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Use this free Directory of Artistsas a guide to visit studios,

exhibitions, workshops and artsevents during Open Studios 2011

and throughout the year.

www.open-studios.org.ukAssociated with the Newbury International Spring Festival

7 May-5 June

7 May-5 June

ADDRESS The Open Studios Scheme, New Greenham Arts,113 Lindenmuth Way, New Greenham Park, Newbury, Berkshire, RG19 6HN

TEL 01635 817478

EMAIL [email protected], [email protected]

WEBSITE www.open-studios.org.uk

Directory of Artists

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Contents

Index of Artists

Introduction

INSIGHT 2011, the Open studios Exhibition

Scratching the surface, our legacy on the landscape,the Tandoori Exhibition

Artists

Hands-on Workshops

Local Arts Events

Exhibitions

Schools and Colleges

Residency

Open Studios Education

Opening days and times for artists' studios

Location Map

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Acknowledgements

Open Studios 2011 acknowledges with thanks thefollowing donors and supporters:

Front cover (from top left clockwise): Mavina Baker, Mark Somerville,Susan Line, Melissa Cole, Pamela Grayburn.

Title page (from top left clockwise): Julie Smith, Mark Somerville,Jo Andreae, Michael Hall, Emily Myers, Katie Penlington.

Brochure compiled by Pat Eastop MBE with Lesley and Glenn Clarkson.

Chair: Pat Eastop MBE. Members of the organising committee:Diana Barraclough, Tom Cartmill, Lesley and Glenn Clarkson,Jane Dipple, Eileen Forsey, Pat Gover, Anne Jones, Trish Lee,Tony Mercer, Patricia McKenna, Helen Mortimer, Vivian Pare,Helen Peake, Deborah Taylor and Jane Vaidya.

Exhibition curators and organisers: Diana Barraclough, Tom Cartmill,David H. Jones, Patricia McKenna, Helen Mortimer, Vivian Pare, DeborahTaylor and Jane Vaidya.

Office administration: Lesley and Glenn Clarkson, Rosemary Simon andDeborah Taylor.

Designed and produced by Paul Forsey www.stepintothepicture.co.uk withadditional photography by Paul Forsey, Glenn Clarkson and Deborah Taylor.

For further information contact:The Open Studios Office on 01635 817478 ([email protected])or Pat Eastop MBE, Chair ([email protected]).

Visit www.open-studios.org.uk

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council

The Corn Exchange andNew Greenham Arts

The Englefield Charitable Trust

The Four Lanes Trust

Friends of Newbury Spring Festival

Greenham Common Trust

The National Trust

New Greenham Tandoori Restaurant

Webcal Design

West Berkshire CouncilCultural Services

West Berkshire CouncilAdult Education Services

Printed copies of this Directory of Artists are available free at:

New Greenham Arts Centre, New Greenham Park, Newbury, RG19 6HN.Telephone 01635 817478.

Tourist Information Centre, The Wharf, Newbury, RG14 5AS.Telephone 01635 30267.

The Corn Exchange, Market Place, Newbury, RG14 5BD.Telephone 01635 582666.

Newbury Central Library, The Wharf, Newbury, RG14 5AU.Telephone 01635 519900.

Waterstone’s, 64 Northbrook Street, Newbury, RG14 1AE.Telephone 01635 569998.

Town Hall, Market Place, Newbury, RG14 5AA. Telephone 01635 35486.

Reading Town Hall, Blagrave Street, Reading, RG1 1QH.Telephone 0118 939 9809.

Museum of Reading, The Town Hall, Blagrave Street, Reading, RG1 1QH.Telephone 0118 939 9800.

Basingstoke Library, 19-20 Westminster House, Festival Place, Basingstoke,RG21 7LS. Telephone 01256 473901.

Fairfields Arts Centre, Basingstoke, RG21 3DH. Telephone 01256 321621.

Basingstoke Information Centre, 19-20 Westminster House, Festival Place,Basingstoke, RG21 7LS. Telephone 01256 841841.

OPEN STUDIOS IS COMMITTED TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES.FOR WHEELCHAIR ACCESS CONSULT INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS OR VENUES.

3OpenStudios 2011 Introduction2 Index of artists OpenStudios 2011

Open Studios 2011

Welcome to Open Studios 2011, an action packed visual arts project now inits 23rd year. It runs alongside the renowned Newbury Spring Festival andthe two events resonate to provide wonderful cultural experiences in May.

