Herts Open Studios 2017 Full Brochure

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HERTS

OPEN STUDIOS

2017 9th September - 1st October 2017 Free entry to studios and exhibitions across Hertfordshire

Welcome to Open Studios 2017

Contents

As incoming Chair of Herts Visual Arts it’s a huge privilege to introduce Herts Open Studios this year. For almost 30 years now, we have been welcoming visitors to our studios, exhibitions and events: celebrating the exceptional skill and creativity of our artists and makers.

Index of artists (alphabetical) pages 2 - 3 Index of artists (by media) pages 4 - 5

New for 2017: Do explore our new look brochure, available across the county including individual venues: It’s underpinned as always by the sheer variety awaiting our visitors.

Have you joined our social media stories?

Venues are free to visit: Each one is different, so please check for individual opening times, artists, media and access. Some even offer refreshments (cake seems to be important).

Every experience will be unique, perhaps with opportunities to observe working studios and demonstrations, try something out or learn something new.

New pull-out mini guide: A centre pull-out summarises almost everything you need, including studio locations, media, open days and map. With individual studio details from our print or on-line guide you’ll find all you need to plan your own trail, personal, or family adventure.

Thank-you to our advertisers: Please take a moment to see what they offer: including other exhibitions in September, galleries, personal development, services for artists and more.

We’re confident that you’ll enjoy Open Studios this year, our artists and makers are ready and waiting. Let the adventure begin!

The artists by area: North Herts Studios 1 - 8 Harpenden Studios 9 - 13 Dacorum Studios 14 -22 Watford Studios 23 - 29

pages 6 - 9 pages 9 - 13 pages 13 - 16 pages 16 - 18

Open Studios Map About Herts Visual Arts

Welwyn & Hatfield Studios 30 - 33 St Albans Studios 34 - 45 Barnet Studios 46 - 48 East Herts Studios 49 - 57

pages 18 - 22 pages 22 - 28 pages 28 - 29 pages 29 - 33

centre pull-out inside back cover

Venue information Number of artists Refreshments available Credit card facility By appointment

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Demonstrations Full wheelchair access Partial wheelchair access

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Please check individual opening dates/times, which vary by venue.

Some also offer visits ‘by appointment’.

Hillary Taylor Chair, Herts Visual Arts, www.hvaf.org.uk

www.hvaf.org.uk www.hertsopenstudios.org.uk @HVAF #HertsOpenStudios

COMPETITION! For a chance to win £100 Artscape Voucher Tell us about Herts Open Studios at participating studios, or online 1/9/17 - 31/10/17. www.hvaf.org.uk/Open-Studios/Visitors-Questionnaire www.artscape.uk.com

Herts Visual Arts Herts Open Studios 2017 Herts Visual Arts, Harpenden Hall. Southdown Road, Harpenden, Herts AL5 1TE Herts Visual Arts are not responsible for any injury, loss or damage, however caused, to the person or property of any visitor to studios or other premises listed in this brochure. Information correct at the time of printing. While every effort has been made to ensure that the picture quality is optimised we are not responsible print process limitations.

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North Herts Studios 1 - 8 Harpenden Studios 9 - 13

pages 6 - 9 pages 9 - 13

Index (Alphabetical)

Mackenna, Gillian 50 Major-George, Kim 12d Marden, Adrian 43k McCrindle, Sharon 55d McGuinness, Steve 41 Me & Me 51 Meadway Artists 17 Menges, Judith 12a Moule, Judith 36 Mower, Terry 21b Mudlarks 26 Munro, Jan 22 Nelson, Dave 31e Newham, Teresa 10a Nicholls, Sue 57a Nude Tin Can Gallery 39 Oasis Arts 37 Onians FRBS, Dick 24 Pastures Studio 21 Patterson, Clive 35 Pattison, Christina 1 Pearce, Adele 3a Plummer, John 37b Pollock, Lesley 9d Pollock, Lesley 7b Potter, Gill 21c Qi, Qing 47 Radford, Malcolm 16 Rae, John 42 Ramsay, Julia 9e Rao, Susheel 11b Rice, Margaret 51a Richards, Amber 55e Riechmann, Sabine 37c Roberts, Katherine 56b Robins, Gail 45a Robinson, Brian 14 Robinson, Ella 17c

Edwards, Tim 9b Elkhateb, Abeer 28 Faulkner, June 46a Ford, Tracy 26 Franc, Emma 43g Friedli, Karin 37a Gallery 32 38 Gardner, Janet 55b Gifford, Linda 53 Gill, Joanne 55c Glebe Lodge Artists 44 Godfrey, Hazel 3b Goodman, Ruth 54 Green, Mitzie 17a Greening, Pete 43h Gujral, Suman 31c Harbron, Jackie 18 Haslar, Ken 43a Hector, Elspeth 17b Hodgson, Jackie 15a Hodgson, Peter 15b Hoole, Jenny 44b Houghton, Anne 31d Howes, Penny 32 Huitson, Amy 20b Hurley, Samantha 43i Imber, Audrey 3c Jane Sleator Ceramics 30 Jukes, Heather 52 King, Di 9c Kingsbury Barn Group 43 Knight, Debbie 38a Knight, Paul 39b Korek, Sharon 7a Lack, Helen 25d Lamb, Sarah 49 Langdon, Jean 43j Leaming, Julie 4c

Dacorum Studios 14 -22 Watford Studios 23 - 29

pages 13 - 16 pages 16 - 18

Welwyn & Hatfield Studios 30 - 33 pages 18 - 22 St Albans Studios 34 - 45 pages 22 - 28

Rogers, Carol 27 Rollins, Mike 5 Sadler, Terry 25e Sanders, Susan 12e Sandra Berti, Berti Designs 9a Schofield, Mick 55f Seabrook, Opal 11c Shaw, Gordon 2 Sidaway, Eleanor 25a Smale, Cathy 4a Spake, Claire 9f Stapleton, Jo 43l Stephanie Littlechild 40 Stockman, Adam 39c Stoneyards Studio Group 8 Struckman, Sharon 55a Synchronicity Studios 45 Take5@8Gallery 12 Taylor, Hillary 11a Taylor, Jenny 9g Taylor, Sally 7c The Art Shed 20 The Studio at No.19 7 Three 11 Trotter, Ann 25f Two @ 66 57 Tyrie, Sally 31f Walls, Jo 57b Webb, Emmeline 4d Weeks, Barbara 9h Wensley Arts 10 Wheeler, Richard 43m Williams, Frances 43n Wilmer, Gerry 34 Wilson, Amy 4e Wood, Isabella Gibson 46c Wookey, Sue 10b

Barnet Studios 46 - 48 pages 28 - 29 East Herts Studios 49 - 57 pages 29 - 33

Index (Alphabetical)

