Meet the artists

Exploring colour and playfulness in my work and experimenting with new techniques is something I love.

T-Rose was developed using flora and fauna imagery, deconstructing their biological structures in a surreal representation. Furzey Gardens creates a magical environment that seems to turn a new page wherever you go and this was part of my inspiration.

I’m Lisa, I love creating and making things. Foam flowers is what I have been doing. My dino pieces were something new and I’ve really enjoyed painting them. I did study art and design at college and I was always drawing in my spare time. This has started my hobby back up again. Hope you enjoy them. 

I am a mixed media artist based in Hampshire.

I love to repurpose and reuse materials, both of my pieces are created using ‘scraps’ and collected items from my own collection and surplus materials from art workshops I teach.

My name is Marina Stuart and I’m a multi media artist. I’ve chosen to use mosaic tiles to create the art on the dino footprints, Romp and Stomp and Roar and Explore. l love to create art using multi media and often include recycled materials such as broken jewellery, broken china/crockery broken glass, tissue paper, news paper, silk threads, left over silk edges from silk paintings, bits of old net curtains, dried flowers, dried lichen /moss, dried leaves/seaweed, egg shells, sand, bits of slate, sparkles and much more!

I specialise in mainly equestrian art, but since childhood have been fascinated with the huge creatures that inhabited our world millions of years ago.

After forty years as a teacher encouraging Primary School Children to develop a love of learning through play, shared ideas, working together, experiencing techniques, problem solving and unlocking their creative potential I decided to retire in 2015.
I am not a professionally trained artist but have enjoyed exploring various materials and techniques throughout my life.
Paragon is an example of using an eclectic mix of materials to design a creature that has it’s own personality!
I hope he enjoys his time as part of Jurrasic Furzey and that you appreciate his bright and shiney appearance.

I am a mixed-media artist based in Hampshire.

I love to repurpose and reuse materials, both of my pieces are created using ‘scraps’ and collected items from my own collection and surplus materials from art workshops I teach.

Based on Compsognathus (Elegant Jaw) this dinosaur had large eyes and bumpy skin. We wanted it to look smart and glamorous with sharp teeth and jewelled skin.

I live in the New Forest and am inspired by the animals and nature around me.

I enjoy painting in watercolour and acrylics; I like to try new ways of painting and creating and belong to several art societies. My work is in Furzey Gardens cafe with East Boldre Painters group.

I will be exhibiting my work at art shows this Summer, including Hampshire Open Studios.

I enjoy working in a variety of mixed media, recycling and making art pieces that can be beautiful and useful. My main joy is working with clay, including air dry, earthenware and stoneware. I enjoy experimenting with form and texture, making pieces that are both fun and interesting.

My design inspiration came from walking around Furzey gardens, coming to an open-air theatre production where we enjoyed a picnic and the welcome within the gardens and tea room.

I have exhibited my work in Romsey, I run workshops in the Waterside area,  I am on the committee of Waterside Arts Festival, and I help run the Creative Cafe in Hythe that runs at St John’s Church hall on a Monday evening. 

I’m a self-taught, full-time artist with a soft spot for painting sunflowers. There’s something about their bright, sunny faces that holds a special place in my heart, filling me with positivity and taking me back to memories of golden sunshine and the laughter of loved ones.

I do paint other things too, but I always find myself drawn to sunflowers. I think it’s because they remind me of why I like to create – to bring happiness, to inspire and bring light into people’s lives.

.Dinosaurs go back a long way so I thought it would be fun to send one on a walk through history! This one starts at its tail with Jurassic plants, jumps to a medieval town, onto 19th century brick warehouses before coming up to now, with roads and high buildings. It looks like he has become tattooed along the way.

I am an artist working in the New Forest and Waterside area. I work across a number of mediums with drawing and colour as my main focus. I have exhibited locally at St Barbs and Spudworks as well as across the country. I set up an art club in Hythe which meets Monday evenings, it has a workshop approach and experience isn’t needed. Information can be found on the Culture in Common and Waterside Arts websites. I also help organise the Waterside Arts Festival.

I love colour and can usually be found making bright and bold jewellery and accessories in my spare time with my little business Dinky Pinkie Designs.

When I was chosen to paint a dinosaur I couldn’t resist using bright colours and stylised flowers and leaves to make my baby dinosaur POP…. not great camouflage but Dinky isn’t a shy and retiring dinosaur!

