visitors into our everyday space—but it is always worth it. The house has been filled with warmth, curiosity, and genuine appreciation: for the work, the stories behind it, and the atmosphere of the space itself. We have had so many memorable conversations with people who connect with the work and value supporting independent artists.
I hope to see you at the Emily Boo and friends house this year. It is a wonderful exhibition space, bringing together 19 artists showing a rich and varied collection of work.
The Nature House will return in 2027.
Meet the artists & makers joined me in 2025
Sarah Rickard – Ceramics
A deep connection to nature inspires all of my work. My belief that all life is interconnected and sacred is the motivation behind everything that I create. Magic, mythology, folklore and spirituality also interest me and colour my work. I love tales of beings part human, part animal finding them an interesting vehicle for my ideas regarding our relationship with nature and how we are connected to it.
Website: https://www.sarahrickard.co.uk/
Bianca Williams – Textile Homewares
Bianca Williams is a Collage artist and textile designer from Brighton. She uses a combination of both traditional printing and
painting techniques with modern technology to create her unique range of cheerful, botanical printed patterns. She applies her floral prints to a range of products that include, Homeware, Tableware
and other small gift items. Designed, printed and handmade all here in the UK.
Website: https://biancawilliamsdesign.com/
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/bianca_williams_design
Chris Murphy – Ceramics
Hand makes one-off pieces of Ceramics for the house and garden. Inspired by his love of nature and the natural world. He will be showing a selection of handmade dishes and wall pieces depicting ocean and land animals.
Instagram: @chrismurphyceramics
Beth Chaplin – Jeweller
Lugna Home Fragrances
Lugna Home Fragrance creates scandi inspired + eco conscious candles, designed to bring you calm. our candles use relaxing + natural feeling fragrances, to keep you grounded + give support when in need.
Website: https://www.lugnahomefragrance.co.uk/
Instagram: @lugnahomefragrance
Lauren Hayes – Paper artist
Lauren Hayes is a self-taught paper artist living in Brighton. Lauren studied Fine Art and the University of Chichester and moved back to her hometown of Brighton after she graduated. Her work draws inspiration from the natural world, from botanical themes to the intricate forms of corals and sea life. Her work is mainly using paper and wire, occasionally experimenting with surface design with pigments.
Anna Cates – Woodturning
Anna Cates is a professional woodturner with over 20 years of experience, gained since her
Degree in 3D Crafts at Brighton Uni. She has a wide range of clients who seek her skills and
she turns for furniture makers and antique restorers on a regular basis as well as making
pieces to commission for collectors around the world.
She thrives in the artistic community surrounding her home and workshop in Worthing wherethe shavings often fly 7 days a week. She produces a wide range of both sculptural and functional pieces and seeks to highlight the natural beauty, texture and grain of wood in each piece.
Website: https://www.annacates.com/section848983.html
Jazz The Alchemist – Glass
Jazz studied BA hons Designer Maker at The University of Brighton, graduating in 2016 where she specialised in glass. She has exhibited widely within the UK and is represented in several galleries and shops. Since graduation she has been teaching glass and has gained a reputation as a very patience and knowledgeable tutor.
Her work is inspired by the very nature of the material she works with. It is hard but soft, strong but fragile. The intensity of colour and the way light plays with the material. She draws further inspiration from the beauty of the natural world, local gardens and the stunning Sussex landscape.
Scarlett Sky – Accessories
I chose to pursue a career in fashion design, fortunate to experience a diverse journey within the fashion and music industry as a stylist. However, life took an unexpected turn after the birth of my daughter, sparking a newfound interest in interior design. I delved into upholstery, mastering both modern and traditional techniques, and it was during this time that I first worked with leather – a material that instantly stole my heart.
The culmination of my accumulated skills and experiences converged, leading me to embark on a journey of designing handbags.
Since taking that leap of faith and despite plenty of initial challenges, I can happily declare that I have never looked back.