This Directory of Artists is central to Open Studios and can be used all theyear round. It gives a clear outline of the range of opportunities which willenable you to find out more about contemporary art, craft and design. It isaccompanied by our dynamic website www.open-studios.org.uk. Use bothto find your way to artists’ studios, exhibitions, workshops and arts eventsin West Berkshire, North Hampshire, Reading and the borders ofOxfordshire and Wiltshire.

Talking to artists in their working environment is fascinating and offers achance to unlock something of the mystery that surrounds art. The variousapproaches highlight diversity. One artist, who uses exquisite Venetianglass to make beads, says ‘I make miniature pieces of wearable art to beused, treasured and passed down to future generations to enjoy’.

A furniture maker works with sustainably sourced, temperate hardwoods tocreate furniture with ‘quiet presence’. A painter sees his work as ‘a series ofnegotiations between image, time and materials. This concern to unite thephysical and the psychological is central to his practice’, while anotherexpresses her excitement at going out, getting close to nature and ‘paintingwhat I feel’.

All of the artists are represented in our flagship exhibition INSIGHT 2011 atNew Greenham Arts. The gallery is stunning and it is possible to purchase awork of art, as you can in the studios, feeling confident of it’s provenance.

Other exhibitionsinclude a small group ofartists, painters andpotters at Sir TerenceConran’s Benchmarkand the annualexhibition at ArlingtonArts called ReceivedWisdom, where there isalso a sculpture trail.The West BerkshireHospital hosts both asignificant exhibitionand workshops forpatients in the CharlesClore Day Therapy Unit.At the Corn Exchange,Newbury, a group ofartists have beeninspired by groundbreaking dance andmusic performancesand present a showwhich reflects theirresponses.

Bring out your creativeside by taking part infree hands-onworkshops in studios orvenues such as theWhitchurch Silk Mill and the amazing Stanley Spencer murals in theSandham Memorial Chapel. What about visiting a school to see whatinnovative work comes out of the art curriculum? This year, three primaryschools are working with a sculptor and a theatre artist on a family learningproject, which begins with a visit to Highclere Castle (think Downton Abbey)to see the Egyptian treasures there.

Open Studios is committed to the notion that art is for everyone. It isreciprocal in that it benefits both artists and visitors of all ages andbackgrounds. To make it possible, administrators and committee memberswork hard throughout the year on a voluntary basis. Profound thanks aredue to each and every one of them.

Pat Eastop MBE,January 2011

Introduction3 Jo Andreae4 Jo Arkell9 Hilary Arnold-Baker5 Katherine Attwell6 Vikki Aust59 Susanna Bailey10 Mandi Bainbridge11 Mavina Baker27 Gill Banks13 Normandy Barcelo Soto14 Diana Barraclough12 Julia Bowes16 John Brazendale17 Sadie Brockbank19 Charles Burns8 Joanna Burton2 Jane Cannon18 Isabel Carmona-Andreu20 Tom Cartmill21 Melissa Cole23 Peter Cox25 Gay Crichton-Miller27 Sue Crook22 Jackie Cross24 Lauren Denney69 Joanna Derczynska13 Diana Devonshire26 Antonia Dewhurst28 Martin Eastabrook29 Geoffrey Eastop2 Shirley Eccles30 Alison Edmonds25 Jill Eisele31 Richard Farrant32 Robert Fitzmaurice33 Paul Forsey34 Bryan Gander2 Flora Gare14 Belinda Gizzi35 Gill Goodwin36 Pamela Grayburn7 Pearl Hailstone37 Christopher Hall38 Michael Hall2 Sally Haynes2 Margaret Hodges39 Robert M. James41 Ingrid Jensen15 Anna Johnson42 Bernadette Jones43 David H. Jones7 Kathy Kavanagh45 Kate Kessling45 Paul Kessling44 Jenny Kiehn15 Mary Kinipple47 Susan Kirkman46 Nina Krauzewicz48 Demi Lang49 Sue Lashmar50 Susan Line2 Helen Lunn19 Anne Mackenzie-Webster51 Tony Mercer47 Arran Miles40 Marianne Mohandes

52 Sarah Moorcroft53 Helen Mortimer54 Sue Mundy55 Emily Myers15 Elisabeth Napier-Munn56 Cathy Newell Price58 Serena Nickson60 Vivian Pare61 Anne Payton2 Helen Peake62 Dick Pelham69 Katie Penlington63 John Perkin69 Sharon Perris40 Penny Pinkard15 Jacquie Piper19 Gloria Pitt9 Mary Rayner64 Gill Reeve65 Ann Richmond66 Maureen Riley67 Mark Ripley68 Nick Schlee9 Elizabeth Scott59 Kevin Scully2 Verity Shaw70 Julie Simmonds71 Jane Skingley72 Julie Smith21 Mark Somerville2 Steve Somerville73 Sara Sturgeon74 Marsha Swanzy11 Jeannette Therrien75 Valerie Tierney23 Rosemary Trigwell76 Jane Vaidya8 Sophie Waite35 Janet Walton8 Nuala Whales14 Rowan Whimster14 Susie Whimster8 Jane Whitaker77 Natasha Zavialov