Hi I’m Eliza and I’m 12 years old.

For the Rainbow doodle I took inspiration from the Pride flag and doodle art.

For Frutiger aero I like that genre and sub genres of the Windows backgrounds.

Take a closer look and egg-sperience a time before dinosaurs became egg-stinct. Hopefully you can scramble away in time to egg-scape the terrifying T-Rex.

I had great fun creating this scene and entering an imagined world where dinosaurs ruled.

I hope you enjoy the trail, and have a cracking time!

Katherine is a children’s gardening writer and mum of three, based in Dorset.

She is a graphic designer by profession and a keen photographer. For the last 10 years she has inspired others as a columnist with her passion for children’s gardening, widlife, nature and art, writing articles in local and national magazines and on Instagram. 

This artwork has been created for an extra sensory experience. Katherine uses textured areas to entice visitors to gently touch and feel the shapes of the flowers. She hopes this will appeal to a wider audience who may be blind or partially sighted.

I have a degree in 3D Art and Design and I love to make crafts. I wanted to create something bright and fun for the Dinosaur Trail, and I try to think outside the box, I loved the idea of a game within the design.

I am a visually impaired community artist running abstract, accessible workshops as ‘Making Art’

My egg has been designed to be accessible for visually impaired and blind visitors.

I have used textured paint and mosaic tiles to create a egg that is designed to be felt rather than seen. I have used colours that are accessible for those who are colour blind. I have also incorporated braille words allowing blind visitors to engage more fully with the egg.”

I’m Lisa, I love creating and making things. Foam flowers is what I have been doing. My dino pieces were something new and I’ve really enjoyed painting them. I did study art and design at college and I was always drawing in my spare time. This has started my hobby back up again. Hope you enjoy them.

Our supported individuals have brought the mighty Dimetrodon to life with layers of delicate watercolours, building depth and texture with every brushstroke. Carefully adding details for realism, they’ve captured the prehistoric charm of this ancient reptile. The striking pink and green palette was chosen as a nod to a well-known dinosaur, giving our Dimetrodon a bold and vibrant twist. The result? A stunning fusion of creativity and palaeontology where science meets art in the most colourful way!

Shelley Perry is a local landscape painter and teacher, leading art workshops for adults and children across the Bournemouth and Hampshire coast.

Colour and vibrancy are at the heart of all of her creations as she captures the essence of our naturally beautiful coastline, landscapes and forests.

Neon-saurus encapsulates the exciting impact that colour can have on an artwork. The neon-printed textures, were created by using a combination of textured wallpaper, painted bubble wrap and punchinella (the left-over foil when sequins are made and punched out).

I am usually a hobby artist in my spare time, but when I saw this event at Furzey I knew I had to take part. My love of all things paleo started as a child when I watched Jurassic Park, a film that inspired so many. That love has never waned, and this was my chance to pay homage to such a classic piece of cinema and delve into the cherished memories of so many childhoods.

My design is a call back to those iconic, and ill-fated, Ford Explorers that took us all on that adventure 65 million years in the making.

I am a Hampshire based artist and illustrator.

Born and raised in Newcastle I moved to Hampshire after finishing my degree in illustration and design.

I have always loved drawing and over the years have undertaken many interesting commissions. Currently the majority of my work is personalised illustrations and pet portraits.

I wanted to bring some more colour to the Ceratosaurus , I have gone with a realistic design but I also wanted to accentuate the tones and incorporate some brighter colours.

What happens when your easter egg gets mixed up with a dinosaur egg… you get a snappy surprise!

This egg is bright and bold, taking inspiration from beautifully decorated Easter eggs with a pastel twist. I love mixing patterns and colour with a bit of drama.

I’m also a bit of a dino geek, so I had to have a realistic raptor peeking out of the egg, look at those claws!!!

Hampshire based Artist primarily working with acrylic, water colour and pencil sketching. Inspired by my beautiful children.

Exploring colour and playfulness in my work and experimenting with new techniques is something I love.

Florocious was developed using flora and fauna imagery, deconstructing their biological structures in a surreal representation. Furzey Gardens creates a magical environment that seems to turn a new page wherever you go and this was part of my inspiration.

Multi-media artist inspired by nature, music, history, the paranormal, time travel and absurdism. Martin’s favourite art is making silly collages and his papier-mache birds have been flying off the shelves! He even had a giant seagull in Boscombe high street for a while..!