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Alaaldin, Yad 29 Andrews, Sandy 8b Andy, Artist 46b Art at The Summer House 15 Art in Kimpton 9 Artists at The Henderson Hub 25 Ash, Wendy 25b Baldock Arts and Heritage Centre 3 Barnard-Groves, Paula 48 Barton, Maggie 8a Beach, Caryl 31a Ben Shalom 13 Benton, Lorraine 43b Boyd, Graham 23 Brown, Linda 43c Bryson, Vanessa 43d Campbell, Sandy 31b Carmel, Dorienne 43e Cavender, Sarah 20a Cavill, Linda 44a Chaney, Fiona 33 Checkley, Jonathan 25c Chester, Susan 21a Clarke, Asiya 45b Cooke, Flea 43f Coussens, Susan 4b Couzens, Susan 56a Crescent Arts 46 Daniella Coronel Saavedra 6 De Barnard, Hatty 39a Digswell Arts - Fenners Studios 4 Digswell Arts @ The Forge Digswell 31 Dunmow, Laura 12b Durham, John 12c East Herts Artists Group 55 Eckett, Edna 19 Edwards, Stephanie 51b Edwards, Susan 38b

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Index (Media)

Ceramics 44a Cavill, Linda 26 Ford, Tracy 30 Jane Sleator Ceramics 52 Jukes, Heather 43j Langdon, Jean 4c Leaming, Julie 57a Nicholls, Sue 1 Pattison, Christina 51a Rice, Margaret 57b Walls, Jo Computer Graphics 53 Gifford, Linda 43k Marden, Adrian 55a Struckman, Sharon Drawing 25b Ash, Wendy 43d Bryson, Vanessa 20a Cavender, Sarah 56a Couzens, Susan 19 Eckett, Edna 55b Gardner, Janet 53 Gifford, Linda 55c Gill, Joanne 31c Gujral, Suman 20b Huitson, Amy 9c King, Di 35 Patterson, Clive 16 Radford, Malcolm 42 Rae, John 55e Richards, Amber 56b Roberts, Katherine 55f Schofield, Mick 2 Shaw, Gordon 9f Spake, Claire 11a Taylor, Hillary 31f Tyrie, Sally 34 Wilmer, Gerry Encaustic Wax 18 Harbron, Jackie 27 Rogers, Carol

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Glass 8a Barton, Maggie 43c Brown, Linda 26 Ford, Tracy 44b Hoole, Jenny 7a Korek, Sharon 49 Lamb, Sarah 12a Menges, Judith 11c Seabrook, Opal Illustration 9b Edwards, Tim 55c Gill, Joanne 15b Hodgson, Peter 55f Schofield, Mick 9f Spake, Claire 40 Stephanie Littlechild 7c Taylor, Sally 34 Wilmer, Gerry Jewellery 43e Carmel, Dorienne 43f Cooke, Flea 17b Hector, Elspeth 44b Hoole, Jenny 49 Lamb, Sarah 7b Pollock, Lesley 9d Pollock, Lesley 11b Rao, Susheel 37c Riechmann, Sabine 11c Seabrook, Opal 4e Wilson, Amy 46c Wood, Isabella Gibson Metal 48 Barnard-Groves, Paula 49 Lamb, Sarah 51a Rice, Margaret Mixed Media 2D 31a Beach, Caryl 43b Benton, Lorraine 20a Cavender, Sarah 44a Cavill, Linda 25c Checkley, Jonathan 45b Clarke, Asiya 43f Cooke, Flea 31c Gujral, Suman 18 Harbron, Jackie

15a Hodgson, Jackie 31d Houghton, Anne 20b Huitson, Amy 9c King, Di 50 Mackenna, Gillian 12d Major-George, Kim 22 Munro, Jan 31e Nelson, Dave 45a Robins, Gail 25e Sadler, Terry 9a Sandra Berti 25a Sidaway, Eleanor 40 Stephanie Littlechild 11a Taylor, Hillary 25f Trotter, Ann 31f Tyrie, Sally 43n Williams, Frances Mixed Media 3D 8a Barton, Maggie 15a Hodgson, Jackie 15b Hodgson, Peter 52 Jukes, Heather 17c Robinson, Ella 11a Taylor, Hillary Painting 29 Alaaldin, Yad 8b Andrews, Sandy 31a Beach, Caryl 13 Ben Shalom 43b Benton, Lorraine 23 Boyd, Graham 43d Bryson, Vanessa 31b Campbell, Sandy 33 Chaney, Fiona 21a Chester, Susan 45b Clarke, Asiya 4b Coussens, Susan 56a Couzens, Susan 6 Daniella Coronel Saavedra 39a De Barnard, Hatty 12b Dunmow, Laura 12c Durham, John 19 Eckett, Edna 38b Edwards, Susan 28 Elkhateb, Abeer 43g Franc, Emma

37a Friedli, Karin 55b Gardner, Janet 55c Gill, Joanne 54 Goodman, Ruth 17a Green, Mitzie 43h Greening, Pete 18 Harbron, Jackie 43a Haslar, Ken 15b Hodgson, Peter 31d Houghton, Anne 20b Huitson, Amy 43i Hurley, Samantha 3c Imber, Audrey 9c King, Di 38a Knight, Debbie 25d Lack, Helen 55d McCrindle, Sharon 41 McGuinness, Steve 36 Moule, Judith 21b Mower, Terry 22 Munro, Jan 31e Nelson, Dave 10a Newham, Teresa 35 Patterson, Clive 1 Pattison, Christina 3a Pearce, Adele 37b Plummer, John 21c Potter, Gill 47 Qi, Qing 16 Radford, Malcolm 42 Rae, John 9e Ramsay, Julia 55e Richards, Amber 45a Robins, Gail 14 Robinson, Brian 27 Rogers, Carol 5 Rollins, Mike 12e Sanders, Susan 9a Sandra Berti 55f Schofield, Mick 2 Shaw, Gordon 4a Smale, Cathy 9f Spake, Claire 39c Stockman, Adam 55a Struckman, Sharon 9g Taylor, Jenny 4d Webb, Emmeline

43m Wheeler, Richard 34 Wilmer, Gerry 46c Wood, Isabella Gibson 10b Wookey, Sue Photography 29 Alaaldin, Yad 46b Andy, Artist 31a Beach, Caryl 33 Chaney, Fiona 6 Daniella Coronel Saavedra 51b Edwards, Stephanie 46a Faulkner, June 39b Knight, Paul 10a Newham, Teresa 57a Nicholls, Sue 3a Pearce, Adele 25e Sadler, Terry 43l Stapleton, Jo 55a Struckman, Sharon 10b Wookey, Sue Printmaking 46b Andy, Artist 25b Ash, Wendy 43c Brown, Linda 43d Bryson, Vanessa 33 Chaney, Fiona 25c Checkley, Jonathan 56a Couzens, Susan 38b Edwards, Susan 46a Faulkner, June 55b Gardner, Janet 31c Gujral, Suman 31d Houghton, Anne 12d Major-George, Kim 43k Marden, Adrian 36 Moule, Judith 10a Newham, Teresa 3a Pearce, Adele 25e Sadler, Terry 9a Sandra Berti 11c Seabrook, Opal 2 Shaw, Gordon 43l Stapleton, Jo 31f Tyrie, Sally 4d Webb, Emmeline

