Ben Mcleod
Painter
Paints as a response to living, working and walking in the landscape: thick, textured paint, loosely applied. A visual diary of interaction.
The East Wing studios · once the butler's pantry, the kitchens, the parlour and the dairy
“If you’ve ever watched Downton or Upstairs Downstairs, you can imagine the hive of activity these rooms once were.”
The East Wing of the main house has been converted into a number of artist studios. The artists in residence often host small events and open studio days, and you are welcome to pop in with a view to buying their work.
Fiona Clucas
Landscape & wildlife artist
A member of The Lake Artists Society since 2006, elected to full membership of the Society of Wildlife Artists in 2013.
Lara Clahane
Potter
Hand-thrown decorative and functional pots in stoneware and porcelain, with decoration inspired by the local landscape.
Danny Clahane
Sculptor in stone
Work for exhibition and commission, including projects for the Open University and Tyne Tees Television.
Caroline Salehi
Figurative artist
Landscape and still life: brief moments in time, captured in the ever-changing light, from her studio at Halecat House.
And around the yard
The estate’s other makers
Abi & Tom's Garden Plants
Award-winning garden designers; their popular garden centre and regular courses are on the estate.
Witherslack Woodlands
The estate's thriving woodyard, whose biomass boiler heats the house's water.
Jane Bradley Baskets
Baskets and Speckled Hen Designs, from the estate community.