Sonja is the founder of LADAS and owner of Lilypad Fine Arts, a local gallery offering bespoke picture frames, fine art prints and original art works. She also offers a scanning and printing service for artists, with a special rate for LADAS members.

Charlotte is an emerging artist who trained at the Rome University of Fine Arts, Italy. Her work takes the form of ambiguously figurative oil paintings which explore themes of self-perception, self-expression and female identity. Her work has been sold nationally and internationally.

Cerys is a self-taught artist specialising in figurative, character-based artwork. She works in both digital and physical mediums to bring scenes to life, whether it be natural landscapes or a scene from a film.

Jan's work mainly focuses on landscapes, often taking inspiration from photographs that catch her eye. Although mainly painting in oils, she also uses acrylics on occasion and has completed works in inks and enjoys experimenting with Gelliprinting and collage. 

Fran is a fibre artist and needle felter. She has been needle felting for 5 years, making commissions and pieces for local shops. She also teaches needle felting workshops to encourage others to learn the craft too. 

Ben is a photographer with a passion for landscape and architectural photography. However, he also enjoys shooting sports, wildlife, portraits, air shows etc. Most of his work is in colour, and he aims to keep his photography looking as natural as possible, but he does have a keen interest in black and white imagery too.

Pam is the face behind Cherry Bank Studio and offers creative art and textiles workshops across Leicestershire, most notably Leicester Guild Hall. From a background in Fashion Design and Education she has built a small business devoted to mindful relaxing workshops as well as offering a selection of SLOW STITCH  sewing kits available in Lilypad Fine Arts gallery. Pam also creates textiles art using  recycled textiles and free motion machine embroidery inspired by her travels.

Sandra Jenkins has been involved in developing textile art during her degree and as a Head of Art & Design in Leicestershire schools. Sandra is intrigued by the flexibility of fibres and creates interesting surface qualities by printing, dyeing and stitching on embellished felt, silk and paper. She is from S.West Scotland and looks towards seascapes for inspiration and from nature’s coastline ‘gardens’. 

Michelle is a Lutterworth based artist, producing paintings in watercolour, pen, acrylics & oils. Subjects include seascapes, animals, florals & urban sketches. She is a regular contributor to local art groups & exhibitions. Her work has been sold nationally and internationally. 

Lois is a multi-media artist, specialising in fine pen drawings and highly colourful watercolour paintings. Her artwork is focused around the female form and varying elements in nature. By creating an atmosphere with light and dark in her drawings she speaks through the shadows of her pen marks. She then contrasts this with a rainbow of watercolour in her paintings of flora, fauna, landscapes and seascapes, reminding us of the world that surrounds us.

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Tracy has created art in some form as long as she can remember and she juggles this with a full time job teaching art at a school in Coventry. As a teacher of art she “dabbles” with many media and subject matter.

In her personal work she's interested in the interactions of colours, the play of light against shadow and how these elements create patterns that exist organically in nature.

Kirandeep explores all mediums from acrylic and watercolour to oils. Her work is based around three main topics: mental health, abstract art and spirituality. She is motivated by the idea that we are all part of one universe, and that art helps create human connection.

Hayley’s mixed media artworks are usually an expression of an emotional experience.  Sometimes she paints with a specific subject or memory in mind.  Other times, she paints more intuitively, enjoying mixing colour and making marks until she sees an image or story appear that expresses something that is of personal significance.  She hopes that the resulting images tap into memories and significant experiences for the viewer too, in the same way that a smell or a piece of music can transport you to other times and places.

Hayley accepts commissions and also enjoys guiding others in their creative expression, both as a creative mentor through the charity The Mighty Creatives and through private art parties and commissioned workshops. 

Nick is a modernist/pop-art/abstract artist working with acrylic paint. He is a keen photographer. He has dabbled in digital art. He is a developer by trade.

Emma is a Leicestershire-based ceramicist whose current work uses expressive glazes to create the effect of dramatic landscapes, moody skies and coastal shorelines. Her work is inspired by her connection to the Lake District and Cumbrian landscape where she grew up, as well as the colours, light and textures she sees everyday around her. She designs ceramics that elevate the every day, enhance the experience of eating and drinking, or simply bring joy by creating an affinity between the piece and the owner. She exhibits at specialty ceramics fairs nationally, and locally, and her work can be found at specialist galleries in the UK, including Lilypad Fine Arts, Lutterworth.

Jackie is an artist living and working in Leicestershire, exhibiting her work throughout the UK. In 2024 she became an elected member of Leicester Society of Artists. She is a figurative artist at heart, but often becomes fascinated by changes in light, colour and movement within a landscape and adopts a more emotive approach.