FEATURED ARTISTS
PETER CHAPPLE
Peter is an artist who paints and draws in a variety of mediums specialising in the art of watercolour painting. He draws inspiration for a lot of his artwork from the architecture and landscapes in and around the West Yorkshire town of Halifax, where he has lived with his wife and three children since 2011. You can see more of Peter’s artwork on his website at www.peterjchapple.com.
NEIL DEAKIN
Neil is a Pastor at King’s Church, Halifax and his greatest joy is working with others to see God’s Kingdom grow and the members of His church transformed. Neil studied Fine Art & Sculpture at Coventry University in the early 90s. His work was largely conceptual and non figurative aiming to convey spiritual formation. Neil went on to teach art and design and worked in education consultancy for a number of years. He has found opportunity for creative expression but not until now had he returned to making sculpture. Creating a sculpture for “Enriched Encounters” has relit a desire to create art and encourage others to creatively explore and express the prophetic.
CHRIS DENNEMONT
Chris Dennemont lives and works in London. He spends a lot of time looking out of windows, eating sausage rolls and trying to speak clearly. He especially enjoys playing in forests and rivers with his beautiful wife and two daughters.
KATIE FAWCETT
Hey I’m Katie, I share life with my husband Dave who certainly is a character! Along with him is my whippet Beau and the most beautiful group of friends who are my family. I’ve a heart for following Jesus which has led me to experience so many amazing things and meet so many inspiring people. I studied art & design at college but I’ve spent the majority of my career working with refugees and in the homelessness sector working at the St Augustine’s Centre & Happy Days UK, a charity I helped set up with my husband. My calling in life has made me see and respond to life very differently. My understanding and learning of what community, family and church really is, has been transformational.
SUZI IRWIN
Suzi is inspired by nature and scripture to create art that enables others to connect with the heart of God.
To see more of Suzi’s work, you’ll find her on Facebook under ’Suzi Irwin Artist’.
IAN PARKINSON
Ian Parkinson has been involved in Church leadership in the North of England for almost 40 years. He lives in Sheffield where his work involves him in coaching, training and mentoring church leaders. Living on the edge of the Peak District also enables him to indulge his love for walking in and painting the Northern landscape, two pursuits which he finds immensely stimulating in his own walk with God. Prints and original watercolours and soft pastels of favourite places in the Peak District, Lake District and North Yorkshire are available to buy from his Etsy shop ‘IanPaintsLandscapes’.
JULIA POWELL
Julia Powell. Founder and owner of Just Believe and Director of Northern Prophetic School of Supernatural Ministry. Married with three children. Her pursuit is to reveal the Father’s heart through her art and begin to tell the story of the fellow man’s journey into eternal love though Christ so that others may follow and find HIM. www.just-believe.co.uk
JANE STOTT
Hi I’m Jane, I love to do art for fun. I am married with two grown up children. I discovered art later in life and have no formal artistic training.
My job involves me working with children and using art as a form of therapy. I enjoy working with mixed mediums and resources to create my artwork. I believe art is about the enjoyment you get from creating it and there will always be someone somewhere who will appreciate it.
KIM WADE
I only discovered my creativity two years ago, up until then I truly believed I wasn't creative at all, of course this is a lie, we are all creative, as we are all created in the image of our wonderful creator God. I love to be free and creatively express my devotion to Jesus during my time of worship. In particular, I love to paint from the presence and leading of the Holy Spirit where I’m just free to move and paint however he leads.
To see more of Kim’s work, you’ll find her on Facebook under ‘Kim Wade Meditative Art’.