Following the successful Third Year Degree Show at The Williamson Gallery, artist,
Sylvia Moss had cause to celebrate when local businessman Ben Maffin bought several pieces of her work after seeing her work at the exhibition.

Ben shared his experience of visiting the gallery with Sylvia when he met with her to collect the canvases. “Sylvia’s pieces jumped off the wall when I walked into the room, The Williamson Gallery had done an excellent job of displaying the work of the artists, I was very impressed by the standard of work produced by the students; I’m already looking forward to next year’s exhibition. As a company, (MBL Design Limited, based in Oxton), we like to support local artists and are very pleased to have acquired these excellent pieces of art”.

Lianne Nye, 18, from Rock Ferry, a Level 3 Beauty Therapy and Hairdressing Student from Wirral Metropolitan College, recently participated in the Sebta 2007 National Competition, sponsored by The Carlton Group. The competition was held at The Grand Hotel in Brighton and attracted thousands of entries from around the UK. Lianne was one of only six finalists selected from the whole of the UK and was awarded Third Place.

Lianne works at a top Beauty Salon at Crabwall Manor in Cheshire. Lianne’s prizes include a cash prize and valuable facial electrotherapy equipment , presented to her by the sponsors, The Carlton Group.

Lianne has been approached to work for an airline, offering beauty treatments to First Class passengers!