Sculpture 48 Barnard-Groves, Paula 43b Benton, Lorraine 31b Campbell, Sandy 43e Carmel, Dorienne 20a Cavender, Sarah 28 Elkhateb, Abeer 3b Godfrey, Hazel 52 Jukes, Heather 4c Leaming, Julie 55d McCrindle, Sharon 12a Menges, Judith 24 Onians FRBS, Dick 21c Potter, Gill 51a Rice, Margaret 55e Richards, Amber 56b Roberts, Katherine 27 Rogers, Carol 57b Walls, Jo

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Calligraphy 25c Checkley, Jonathan

Textiles 43f Cooke, Flea 51b Edwards, Stephanie 46a Faulkner, June 53 Gifford, Linda 17b Hector, Elspeth 15a Hodgson, Jackie 32 Howes, Penny 57a Nicholls, Sue 1 Pattison, Christina 17c Robinson, Ella 25a Sidaway, Eleanor 40 Stephanie Littlechild 7c Taylor, Sally 25f Trotter, Ann 4d Webb, Emmeline 9h Weeks, Barbara 4e Wilson, Amy Willow 3b Godfrey, Hazel Wood 46b Andy, Artist 6 Daniella Coronel Saavedra 26 Ford, Tracy 17c Robinson, Ella

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North Herts

01763 849234/07789 487815 info@christinapattison.co.uk www.christinapattison.co.uk Paintings, Ceramics and Tapestries featuring Christina’s way of observing in her world of energy in colour.

Studio 2 Burloes Farm Studios, Burloes Farm, Royston, SG8 8LH S 9 16 23 30

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3b Hazel Godfrey 07905 689602 hazelgodfreyart@gmail.com www.facebook.com/hazelgodfreyart

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Landscapes, townscapes, birds and trees.

12noon - 3pm

Barley Road, Royston, SG8 9NE Studio 3, Burloes Farm Studios, Barley Road (B1039), Royston, Herts SG8 9NE

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11am - 5pm

Digswell Arts - Fenners Studios 7 Openshaw Way, Letchworth Garden City SG6 3EN Between the Wynd and the Arcade, just behind the Town Centre

www.digswellarts.org S 9 16 23 30

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M 11 18 25

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10am - 4pm

4b Susan Coussens 07944 969351 susiecoussens@yahoo.co.uk www.susie-coussens.com

W 13 20 27

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I am a figurative artist with an interest in portraiture and the enduring beauty of the nude.

1 Baldock Arts and Heritage Centre Old Town Hall, 4 High St, Baldock SG7 6AR

07972 798804 adele.pearce1@btinternet.com I am an artist and printmaker.

My inspiration comes from nature, the south coast of England and the west coast of Cornwall.

W 13 20 27

Burloes Farm Studio

07734 029714 gordon458@hotmail.com

3a Adele Pearce

T 12 19 26

07775 317520 cathy.smale@yahoo.co.uk www.cathysmale.com

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2 Gordon Shaw

My work has an observational base, but moves towards abstraction and experimentation.

A strong influence has been the coast where land meets sea.

M 11 18 25

4a Cathy Smale

North Herts

1 Christina Pattison

Situated in the centre of Baldock.

Free parking on the High Street

www.bahc.co.uk S 9 16 23 30

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10am - 4pm

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4c Julie Leaming 07817 461393 julesleaming@hotmail.com Ceramic sculptures and vessels inspired by organic and human forms.

F 15 22 29

4d Emmeline Webb 01462 622747 emmelinewebb@icloud.com www.emmelinewebb.com

Contemporary willow weaving.

Wallpieces, sculptural work, garden structures, baskets.

Commissions taken and workshops available.

Mixed media paintings & linocuts.

Emphasis on vibrant colour & surface designs. Also a range of design led homeware & gift products from my artwork.

3c Audrey Imber

4e Amy Wilson

07972 893337 audreyimber@hotmail.com www.audreyimber.com

07917 542405 amy@lilianeboutique.co.uk www.lilianeboutique.co.uk

Landscape inspires my work, my aim is to portray the ‘essence’ of a particular place - sometimes figuratively and sometimes in a more abstract way.

Vintage inspired handwoven/ printed textiles and accessories.

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North Herts

07906 594133 rollinsart@gmail.com www.rollinsart.com Atmospheric landscape and cityscape paintings in a variety of media, exploring local scenes and further afield.

7 Mountjoy Hitchin SG4 0PT S S M 9 10 11 16 17 18 23 24 25 30 1 10.30am - 4pm

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10.30am - 1pm

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8a Maggie Barton

‘Stoneyards’

20 High Street, Pirton, Hitchin 01462 712302 SG5 3PT snapperglass@googlemail.com www.snapperglass.wixsite.com/maggie-barton Hitchin to Pirton via B655 1st right into village 1st left High Street Vibrant quirky designs in fused glass - hanging & freestanding S S M T W T F 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 for house & garden. Stained 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 glass panels to commission.

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 Large portfolio available.

11am - 5pm

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6 Daniella Coronel Saavedra 07931 279800 d.coronel.saavedra@gmail.com www.dcsartndesign.com Original acrylic paintings characterised by expressive and vibrant colours with a strong use of layers, evoking the idea of building with colour.

13 Florence Street Hitchin SG5 1QZ S 9 16 23 30

S M 10 11 17 18 24 25 1 10am - 3pm

T 14 21 28

F 15 22 29

2pm - 6pm

The Studio at No. 19 19 Fishponds Road, Hitchin SG5 1NR

07841 517947 blossomglassworks@gmail.com sharon@blossomglassworks.co.uk

On the A505, 19 Fishponds Road, 100yds from Victoria Pub on left hand side

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10.30am - 4.30pm

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01727 758109/07960 979549 sandy.andrews@virgin.net www.hvaf.org.uk/Sandy-Andrews/gallery Colourful, lively paintings, large and small, of wide ranging subjects, both figurative and semi-abstract.

F 15 22 29

9a Sandra Berti 07760 191325 bertidesigns@icloud.com www.bertidesigns.co.uk 2-dimensional designer edgyquirky-stylised-simplicity, work reflects rich texture/vibrant/earthy colours, capturing characteristics of her subject.

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7b Lesley Pollock

9b Tim Edwards

01582 764693 lesleypollock@btconnect.com

01438 831163/07766 014361 edwards1812@hotmail.com

Original jewellery, handmade in silver and gold, with precious and semi-precious stones, all inspired by forms, shapes and patterns from nature.

Watercolour and ink.

Commissions for occasions like passing exams, birthdays etc.