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The Open Studios Scheme is associated with theNewbury International Spring Festival 7 - 21 May

Scratching the surface, our legacy onthe landscape

Original photography by Mark Somerville

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The prestigious gallery at New Greenham Arts is well established as thelargest in the region. During Open Studios it hosts the flagship exhibitionINSIGHT 2011 with representative work by all the artists in the scheme.With this Directory as a guide visit the exhibition and use it as a ‘taster’ tohelp you choose artists you would like to visit. Create your own studio trailto meet painters, ceramicists, sculptors, jewellers, printmakers, textileartists, photographers, dress designers and artists who work in wood,metal, glass, stone and digital media.

The Gallery - New Greenham Arts1

ADDRESS New Greenham Arts Centre, 113 Lindenmuth Way,New Greenham Park, Newbury, Berkshire RG19 6HNCONTACT Jo Ludford TEL 01635 817478EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.open-studios.org.uk

DIRECTIONS Situated within the important business centre at New GreenhamPark off the A339 just south of Newbury.

OPENING TIMES 7 May - 5 June, Monday to Sunday 11am-5pm,Thursdays 11am-8pm.

INSIGHT 2011The Open Studios flagship exhibition

In addition to INSIGHT 2011 there are amazing exhibitions at Arlington Arts,The Corn Exchange, Benchmark, Ramada Elcot Park Hotel, Newbury CentralLibrary, West Berkshire Community Hospital and Fairfields Arts Centre,Basingstoke. See page 43 for the full list of satelite exhibitions and schools.

New Greenham Arts is unique in the area with its provision of studios forten artists adjacent to the gallery.

A vaporous sky and blazing hot day suck the moisture from the Earth.The viewer explores the tracks which dominate this image. The abandonedLondon to Bath road leads through it with the ancient Wansdyke runningacross the ridge.

Tandoori Restaurant - New Greenham Arts 1

With 20 years of commercial studio and portrait experience, Mark hasembraced the digital revolution and successfully expanded his portfoliotowards fine art photography. Drawing from the historic countrysidesurrounding his home, Mark has produced photographs of stimulating andchallenging landscapes presented in fresh and unexpected ways.

“It is just a question of seeing the potential for an interesting image in alocal landscape and waiting for the precise moment when light andcomposition unite.”

Mark will be showing a larger collection of his work in a jointexhibition (Entry 21) with Melissa Cole, artist blacksmith, at PuthallFarm near Marlborough.

ADDRESS New Greenham Arts Centre, 113 Lindenmuth Way, New GreenhamPark, Newbury, Berkshire RG19 6HN CONTACT Tahir TaimusTEL 01635 552828 WEBSITE www.newgreenhamtandoori.co.uk

DIRECTIONS Alongside the Gallery at New Greenham Arts

OPENING TIMES Daily: 12 noon-2pm and 6pm-11pm. The New GreenhamTandoori Restaurant shows the work of local artists throughout the year.

ADDRESS Studio 8, New Greenham Arts, 113 Lindenmuth Way,New Greenham Park, Newbury, Berkshire RG19 6HNCONTACT Helen Peake TEL 01635 817480, 07948 802079EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.cornexchangenew.comwww.greenham-common-trust.co.uk/cyber.htm

DIRECTIONS As for INSIGHT exhibition.

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Studio 8 displays a wide variety of creative artwork and gives you theopportunity to talk to the 10 resident artists in their studios. Outside thesetimes please feel free to contact any of the artists. Please join us for ouropen evening 6 - 8pm Thursday 12 May for a glass of wine.

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Katherine AttwellPainting07948 961101

Jane CannonWire07970 781327

Shirley EcclesGlass07817 722330

Flora GareSculpture07791 762080

Sally HaynesDrawing07905 973817

Margaret HodgesMixed media01635 47063

Helen LunnPainting0118 983 3608

Helen PeakePainting07948 802079

Verity ShawPainting07921 835345

Steve SommervilleSculpture07876 563417

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ADDRESS 18 Berry’s Road, Upper Bucklebury, Reading, Berkshire RG7 6QNTEL 01635 872574 EMAIL [email protected] www.oneworldonecamera.co.uk

DIRECTIONS From A4 in Thatcham take Hart’s Hill to Upper Bucklebury, in thevillage take first right turn past shop and garage which is Berry’s Road,number 18 is on the right hand side.

