Northumberland has never failed to produce innovative artists and crafts people over the years and October’s solo exhibition at Allendale Forge Studios features a young woman influenced greatly by the vibrant colours of the world around her. Nicola Mazel, from Haydon Bridge, has a small studio in her garden where she paints. She trained at the renowned Glasgow School of Art and revels in colours that surround her, especially in plants and flowers. She explained: “As I go