7c Sally Taylor

9c Di King

01438 317722/07813 943912 sally@sallyanndesigns.co.uk www.sallyanndesigns.co.uk

01438 833748/07780 696348 dibrian@freeuk.com

Using different media and techniques to illustrate a story, poem of text through paint, fibres, glueing and stitching.

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8b Sandy Andrews

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7a Sharon Korek

Sharon’s work is inspired by nature, in all its colour and vibrancy. Creating kiln formed, cast and sculptural pieces as well as functional tableware.

T 12 19 26

North Herts/Harpenden

5 Mike Rollins

Art in Kimpton Dacre Rooms, 19 High Street, Kimpton SG4 8RA 8 different Artists at Dacre Rooms, opposite Church Lane, High Street, Kimpton

S 9 16 23 30

S M 10 11 17 18 24 25 1 11am - 6pm

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11am - 5pm

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Semi-abstract paintings inspired by the play of light, colour and texture in the environment.

Seascapes and landscapes form the focus of current work.

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Harpenden

01582 764693 lesleypollock@btconnect.com Original jewellery, handmade in silver and gold with precious and semi precious stones, all inspired by forms, shapes and patterns from nature.

9e Julia Ramsay 07974 352846 juliamcnaught@hotmail.com

8 different Artists at Dacre Rooms, opposite Church Lane, High Street, Kimpton

S 9 16 23 30

S M 10 11 17 18 24 25 1 11am - 6pm

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10a Teresa Newham

Wensley Arts 4 Wensley Close, Harpenden AL5 1RZ

07914 021575 marbpics@gmail.com www.marbretherese.com Watercolours, photographs and hand printed linocuts inspired by nature, travel and everyday life.

Originals, prints and cards.

Southdown up Grove Road. Right up Welbeck Rise.

Left into Wensley Close at top of hill

S 9 16 23 30

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11am - 5pm

11am - 5pm

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10b Sue Wookey

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01582 702861 suewookey.artist@gmail.com www.suewookey.com

Oil painting enjoying the process of the medium. Exploring semi abstract themes, dramatic light, texture and skyscapes.

Commissions available.

Paintings in watercolour inspired by nature, symbols, dreams and inner journeys. Photography, original paintings, prints and cards.

9f Claire Spake

11a Hillary Taylor

07854 520254 clairespakedraws@gmail.com www.clairespake.com

01582 763539/07939 478466 info@hillarytaylor.co.uk www.hillarytaylor.co.uk

Illustration work, paintings and drawings in watercolour, gouache and coloured pencil.

Flower studies, portraits and pop culture. Commissions taken.

Drawing the world, one story at a time through architectural composite townscapes. Also mixed media (paper, asemic calligraphy, found objects).

9g Jenny Taylor

11b Susheel Rao

01438 832869/07814 718041 jenny.taylor22@btinternet.com

07940 439848 sparkle@susheelraojewellery.co.uk www.susheelraojewellery.co.uk

Figurative work in acrylic or pastel showing style and movement.

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Art in Kimpton Dacre Rooms, 19 High Street, Kimpton SG4 8RA

Harpenden

9d Lesley Pollock

Three 29 Common Lane, Harpenden AL5 5BT S 9 16 23 30

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10am - 5pm

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Contemporary silver jewellery, handmade in an environmentally conscious way using recycled silver, and precious and semiprecious stones.

9h Barbara Weeks

11c Opal Seabrook

01438 832919/07775 625828 barbara@barbaraweeks.com www.barbaraweeks.com

01582 623442/07976 299991 opal.seabrook@icloud.com www.starburstglass.co.uk

From Fibre to Fabric, exciting hand dyed, layered and stitched textiles. Contemporary felt and quilts, inspired by coastlines and the natural world.

Unique, one-off handmade glass table and wall art and jewellery.

Stained, fused, screen printed.

Includes demonstrations.

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Harpenden

Take5@8Gallery 8 Leyton Road, Harpenden AL5 2TL

01582 460904/07903 211410 judi@transparentimages.com www.transparentimages.com Judiths work is inspired by Gemstones, Birthstones, the Planets and Botanical themes; in the form of Wall-hung Panels, Triptychs and Glass Art Bowls.

12b Laura Dunmow

Exhibition 11 - 24 September. Meet the artists on Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays

S 9 16 23 30

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M 11 18 25

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10am - 4.30pm

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13 Ben Shalom 07711 605878 benzioncanvas@live.co.uk www.benzioncanvas.com Vibrant coloured oil paintings with strong use of texture and layers; landscapes and semi-abstract themes, with Mediterranean influences.

Off Luton Road, via Roundwood Lane, left into Roundwood Park at top of hill

S 9 16 23 30

01442 851295/07840 531595 brian.l.robinson@btinternet.com www.brianrobinsonartist.co.uk

Figurative & portrait oil paintings, inspired from the classics; colour value & unity of space are interpreted into a distinctive, atmospheric style.

My paintings often indulge my love of sunlight, colour, water & reflections. Subjects are varied ranging from my local area to the canals of Venice.

12c John Durham

15a Jackie Hodgson

01442 394086/07790 343548 john-durham@virginmedia.com www.johndurham-art.co.uk

01442 843283 jackie.hodgson46@gmail.com

01462 769024 kim@majorgeorge.co.uk www.majorgeorge.co.uk

01442 843283/07515 486888 petecreates@gmail.com

Kim creates atmospheric spiritual contemporary handpulled prints and is known for her unusual mounting + multiple layers of crackle & precious metal.

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11am - 5pm

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From A4251 at Tring follow signs to Aldbury, Malting Lane is off Newground Road

S S M 9 10 11 16 17 18 23 24 25 30 1 10.30am - 6pm

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12noon - 5.30pm

1 Art at The Summer House The Summer House, Little Gaddesden, Berkhamsted, HP4 1PH Top of the drive which crosses the village green at its mid point

www.artatthesummerhouse.com S 10 17 24 1

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11am - 4pm

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Painter and illustrator of the natural world and other subjects.

12e Susan Sanders

16 Malcolm Radford

01763 848941/07802 438732 susan_sanders@btinternet.com www.susandersart.co.uk

01442 875807/07789 388228 karen.garner@live.com

Oil paintings that include images of machinery and harvesting.

The surface of land is like a palimpsest, seasonally changing in colours and markings.

T 12 19 26

Shepherd Cottage

S 9 16 23 30

15b Peter Hodgson

M 11 18 25

2 Malting Lane, Aldbury, HP23 5RH

Textile and mixed media artist working in both 2 and 3D, also print and photography.

12d Kim Major-George

S 10 17 24 1

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14 Brian Robinson

07711 719452/01438 717991 ldunmow@btinternet.com www.fusionartsonline.co.uk

Geological landscapes portrayed in vibrant and colourful acrylics.

Benzioncanvas 35A Roundwood Park, Harpenden, AL5 3AG

Harpenden/Dacorum

12a Judith Menges

Strong, vibrant colours and rhythms. Abstract influences based on nature. Lived in France.

