Elin Huws from Llanbedrog graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 1999 with a first class degree in Tapestry. Having won the Young Scholarship prize at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 1999, she returned to study for her masters degree at the same university in 2001.

Have we the dominant species disconnected from the land? Bound by the shackles of modern life, we ignore the fact that produce, faceless and packaged wrapped, ever came from a living animal. Do we ever consider the magnificent animals that are significant to our survival?

Livestock captivate me. I find their movements, physiology and interactions fascinating, from their knotted coats and spittle covered noses to their wide inquisitive eyes. By taking animals out of the landscape and into the gallery, I invite the viewer to stop and look at them afresh.

Rhian graduated from Edinburgh College of Art with a BA (Hons) in Design and Applied Arts, specialising in glass. She set up her own studio with a grant from the Arts Council of Wales and has exhibited her work widely over the UK.