June has arrived so it must be time for Open Studios! This year I'm sharing my textile studio with ceramicist and painter Sheila Parish, who specialises in Japanese and Chinese art. The event started well with 24 visitors over the first weekend, so if you haven't yet been but fancy learning a bit more about our respective work, then you'd be very welcome to join us for a cup of tea whilst we demonstrate and chat about what we do!
Remaining open dates are:
Friday 14, Saturday 15, Sunday 16, Monday 17, Friday 21, Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 June, all 1100-1700.
If you’d like to make
a day of it and are particularly interested in textiles, there are several
other studios close by who are also open on the above days showing textile art,
jewellery and silk painting amongst other things. Visit the South East Open Studios website: www.seos-art.org for more details. Also look at the article in this week's Oxted County Border News (page 10).
I’ll be demonstrating
feltmaking throughout Open Studios, so if this whets your appetite to have a go
yourself, I offer a range of 1-day felting courses where you can get creative
and make finished items like bags, jewellery, journal notebooks and
scarves. If you’d like to learn more or
book a place (£55 per person), just email me for a leaflet. I’m also running
taster workshops during Open Studios, to make either a bead bracelet or a
brooch. So if you would like to learn
more or book a place on Sunday 16 or Sunday 23 June 2012 (0930-1100, £15
per person), please get in touch.