Uses gouache, acrylics and oils.

4 Little Heath Cottages Little Heath Lane, Potten End, Berkhamstead, HP4 2RT Little Heath Lane runs from nr Bourne End Church to Hempstead Lane, Potten End

S 9 16 23 30

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Meadway Artists

01442 862978/07952 339488 artist.mitziegreen@gmail.com www.mitziegreen.co.uk Vibrant landscapes, townscapes, flowers, abstract. Exploring colour, texture and structure in w/c, acrylics and mixed media in a free flowing style.

14 Meadway, Berkhamsted HP4 2PN S 9 16 23 30

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12noon - 5pm

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20a Sarah Cavender

The Art Shed 19 Gravel Hill Terrace, Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1RJ

07787 573500 sarah.cavender78@gmail.com www.behance.net/sarahcavender A mixture of media from gold leaf to paint to wax, as an interpretation of the world around me.

Opposite Wrensfield. Off road parking bays in Green End Gardens if needed

S 9 16 23 30

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20b Amy Huitson

01442 875858/07801 558645 elspeth.hector@btinternet.com www.facebook.com/elspethjane

amyhuitson@hotmail.com www.amyhuitson.com

17c Ella Robinson

21a Susan Chester

07793 008515 ella.robinson@network.rca.ac.uk www.ellarobinson.com

01442 834688/07899 792246 susanchester.art@gmail.com www.susanchesterart.co.uk

Vibrantly coloured interior artworks, created from a combination of found and purchased materials, including driftwood, beachcombed plastics and lighters.

Susan paints her garden, surrounding countryside and favourite objects in her home.

Enhancing the colours to create a ‘sense of time and place’.

18 Jackie Harbron

44 Swing Gate Lane

Colourful landscapes, seascapes, flowers, abstracts; in watercolour, pastels, inks, encaustic wax, blueprint photograms and unusual combinations.

19 Edna Eckett 01442 258770 jo_eckett@yahoo.co.uk www.hvaf.org.uk/ Edna-Eckett/gallery

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Berkhamsted HP4 2LL S 9 16 23 30

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2pm - 5.30pm

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My paintings reflect the passion and love I feel about my art.

Mixed media paintings of landscapes and people.

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Amy experiments by layering up textures and colours using paint, inks, stitching and paper to create abstract works inspired by the natural landscape.

Bracelets, necklaces, scarves & some curious creatures - all hand knitted with wire, beads (large & small), semi-precious stones, & a range of yarns.

01442 873012/07932 590852 jackie@experts.co.uk www.jackieharbron.co.uk

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9.30am - 5.30pm

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17b Elspeth Hector

Dacorum

17a Mitzie Green

Five doors down from the Leather Bottle pub towards St Albans

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Pastures Studio Vicarage Lane, Bovingdon HP3 0LP S 9 16 23 30

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21b Terry Mower 01442 263570/07767 347042 terrymower.art@gmail.com Terry uses watercolour and ink to produce vibrant, contemporary landscape, flower and life paintings. Often with a hint of ‘gold’.

21c Gill Potter 01923 248105/07455 579875 gillpotterart@icloud.com Gill is a skilled abstract artist, imaginatively transforming the everyday into a visual feast for the eyes. Gill specialises in pastel portraits.

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Dacorum/Watford

The Gable Whelpley Hill, Chesham, HP5 3RL

01442 831018/07414 631995 janmunro2@gmail.com www.janmunro.com

Turn off B4505 into Whelpley Hill, past White Hart Pub on right, 200yds on left

S S M 9 10 11 16 17 18 23 24 25 30 1 10.30am - 5.30pm

Contemporary, colourful, textural landscapes in acrylic and watercolour. Colourful, contemporary, pastel still lives.

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25c Jonathan Checkley

Artists at The Henderson Hub High Street, Abbots Langley WD5 0AR

07950 035252 jon@lettersandframes.uk www.lettersandframes.uk Calligraphy and lettering used to create artwork and wall displays with strong written content. Commissions taken for personalised gifts, invites etc.

Park in car park behind shops.

Workshops/have-a-go details on website

S 9 16 23 30

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01923 264599/07901 874722 graham.boyd54@gmail.com www.grahamboyd.co.uk

‘Blackapple’ 54 Scatterdells Lane, Chipperfield, WD4 9EX

My primary interest is in the expressive potential of colour contrasts in paint media to create a sense of space, light and some sort of drama.

Enter Scatterdells Lane by bus stop at the lower end of Tower Hill - 300 yards

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‘Woodside’ Turn immediately left past Cart and Horses Pub Car Park. Follow the signs

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25a Eleanor Sidaway

High Street, Abbots Langley WD5 0AR Park in car park behind shops.

Workshops/have-a-go details on website

S 9 16 23 30

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Lino print and pastel drawing inspired by animals and nature and landscape.

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25d Helen Lack 07803 016449 helack@btinternet.com www.helenlackart.com Contemporary, abstract, energetic, vivid, acrylic, modern, nature, environmentalist, texture, colour, individuality, passionate.

Emerging artist.

25e Terry Sadler 01442 864400 terry.sadler@btinternet.com www.artworks4you.co.uk Terry is very aware of the world around her and experiments in 3D and with photography and printing to capture an interesting experience.

25f Ann Trotter 01442 863817 ann.trot@btinternet.com Batik and other resists. Creating pattern and colour on paper and fabric for collage and stitch.

2pm - 4pm

6 01923 444619 wendy.ash@henderson-hub.org.uk

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Artists at The Henderson Hub

01923 269317 eleanor_sidaway@btinternet.com

25b Wendy Ash

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Commonwood, Chipperfield, Kings Langley, WD4 9BA

01923 265996 dick.onians@talk21.com www.dickonianssculptor.co.uk

Batik on silk and paper, mixed media, colour and texture inspired by nature.

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24 Dick Onians FRBS

Wood, Stone, Bronze and Resin sculptures. Mostly abstract for house and garden or to be enlarged for public spaces.

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2pm - 4pm

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23 Graham Boyd

Watford

22 Jan Munro

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26 Tracy Ford 01923 270813/07881 105044 tracyfordceramics@icloud.com www.tracyfordceramics.co.uk Decorative hand-coiled vessels in earthenware inspired by the Connemara coastline. Woodturned bowls, stoneware for the garden and glass jewellery.

The White Cottage The Green, Sarratt, WD3 6BL We are 2 doors down from Boot Pub on the Green

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Oxhey Hall Cottage

01923 228970/07813 154171 Hampermill Lane, Oxhey, Watford, WD19 4NU Small lane opposite 97 Hampermill Lane. rogerscd@talktalk.net Cottage on right. Park outside cottage www.hvaf.org.uk/Carol-Rogers/ gallery S S M T W T F 9 16 23 30

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Digswell Arts @ The Forge Digswell

Hertford Road, Digswell, Welwyn Garden City 07795 198303 AL6 0BU sandycampbell.studio@gmail.com On B1000 Hertford Rd turn into no through www.sandycampbellstudio.com road in traffic calming, Digswell Village

I create rich, textured abstract paintings and sculptures that explore materiality, surface, abandonment and decay through expressive mark making.

