Best friends Ember and Hope are ready to study art at the next level. Best friends Ember and Hope are ready to study art at the next level. A PAIR of friends who bonded over a passion for art are set to continue their studies together. Ember Leigh and Hope Demaret-Smith have secured places to study Fine Art at the internationally renowned Central Saint Martins, part of the University of the Arts London – which is considered one of the world’s most prestigious art and design institutions. They first met at Erdington Academy when they were 14 years old and quickly discovered a mutual love of art.