The DerwentArt family are Hoping to welcome many Visitors at Westridge Studios, Highclere, in May this year, at Star Lane, a small right hand turn immediately after Highclere Village Hall. With Car Parking and Disabled access & Refreshments. This exhibition is a Retrospective of Ten years making Lino Prints from my country walks, many Colourful years of Silk painting. During Open Studios last year I was invited to exhibit with Proteus Creation Space with 7+ Artists, some bold Night sky batik metre square paintings were inspired by recent research into amazing star nursery nebulae, and some New Embroideries created, often using Vintage linens & repurposing several smaller artworks together from my Archive.
Creating with Recycled fabrics and freehand machine Embroidery is often an experiment in thread, weaving something exciting like magic in reverse stitching, not quite knowing where my needle will take me. We shall have a Demonstration of Embroidery techniques on my trusty Bernina sewing machine, now older than my daughters ! We can also have mini workshops during the weekend. And if you are interested and want to sign up for more in depth days do Please contact me via email Or my Website in advance. A preliminary Wednesday afternoon has been booked at Westridge Studios for Half Term May 29th. To be Confirmed. But any Young Children 8 to 14 must be accompanied.
Original Printmaking, most often Lino prints drawn from sketchbooks over many years. I enjoy dreaming in colour and making stories when I wake up, some of these I illustrate, Imaginary Conversations litter my Notebooks as well as the Musicians at Concerts we have listened to together.

In Memory of a beautiful Mother & Grannie : Barbara Patricia Meaker 1926 - 2022 Retrospective of several years at Open-Studios