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28 Abeer Elkhateb 07445 781600 aelkhateb@gmail.com www.abeerelkhateb.wordpress.com New to Watford, Abeer’s recent work is very diverse ranging from small and large paintings of imagined worlds, portraits and sculptures.

11 Brookdene Avenue Watford WD19 4LG S 9 16 23 30

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19 Battlers Green Drive Radlett WD7 8NE

01923 859450/07546 180715 yad994@gmail.com Affordable art with colours that jump from the canvas.

Landscapes and cityscapes through the creative eye.

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30 Jane Sleator 01438 811361/07956 203808 sleatorjtn@hotmail.co.uk www.janesleatorceramics.co.uk Decorative and functional ceramics, thrown on the wheel and decorated using slips and natural materials. Wheels may be available - come & have a go!

31a Caryl Beach

Jane Sleator Ceramics ‘Longdene’, Old Lane, Knebworth, SG3 6AF B197 to Knebworth. St Martin’s Road, at end of road turn left onto Old Lane

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Digswell Arts @ The Forge Digswell

Hertford Road, Digswell, Welwyn Garden City 07711 957742 AL6 0BU carylbeach@hotmail.co.uk On B1000 Hertford Rd turn into no through www.carylbeach.wordpress.com road in traffic calming, Digswell Village My work is evocative of the transient nature of our world interpreted through abstracted mixed media images of distorted panoramic sea and landscapes.

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31b Sandy Campbell

Welwyn & Hatfield

27 Carol Rogers

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31c Suman Gujral 07940 576887 sumangujral@hotmail.co.uk www.sumangujral.com My work starts from drawings and is landscape based. I have recently become interested in exploring colour & pattern and work in a semi abstract way.

31d Anne Houghton 01438 871234/07976 143208 anne@houghtonfineart.co.uk Anne Houghton, who lives in rural Hertfordshire, is a painter and printmaker as well as a maker of collages using a variety of supports and media.

31e Dave Nelson 07801 236257 dave@davenelsonart.com www.davenelsonart.com Paintings that evoke a memory of place. Viewed from different perspectives, and built up in layers of found materials, they invite closer inspection.

31f Sally Tyrie 07804 836734 sally.tyrie@ntlworld.com www.sallytyrie.com Mixed Media Fine Art Printmaking responding to ideas to do with Natural History and a Sense of Place. Multilayered mark making using Print & Stitch.

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HERTFORDSHIRE’S

BIGGEST ART FAIR 2017

FREE entry to studios across the county: 3 whole weeks of art heaven for everyone, 9th September - 1st October 2017 Venues are free to visit: Each one is different, so please check for individual opening times, artists, media and access. Some even offer refreshments (cake seems to be important).

Every experience will be unique, perhaps with opportunities to observe working studios and demonstrations, try something out or learn something new.

You might find a personal studio, communal art space, gallery, artist community/club or other group.

Venues might also include shops, vintage emporia, hotels or community halls.

Plan your personal art trail across our county with on-line and widely available printed information.

Looking for a location? Venues open on a particular day? Your favourite media?

Turn the page for our handy reference guide - it’s a great place to start.

Yellow bunting/signs: visitors welcome

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Herts Open Studios Venues North Herts Studios 1 - 8

pages 6 - 9

Welwyn & Hatfield Studios 30 - 33 pages 18 - 22

Harpenden Studios 9 - 13

pages 9 - 13

St Albans Studios 34 - 45 pages 22 - 28

Dacorum Studios 14 -22

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Barnet Studios 46 - 48 pages 28 - 29

Watford Studios 23 - 29

pages 16 - 18

East Herts Studios 49 - 57 pages 29 - 33

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Welwyn & Hatfield/St Albans

11 Heath Road Mardley Heath, Welwyn, AL6 0TP

01438 716742 pennyhowes@hotmail.com

On the right after Mardley Heath car park and The Drive

S S M 9 10 11 16 17 18 23 24 25 30 1 10.30am - 4.30pm

I make 2D woven tapestries and 3D woven sculptures in a variety of sizes, using wool, silk, paper, jute, linen, bamboo and nettle yarns.

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Oasis Arts 66 Sandpit Lane, St Albans AL4 0BX

01727 841305/07718 931654 karin.friedli@me.com Semi-abstract impressionistic acrylic paintings inspired by the Hertfordshire landscape and the seasons.

You may want to park on Rose Walk & walk across Sandpit Lane. Studio in garden

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33 Fiona Chaney

Hatfield House Stable Yard Restaurant

07934 440678 fionasonja@hotmail.com www.fionachaney.com Fiona’s art shows a contrast between material process and the suggestion of the presence of memory or feeling. Nature is used as point of reference.

Hatfield House, Hatfield, AL9 5NQ Upstairs and downstairs

S 9 16 23 30

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01727 753386/07909 552390 gerry.wilmer@gmail.com www.gerrywilmersketchblog.com I love sketching outdoors using pen and watercolour. Landscapes/ Seascapes. Original sketchbooks on display. Limited Edition Giclee prints and cards.

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11 Cotswold Close St Albans, AL4 9SU From the Ridgeway turn into Chiltern Road.

Car park behind bus shelter. Bus 653

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1 50 Salisbury Avenue St Albans, AL1 4TU

01727 760819/07970 709145 clive@clivepatterson.com www.clivepatterson.com

Hatfield Rd, turn left into Beaumont Ave then left Salisbury Ave, 50m on right

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St Albans, AL1 4TU Sandpit Lane, into Beaumont Ave, 2nd right to Salisbury Ave, 4th house left

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37c Sabine Riechmann 07947 713910 sriechmann@sabijoux.co.uk www.sabijoux.co.uk Sabine designs and makes sterling silver jewellery inspired by plants, natural textures and patterns using silver, gemstones and pearls.

38a Debbie Knight

Gallery 32 221c Hatfield Rd, Fleetville, St Albans AL1 4TB

07941 240589 debbieknight88@hotmail.com Oil paintings inspired by themes from abstracted landscape to ancient imagery. The work evolves through experimenting with marks, colour and layering.

In the Vintage Emporium, Hatfield Rd, near Morrisons, opposite the Rat’s Castle

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58 Salisbury Avenue

01727 850880 judithmoule@tiscali.co.uk www.judithmoule.co.uk I am a painter/printmaker.

My work is about an exploration of the landscape in a semiabstract form.

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07801 569578 j.c.plummer@btinternet.com

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35 Clive Patterson

My paintings express landscapes reduced to simple considered features, using a limited palette of colours and bold brush marks.