I’m a 16-year-old artist from Totton. This project was a collaboration with my two-year-old brother, and it taught me the value of working together. Combining our ideas and energy brought a new perspective to the piece. It was a reminder that creativity isn’t just about individual expression but also about sharing and growing together.

My dinosaur is based on blue from Jurassic Park mixed with a small Therizinosaurus.

I am a 5 year old boy who loves dinosaurs. I hope to be a paleontologist when I grow up.

I designed my eggs, and with help from my parents I brought them to life for you to enjoy. “I hope you like them!

I enjoy painting all kinds of subjects, so I was excited with this challenge.

I wanted to show the softer side of dinosaurs, but still illustrate the precarious times in which they lived.

Know Wander Art Clubs are run by Jen Poole-Anderson. These clubs and classes encourage creativity through play and make art accessible, encouraging process-led learning. They take pride in engaging children in art and design techniques, nurturing essential personal skills and supporting those with additional needs.

The design was created using the contributions of all the children who attend Know Wander Art Clubs. Everyone added some colour using brushes, rollers or even their hands from babies and toddlers to older children within local schools. Thank you to everyone who took part. Studio base in Ferndown, Dorset.”

The children are 3 and 4 years old, love painting their hands, love dinosaurs and love Furzey Gardens. They are all very excited to see their artwork on display.

I studied Art and Philosophy at the University of Reading and I’m glad to say that decorating eggs with my Children for Furzey’s Trails has rendered my degree not entirely redundant! This Egg was inspired by the Cambrian
Explosion as written about by Steven Jay Gould in “It’s a wonderful life” and also by my son’s knack for 3d puzzles and my daughter’s natural ability with clay.

My first Egg was inspired by the Scarlet Malachite Beetle which nests over winter inside the straws on thatched rooves – Furzey Gardens is one of the last strongholds for this endangered and endearing insect.

Jasmine Howard aka Entertaining Bread is a freelance illustrator from Portsmouth. Jasmine specialises in paleo and botanical art.

Like most dinosaurs it’s still unknown what colour they were, and even though there is probably a slim chance that the Allosaurus was not bright pink dose not mean that it wasn’t either.

I have been interested in dinosaurs ever since I was a little girl, however dinosaurs were always aimed at boys instead. This is for the little girl that was always tired of seeing blue dinosaurs.””

“Man creates dinosaurs. Dinosaurs eat man. Woman inherits the earth” – Jurassic Park

Kay’s work sits at the intersection of art, science, and nature, exploring natural selection, ecological ethics, and our relationship with the natural world. She works with highly aesthetic found, organic materials and by-products, showcasing natural phenomena in uniquely unconventional ways while examining tradition, indigenous culture, geometry, and biomathematics.

In 2023, Kay was awarded an Arts Council England Grant, enabling her to introduce materials such as copper and steel, and experiment with elemental processes like flame torching and patination — deepening her exploration of the alchemy, relational, and transformative qualities of natural materials.

Her upcoming work promotes environmental activism, connection, and wellbeing.

This poor little dinosaur has a few bumps and bruises, but luckily, the Dino-Doctors have patched him up, and he’s on the mend. All the lovely visitors at Furzey Gardens are cheering him up, and he’s enjoying the attention!

I loved designing this dinosaur, and bringing him to life. I think he’ll be perfectly at home hiding in the gardens, and I hope you like him.

Dave wasn’t always a rock star, he was cut from the same board as all the other velociraptors, but he had dreams.
His name in Latin: Velox = fast, speedy Raptor = thief, plunderer. He,d be fast, but he wouldn’t steal, what could he do?

He was given a shiny, black, crustal studded guitar and the rest is history, Fast and Furious Rock n’ Roll was his future.
The lady who put him on the path to fame and fortune, works on smaller things, sometimes watercolours, small ceramic boats, houses and oddities, always sketching, fondly looking across the sea from Lee, proud of how Dave, had top billing for Glasstown, near Bury, in the summer, she might get tickets this year, before they sell out.”

I’m a self-taught, full-time artist with a soft spot for painting sunflowers. There’s something about their bright, sunny faces that holds a special place in my heart, filling me with positivity and taking me back to memories of golden sunshine and the laughter of loved ones.

I do paint other things too, but I always find myself drawn to sunflowers. I think it’s because they remind me of why I like to create – to bring happiness, to inspire and bring light into people’s lives.