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For this years Open StudiosI am taking the opportunityto launch a BIG SALE of mypast work to make space forwhat is to come. From midMay onwards I am taking asabbatical to study, developand grow my photography,follow up ideas andgenerally let my creativejuices flow. I will be back sowatch this space and, if notthis year, see you upon my return with my new and exciting work.

Jo Andreae Photographer 3

ADDRESS Glendale Woodhouse, Smannell, Andover, Hampshire SP11 6JHTEL 01264 363202, 07791 731758 EMAIL [email protected] www.sparkell.com

DIRECTIONS Please park in a designated parking place half way alongWoodhouse. Then walk the 150 yards to the house, Glendale, at the end ofthe lane.

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Using Venetian glass to make qualitylampwork beads, I make miniaturepieces of wearable art to be used,treasured and then passed down tofuture generations to enjoy. Some arefun beads, while others have a complexlife within the bead, but all play withlight and colour, and take on thewarmth of the wearer. These beadsconvey my current expression ofcreativity, with various influences foundin Africa, Italy and the British Isles. Thestudio is also open by appointment.

Jo Arkell Glass beads 4

ADDRESS 27 Sandbrooke Walk, Burghfield Common, Berkshire RG7 3HXTEL 0118 983 1254, 07948 961101EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.katherineattwell.com

DIRECTIONS From the Reading Road turn into Hollybush Lane. Turn R intoAbbotts Road. Turn L into Omer’s Rise and follow past the Bantam Pub.Turn R into Southwood Gardens. Go to end. No 27 is straight ahead. NoteSandbrooke Walk does not show on many satnavs.

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Contemporary Britishlandscapes – works onpaper. Pencil andwatercolour studies onpaper. These arepreliminary workings forlarger oil paintings whichare on show at Studio 8.

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Vikki Aust Illustration and Design

ADDRESS Old Chapel Textile Centre, The Old Chapel, Main Street, NewGreenham Park, Newbury, Berkshire RG19 6HWTEL 01635 38740, 07789 290293EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.koodles.co.uk

DIRECTIONS From Newbury take the A339 towards Basingstoke. Turn left atthe second signposted roundabout for New Greenham Park, by theGreenham Peace Garden. The Old Chapel is 200 yards up on the right.

OPENING TIMES May 3rd - May 29th Tuesday - Sunday 10am-4pm

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Kathy Kavanagh, Pearl Hailstone

ADDRESS Westridge Studio, Andover Road, Highclere, Berkshire RG20 9QSTEL 01264 369932, 07768 228349 EMAIL [email protected] www.saa.co.uk/art/kathykavanagh

DIRECTIONS From Newbury take A343 to Highclere. Westridge Studio is onthe right just before 2nd set of bollards. Parking is available.

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On the advice andenthusiasm of visitorsto last year’s exhibition,I have decided to writeand illustrate my firstchildren’s book, someof which will be ondisplay. I have alsobeen experimentingwith combining textilesand illustration usingthe stitched linealongside the drawnline to create textureand interest.

Artists at Highclere VillageDrawing and Painting, Painter

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Kathy KavanaghI work with soft tonalpencil marks to capture alikeness and facialexpression in portraiturewhich delights andabsorbs me. The magicalshapes of clouds and theeffects of colour, lightand movement on watersbelow also inspire me.

Commissions welcome.

Pearl HailstoneI have beenfascinated by thedrama created bythe light andcolour in sea andlandscapes, andaim to capture themoods andatmosphere with simple spontaneous brush and palette knife work, usingacrylics, inks and pastel.

T: 01635 580584, 07881 414099 E: [email protected]: www.saa.co.uk/art/pearlhailstone

Joanna BurtonThe richness andopulence of theinteriors in grand oldhouses of bygoneeras, and statelyhomes continue tobe my main sourceof inspiration.Architecturalelements,perspective, lightingand intricatedetailing along withatmosphere of place,are important features within my work. Closed Sat/Sun 21/22 May.

Sophie WaiteOver the past year I haveexperimented with differentshapes and functions. I havecontinued to use traditional formsand contrasted their usualconformity with the freedom ofripping clay and smoke firing.

I am currently producing framedceramics pieces. By framing 3Dforms their traditional assumedfunctions are questioned.