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37b John Plummer

11am - 5pm

34 Gerry Wilmer

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37a Karin Friedli

St Albans

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38b Susan Edwards sjnedwards@hotmail.co.uk Painting and linocut printing in a loose style, of subjects that offer interesting colour and composition.

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St Albans

Nude Tin Can Gallery 125 Hatfield Road, St Albans AL1 4JS

07870 941158 info@nudetincan.gallery www.nudetincan.gallery Colourful and bold stylised paintings of familiar spaces and objects. Inspired by personal possessions and home interiors.

Halfway between the Crown Pub and Morrisons Supermarket, opposite the cemetery

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14 Orchard Street St Albans, AL3 4HL

01727 850417 johnrae201@btinternet.com www.johnraeartist.wordpress.com

Through Abbey Gatehouse and first left or walk down from Abbey

S 9 16 23 30

Significant places and events from around the world. Various prices.

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43a Ken Haslar 07939 144910 ken@kenhaslar.co.uk www.kenhaslar.co.uk

Beautiful still life photography, capturing the enchanting spirit and magic of flowers, fauna and nature.

Landscapes, semi abstracts and other subjects on show in a variety of mediums to browse and buy at affordable prices.

39c Adam Stockman

43b Lorraine Benton

07904 778687 adamstockman@hotmail.com www.adamstockman.com

07770 965777 www.lorraine.bentonweb.co.uk

40 Stephanie Littlechild

Trestle Arts Base Russet Drive, St Albans, AL4 0JQ

07949 720895 artist@stephlittlechild.co.uk www.stephlittlechild.co.uk

Turn off Hill End Lane onto Russet Dr. Follow road round to venue and car park

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Kingsbury Barn Group Fab barn, teas, WC, disabled parking only email for badge, in Aid of Samaritans

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Colourful acrylic paintings of the landscape and its wildlife, expressed in degrees of abstraction.

Expressive and atmospheric, contemporary landscape oil paintings on large canvases and small intimate figurative portraits.

Contemporary landscape painting in oil, watercolour & mixed media.

T 14 21 28

Kingsbury Mews, Branch Road, St Albans AL3 4SE

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01727 844952 sandjmcguinness@aol.com www.steve-mcguinness. redframe.com

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07879 992460 paul@paulknight.org www.paulknight.org

Telling stories of people and places through the combination of handmade paper, mixed media applique and machine embroidery.

T 12 19 26

10am - 6pm

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39b Paul Knight

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42 John Rae

St Albans

39a Hatty De Barnard

St Albans AL1 4LF S 10 17 24 1

M 11 18 25

01727 839686 lindaedithbrown@hotmail.com www.lindaebrown.carbonmade.com Original prints and fused glass.

I use vibrant colour, texture and semi-abstract imagery to evoke contrasting atmospheres.

D 8 Harlesden Road

S 9 16 23 30

43c Linda Brown

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12.30pm - 4.30pm

43d Vanessa Bryson 07946 745233 brysonv@aol.com My work is both in water colour, oil, pastel and batik. Both landscape and portrait. I also teach art at Art Van Go, Knebworth.

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St Albans

020 8953 1904/07780 600470 doriennejc@gmail.com www.artdorgallery.co.uk Whimsical sculptures for home and garden. Caricatures from your photos created in ceramic.

Capture a special moment to treasure forever. Commissions.

Kingsbury Barn Group Kingsbury Mews, Branch Road, St Albans AL3 4SE Fab barn, teas, WC, disabled parking only email for badge, in Aid of Samaritans

S 9 16 23 30

43f Flea Cooke 07988 236797 fleacooke@gmail.com Mixed media textile art pieces, treating cloth like paper, and thread like drawn marks to explore ideas of landscape by piecing, mending and layering.

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43j Jean Langdon 01442 242370 jean961@btinternet.com

Kingsbury Barn Group Kingsbury Mews, Branch Road, St Albans AL3 4SE

Hand-built ceramic pots inspired mainly by ancient classical forms.

10am- 4pm

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43k Adrian Marden

Fab barn, teas, WC, disabled parking only email for badge, in Aid of Samaritans

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St Albans

43e Dorienne Carmel

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01462 684838/07473 031535 adrianmarden@icloud.com www.adrianmarden.co.uk My current work catalogues the careful crafting of the forms and the detailed finishes of ‘Everyday Things™’ which sadly we either ignore or discard.

43g Emma Franc

43l Jo Stapleton

07931 929222 emmafranc@fastmail.fm www.emmafranc.co.uk

07720 843985 stapletonjo@yahoo.co.uk www.flickr.com/photos/beatniksoup

The stage and performance are recurring themes in her work and in 2016 Emma was Artist in Residence at Abbey Theatre, St Albans.

Analogue photography working with film and a variety of historic photographic printing methods including lith and salt printing.

43h Pete Greening

43m Richard Wheeler

01442 254494 pete.greening@btinternet.com www.redbubble.com/people/petegreening

01923 850594/07956 513390 rggw@waitrose.com

Vibrant, colourful, geometric abstract paintings.

A variety of colourful framed paintings in oil and acrylic. Mainly semi-abstract impressionistic seascapes and landscapes.

43i Samantha Hurley

43n Frances Williams

07900 827678 enquiries@sartgallery.co.uk www.sartgallery.co.uk

01923 770543 williams.frances@virgin.net www.contemporarybatik.com

St Albans based Artist Samantha Hurley uses the medium of Acrylic painted on canvas and is typically drawn to painting her holiday experiences.

Boldy coloured mixed media works designed in wax on a collage of tissue paper, exploring reality, whether of nature or architecture.

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01727 758580/07754 497472 linda@lindacavill.co.uk www.lindacavill.co.uk Original mixed media collaged paintings & ceramics which reflect my fascination with buildings. Also handbuilt pots with interesting texture effects.

Glebe Lodge Artists Glebe Lodge, 5A Watling Street, St Albans AL1 2PY On the A5183 opposite Marlborough School.

Left hand driveway. Studio in garden

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Crescent Arts

07886 937940 treebyhouse@gmail.com

40 Crescent Road, New Barnet, EN4 9RF

Using mono printing techniques to make unique etchings that reflect the chaos and the individuality of creative process.

Come and have a go!

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Off Park Road on the 384 bus route.

New Barnet BR station 8 minutes walk

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46c Isabella Gibson Wood

07935 710126 jenny.studiojh@gmail.com www.studio-jh.com

07909 696985 izzi.g.wood@gmail.com Wirework Jewellery Maker and Painter. Unique jewellery designs using copper, sterling and fine silver, viking knit and chainmaille demonstrations.

Individual, affordable fused glass dishes, jewellery, coasters, studio glass and wall art. Also commissions and special pieces can be made to order.

45a Gail Robins

Synchronicity Studios 54A High Street, London Colney AL2 1QP

07850 825082 gail.mary@btinternet.com www.gailrobins.com A fusion of diverse abstract elements generating something entirely new and often quirky.