Inspired by the realistic vision of a flesh eating carnivore… picture the scene 65 million years ago.. “You would not wont to be on his menu” !!!

I’m Kirsty Cooper, and I’m starting my journey as a self-taught artist in Hampshire, entering into the world of textured art after previously having focused on acrylic and watercolour painting.

I love nature in all forms so you’ll frequently find me outside admiring the trees and flowers walking on local trails or in Furzey Gardens. This love extends deep into the Earths past when dinosaurs roamed so I was inspired when I saw that Jurassic Furzey would be happening!

Want to connect or explore my art? Feel free to follow my journey on Instagram.”

I am currently a student, and I have a strong passion for art. I take inspiration from cartoons and often use bright, appealing colours in my work while using mixed media. I try and find real-world inspiration while making my work appealing and bright. In this piece, my inspiration came from stylised representations of dinosaurs, focusing on making this piece colourful and visually pleasing.

I am known on Instagram as Oneofbets. I like using recycled materials mainly fabric but also mixed media for some projects. The dinosaurs name is made using the first letters of my grandchildren’s names To for Tommy pop for Poppy and ma for Margot. My family and friends are my critics! They love Topopmasaurus so I hope all visitors do too?

My artworks are playful and positive and show influences from nature in amongst multiple layers of vibrant colour and decorative detail. I combine mediums such as acrylic paint and spray paint to create radiant and art works that give a gentle nod to nature and all the positive benefits it has on our wellbeing.

Mrs Blossom Makes delivers crafts workshops for children and families in and around Hampshire. Joanna is a self taught artist, who also has extensive experience of working in the theatre and education. Her Jurassic Sundae was designed to be fun taking inspirations from that famous period of time that followed the Jurassic period the Ice-Cream Age!

Chris is a mixed media artist based in the New Forest, working primarily with spray paint, collage, and found materials. His artwork is bold, expressive, and experimental, often exploring themes of identity, transformation, and contrast.

Separately, Chris is also an accomplished photographer, capturing striking imagery that stands apart from his mixed media practice. While distinct, both disciplines reflect his keen eye for composition and detail, showcasing his versatility and creativity across different artistic forms.

Moon-gazing artist, from Hampshire. Artwork inspired by the natural world, landscape, seascape,
the wild far west of Cornwall and, of course, the magical moon. Wendy has a BA (Hons) Fine Art from Southampton Solent
University, and various jobs in archaeology, museums and theatre have influenced the narrative style of her artwork,
setting scenes and telling stories.

I love Furzey Gardens and the work that is done here, so I’m delighted to paint a dinosaur for Jurassic Furzey. The Doyouthinkhesaurus design is how I imagine the trail will be for with visitors as they explore the gardens looking for the dinosaurs

My Plesiosaur is a zombie superhero, old war wounds are visible beneath his multicolour superhero suit. He’s a hero but don’t get too close, he can smell fear! I am an artist based in Portchester/Southsea.

I’m an artist lving in Salisbury. I enjoy many mediums of art…from digital illustrations to water colours and murals.
As a mother of four boys who have loved learning about dinosaurs, it has been a joy to work on the mighty T Rex and bringing him to life.

For colour choices I was inspired by amethysts and crystal formations in a fossil shop as I fossil hunted with my boys in Charmouth. The main colour of the body had to be red, i felt, as you need the most fierce colour for the most fierce dinosaur!

Emily was designed to look tall, elegant & graceful with a “”somewhat”” cheeky face to add to her charismatic appeal….
By sketching her with complimentary colours, she stands head & shoulders above all who roam this Jurassic Forest.

I am a young non verbal artist with an extra chromosome and my piece represents my love of connecting with my audience through music and colour.

I’m Lisa, I love creating and making things. Foam flowers is what I have been doing. My dino pieces were something new and I’ve really enjoyed painting them. I did study art and design at college and I was always drawing in my spare time. This has started my hobby back up again. Hope you enjoy them.

I’m a textile artist who creates from waste, using remnants & discarded fabrics & vintage sewing-box notions passed on to me. I love patchworks, collages & mosaics, especially incorporating textures & shades of our natural world.

*Herbysaurus* is inspired by the pre-flowering plants of the Jurassic – those ferns, cycads, ginkgoes, horsetails etc. which were munched by herbivorous dinosaurs, way before pretty flowers evolved! It’s a stitched patchwork using old fabric sample books, household linens etc