TRY STUDIO SOMA / INTRO CLASS £9
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 31 @ 7PM
Studio Soma, Unit 21, Basepoint, SO519AQ
Wander barefoot through a candlelit studio and explore work from five local artists. Featuring charcoal art, micro-macramé & gems, photography, and botanical plaster relief art.
MEET THE ARTISTS
micro macramé & gemstones
lifestyle photography
charcoal art
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botanical plaster relief art
THE DEETS
Date & Time
Saturday, January 31. Doors open at 7:00pm. Last entry at 8:00pm
Location
Studio Soma Unit 21, Basepoint Romsey, Hampshire SO51 9AQ
About the Evening
Step barefoot into a candlelit studio and explore work from local artists, featuring charcoal art, micro-macramé and gemstones, lifestyle photography, and botanical plaster relief. This is a relaxed, immersive evening designed to wander, connect, and experience art. Each artist will have an interactive element in their display. You're so welcome to take part :)
Food & Drink
Soft and hot drinks will be available to purchase from Little Bee Bakery, including teas, coffee, hot chocolate, and prosecco.
Art Sales
All artwork on display will be available for purchase.
Sales go directly to the artists. Payment methods may vary by artist.
Music & Atmosphere
A live drumming circle will take place during the evening, adding rhythm and movement to the space.
Good to Know
This is a free event. No booking is needed.
You’re welcome to stay and enjoy the space for as long as you like.
Thailie Mace
Micro macramé & gemstones
Thailie Mace is a micro-macramé artist creating intentional gemstone jewellery to support and uplift everyday life. Each piece is lovingly knotted with care, honouring the unique energy and meaning of every stone. Inspired by her travels through South America, Thailie’s work is rooted in connection to self, others, and earth. With a deep respect for the natural world, she sources her gemstones from pre-loved jewellery, keeping her craft as sustainable and ethical as possible.
Libby Earland
Lifestyle Photography
Libby is a Hampshire based photographer, working across portraiture and lifestyle. Shooting with both film and digital photography, her practice is grounded in visual storytelling and real emotion. Her images are honest and natural, capturing fleeting moments and quiet narratives that reflect the beauty in everyday life. She works as a portrait photographer for families, couples and brands and also as a freelance picture editor for publishers. The images on show at this artist residency are curated as analogue postcards, embracing the irregularities of film and magic of escapes where imperfections are to be loved and celebrated.
On Display: “Wish You Were Here”, all taken on 35mm film cameras.
Claire Luffman
Charcoal Art
Claire is an amateur charcoal artist who began drawing just over a year ago. Their work focuses on landscape pieces inspired by time spent outdoors, where they feel most connected to the world around them. Drawing offers a way for her to quiet the mind and become fully present, observing not only the physical landscape, but also the energy and atmosphere of the places they visit. Working with charcoal provides a meditative, intuitive process that feels both cathartic and freeing. Each piece reflects a personal journey shaped by mindfulness, observation, and time spent in nature.
Josie Butler
Botanical plaster relief art
Josephine is a botanical & life plaster caster. Inspired by the beautiful landscape and coastline of the south of England. Plaster relief is an artform in which life and nature can be
captured in time and preserved. Fragility, strength and resilience can be encapsulated and represented so well in this medium. She fell in love with this art form because of the time, process, detail and sensory elements required in creating each unique piece. A relief cast is made by pressing foliage and flowers into clay. Then carefully removing, to leave an impression. The clay imprint becomes the mould in which the plaster is poured into. Once set, the clay can be removed, revealing the 3D plaster relief. Josephine has always lived on the south coast and currently lives in Southsea, Portsmouth
with her family. She enjoys collaborating with other creatives, community and sharing botanical relief art with others.
WITH SUPPORT FROM OUR FRIENDS
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