46b Artist Andy

Barnet/East Herts

44a Linda Cavill

Gail and Asiya have worked collaboratively to produce a new body of work

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47 Qing Qi 07891 218113 qiqing12@hotmail.com www.qingqi.co.uk Oil and acrylics on canvas and ink painting on silk.

Combining both traditional and contemporary to embody the passion of life.

Bel Gelato Unit 7, The Spires, Barnet, EN5 5XY Bel Gelato Cafe in the Spires Shopping Centre

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45b Asiya Clarke

48 Paula Barnard-Groves

01582 967654/07867 650104 asiyaclarke@gmail.com www.asiyaclarke.org

020 3016 3770/07930 102824 sculpturestudio.london@gmail.com www.sculpturestudio.london

Abstract paintings and collages, playfully suggesting the beginnings of creation.

I will be showcasing a collection of abstract metal sculptures for homes, gardens & businesses.

As seen at Chelsea Flower Show and Grand Designs Live.

46a June Faulkner

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07949 456838 jfaulkner60@gmail.com

40 Crescent Road, New Barnet, EN4 9RF

Exquisite devore and silk scarves, 2D collages, screen prints, cards and photography.

Try your hand at silk painting and make your own silk scarf.

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Off Park Road on the 384 bus route.

New Barnet BR station 8 minutes walk

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49 Sarah Lamb 01992 589218/07714 660492 lambjewellery@hotmail.com www.sarahlambjewellery.co.uk Silver jewellery with artist glass, lampwork beads incorporating coloured wire, stones, leather and enamel. Commissions taken.

12 Middle Road East Barnet, EN4 8TE Off East Barnet Road. Look out for the bunting.

Please call if you can’t park

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1 Roxford Cottage Hertingfordbury, SG14 2LF Very end of drive on right before humpback bridge coming from Hertingfordbury

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01992 509596 admin@courtyardarts.org.uk www.courtyardarts.org.uk My work is about the silence and beauty of the empty areas of my native Kenya.

Courtyard Arts Centre Port Vale, Hertford SG14 3AA S 9 16 23 30

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10am - 4pm

54 Ruth Goodman 01920 821644 ruth.goodman@ntlworld.com www.ruth-goodman.co.uk

Something Lovely Tea Rooms 44 High Street, Puckeridge, Ware, SG11 1RN The tea rooms are on the High Street opposite the pub. Closed on Mondays

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Beautiful contemporary animal art, painted in acrylic and mixed media. Commissions taken.

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51a Margaret Rice

I have fun exploring the plastic and rigid properties of materials to reflect ideas about life, time, evolution and nature. Sculptures small to large.

Me & Me Entry through gates on Railway Place next to Guitar Studio. Restricted parking

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55a Sharon Struckman 07929 230623 sciroccojade@gmail.com www.sciroccojade.co.uk sciroccojade@gmail.com Abstract artist that paints in rich autumn colours; (Siqueiros painting technique from Mexico) and professional food photographer.

55b Janet Gardner

01992 410223/07983 951998 stephanie51.edwards@ntlworld.com www.hvaf.org.uk/Stephanie-Edwards/gallery

01920 469045 janet@janetgardner.net www.janetgardner.net

Unique hand-woven tapestry images of colour, light, pattern & macro imagery in nature that intrigues the viewer’s perception. Commissions welcome.

My artwork is informed by the natural world and especially my love and knowledge of dogs.

Commissions undertaken.

Ceramic, plaster and paper sculptural work on biological themes referencing reproduction and maternal lineage with the human body as a focus.

21 Raynham Street Hertford, SG13 7DF Raynham St is off the Ware Rd. Please access by gate in Talbot Street

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53 Linda Gifford

32 Cappell Lane Stanstead Abbotts, SG12 8BU

01920 877588/07774 340915 lindagifford@hotmail.co.uk www.lindagifford.co.uk Colourful textiles featuring unique digital designs developed from original drawings and photographs, including canvases, cushions, scarves and cards.

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10 minutes walk from St Margaret’s Station, near St Andrew’s Church

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10am - 2pm

East Herts Artists Group The Golden Fleece, 20 Green End, Braughing SG11 2PG

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51b Stephanie Edwards

07788 673024 heatherjukes@icloud.com www.heatherjukes.com

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47 Ware Road, Hertford SG13 7ED

01992 583734/07487 822083 margaret.a.rice@gmail.com

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East Herts

50 Gillian Mackenna

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sharon@goldenfleecebraughing.co.uk www.goldenfleecebraughing.co.uk 01920 823555 S 9 16 23 30

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55c Joanne Gill 07973 544912 jo@podule.co.uk www.podule-emporium.com Working in ink and paint, my illustrative work reflects the passion I have for British history; its buildings, antique objects, wildlife & culture.

55d Sharon McCrindle 07754 899710 sharon.mccrindle@talktalk.net ‘Reflections and Transformations’.

Oils are a medium through which I get close to another love; Sculpture.

All a reflective celebration of ‘Life’.

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01992 505616/07973 793285 amber6767@gmail.com Affordable Art. Eclectic works of art in many different mediums, inspired by colours, nature and form.

East Herts Artists Group The Golden Fleece, 20 Green End, Braughing SG11 2PG sharon@goldenfleecebraughing.co.uk www.goldenfleecebraughing.co.uk 01920 823555 S 9 16 23 30

55f Mick Schofield

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07759 269639 mike@pwcreative.com

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Two @ 66 66 Baldock Road, Buntingford SG9 9DH

01763 274930/07810 564432 suenichollsdesigns@ suenicholls.demon.co.uk www.suenichollsdesigns.co.uk Quirky, colourful art inspired by landscape and the shapes and forms found in nature. Fine art, decorative objects and prints.

Workshop sessions.

57b Jo Walls

In centre of Buntingford on Baldock Rd. Entrance through gate to side of house

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I use a number of different types of media, dependent on subject and mood. Pencil, ink and paint and also have started using the iPad to draw with.

Limited edition sculptures, cast in foundry bronze, bronze and iron resin. Unique one off ceramic pieces.

56a Susan Couzens

Oak House 28A Chantry Road, Bishop’s Stortford CM23 2SF

01279 657532/07787 356405 susancouzens@yahoo.co.uk Using ink/watercolour, also oil, acrylic and printmaking to seek the detail in S natural subjects. Original artwork, 9 prints and cards.

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56b Katherine Roberts

57a Sue Nicholls

East Herts

55e Amber Richards

Near town centre. Parking restricted on road, so please come down the driveway

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Save the date, we’ll be back next year.

Open Studios 2018: Saturday 10th - Sunday 30th September

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07816 466623 k_a_roberts@hotmail.co.uk www.katroberts.portfoliobox.io Interactive sculpture, mono-type drawings and watercolours exploring bodily memory, human touch and healing.

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