All Together Different is a great title for a collaborative exhibition, in a unique location, making a contribution to a rather special charity, Calibre (Talking books for the blind) The artist Caroline Meynell came up with the concept of inviting a mixed group of Oxfordshire-based artists, working in different media, to show their contemporary art against the background of a Tudor house.

The Tudor house is, in fact, her home and so turning it into a gallery for four days, involves quite a lot of furniture moving!

I wonder if the idea will catch on and we shall see mini arts weeks blossoming around the county?

If you decide to visit this exhibition, from today to Sunday, in Pettits House close to The Green in Great Milton, near Wheatley, you will be in for some contrasting experiences and may even be tempted to do some early Christmas shopping.

I began by looking at Caroline’s own work and was not surprised when she said: “I remember as a child being very aware of colour and light, always noticing and remembering the colour of people’s eyes, and the colour and texture of things.” It is easy to see how colour and texture, inspired by landscape with its sense of place, of space and light, inform much of her work.

Light shines through the work of Vital Peeters — well not quite all of it — for as well as his renowned work in contemporary stained glass, he is also a sculptor and examples of both will be on show. Susan Moxley’s prints and paintings have been exhibited extensively in the UK and internationally. As well as fine art she produces illustrations and book covers for both children’s books and novels. Many readers will have seen her cover for Anita Brookner’s Hotel du Lac.

Like Vital she cannot be constrained and lets her curiosity and imagination work freely on various materials.

Jane Hanson trained and worked as an industrial designer in South Africa, where she was born, before studying ceramics at the Royal College of Art.

After seeing the collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum, she says she became fascinated with the “endless possibilities for colour and texture in glazes at high temperatures, and the application of these in layers with free painterly brush strokes to produce unique combinations on my pots”.

Jane’s glazes are a feast for the eye, but her pots are also lovely to hold and use.

Richard Shock produces beautiful and useful works in wood — definitely in the tradition of William Morris.

He said: “I use both English native woods, with a particular fondness for sycamore with its huge variations in figure and beauty, and imported ones, particularly purpleheart, which comes from South America, and the Australian burrs, such as jarrah and the eucalyptuses.”

Peter Lawrence also works with wood but as a fine engraver. He is a member of the Society of Wood Engravers and some readers may have seen his intriguing work on display at Art Jericho recently.

Next is Elisabeth Balkwill, a silversmith who has had her own hallmark since 1988.

She has combined this skill with a fascination for all kinds of beads and stones, especially semi-precious ones to produce her jewellery.

Drawing lies at the heart of the work of Claire Christie Sadler who is fascinated by, “the quality of a mark on a surface and its ability to convey an idea”.

Her drawings have a fine and sinuous texture.

The ninth exhibitor, Annie Wootton, is a sculptress who works with paper pulp. Her favourite subjects are animals particularly horses.

All nine exhibitors are skilful professional artists who have regularly exhibited both locally and nationally and yet prices will start as low as £10, with a percentage going to their chosen charity, Calibre Audio Library.

The exhibition is open daily from 11am to 6pm from today until Sunday.

lPettits House is easy to find opposite the village shop in Great Milton, but as the exhibition is spread over three floors, with stairs to climb, it may not be suitable for people with mobility problems. For further information, call 01844 277912 or go to carolinemeynell.co.uk