T: 07749 467437E: [email protected]: www.sophiewaite.com

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Joanna Burton, Sophie Waite, Nuala Whales, Jane Whitaker

ADDRESS Lower Way Farm, Lower Way, Thatcham, Berkshire RG19 3TLTEL 01635 863804, 07867 643630 EMAIL [email protected]

DIRECTIONS A4 Newbury to Thatcham. Fork right at hospital lights SP LowerWay, after 1⁄2 mile past Lakeside Superbowl, Lower Way Farm is on the rightdown a tarmac drive.

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Artists at Lower Way FarmPainter, Ceramicist, Painter, Painter

Jane WhitakerColour, structure, textureand expressive markscontinue to interest me. My aim is to produce anhonest, compelling andexciting painting. This yearI have been experimentingwith a variety of methodsand media in order toachieve this; movingbetween figurative andabstract work for inspiration.

T: 01635 4318707788 411226

Nuala WhalesCoastal marine views, life and landscapesare what I'm about this year. My workcontinues in oils and I have beendeveloping my use of texture and colourbut also with a focus on the light and itsatmospheric effect. I paint whenever I canand also work full time as a picture framerfrom my studio at Lower Way Farm inThatcham.

The Inner-piece Framing Studio:Open Tues - Friday 9am - 5pm andSat 9am - 1pm

T: 07806 563322; E: [email protected]: www.nuann.eu

ADDRESS 27 Priory Avenue, Hungerford, Berkshire RG17 0BQTEL 01488 683711 EMAIL [email protected]

DIRECTIONS A4 to Hungerford, left at Bear Hotel A338, left at 4th roundabout,Priory Road. 3rd left, Bullpit Lane, left at end of road, Priory Avenue. Studiois on right, on corner of Priory Avenue and Priory Close. Entrance 1stdriveway on left in Priory Close.

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Mandi Bainbridge Textiles and mixed media 10

Finding inspiration in nature and thecoast I produce contemporary textile artand mixed media pieces. Thisencompasses both hand and machinestitching on unique fabrics that havebeen created using techniques includingdying, screen-printing and manipulation.

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Hilary Arnold-Baker, Mary Rayner, Elizabeth Scott

ADDRESS Victoria House, Wilton, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 3SSTEL 01672 870360 EMAIL [email protected] www.hilaryarnoldbaker.co.uk

DIRECTIONS Leaving Swan Inn on the left. Studio is first on the left past thevillage pond.

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Hilary Arnold-BakerHilary combinesmodern design withthe decorativetechniques ofRenaissance Italy, inwhich she wastrained. Her variedwork includes handgilded mirrors,gessoed and paintedboxes and open-airsculptural pieces.An exciting newdevelopment is workon large scale wallpanels, usingcollage, gilding andpaint on canvas.

Having had a rewarding sabbatical in 2010, Hilary is delighted to beopening her working studio again this year.

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Mary RaynerMary Rayner uses mainly oils or watercolour. Her most recent painting tripshave been to Venice in winter and the Greek islands in late summer. Whileboth have in common the play of light on water, they could not be moredifferent in colour and atmosphere. All the paintings have Mary’s strongsense of place.

E: [email protected] W: www.maryrayner.com

Elizabeth ScottMy paintings and prints aredeveloped from explorationand the drawing of theelements of the landscape.The paintings depict thelandscape of Wiltshire,Pembrokeshire and Cornwall.I enjoy the colour and shapesrevealed. For the prints I havedeveloped a more abstractstyle focusing in on smallobjects and the shapes I findon the journey.

E: [email protected] W: www.elizabethscott.co.uk

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Mavina Baker, Jeannette Therrien

ADDRESS 7 Green Farm Rise, Froxfield, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 3YDTEL 01488 686333, 07974 705072EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.mavinabaker.com

DIRECTIONS From the A4 at Froxfield village green follow Church Road towardsRamsbury. Green Farm Rise is approximately 100 metres on the right.

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Jeannette TherrienJeannette produces her distinctiveand imaginative decorative glassfrom her studio in Ogbourne St.George, where she is also acelebrated teacher. She is inspiredby the beautiful countryside,which surrounds her and lendsdepth and colour to her excitingwork. Having graduated in 1998Jeannette has successfullyexhibited her kiln formed andstained glass creations locally andinternationally. Jeannette is alwayshappy to welcome people to herstudio to browse, to chat or todiscuss commissions or classes.

T: 01672 841464, 07977 053363E: [email protected]: www.jeannettetherrien.com

Mavina BakerMavina continuesto develop ideasfrom drawingsmade duringwalking trips,focusing on thewild plants in thelandscape.Working withwood, linocut

and letterpress. In 2010 she spent time studying at Penland, North Carolinafrom which she is working on new projects in Tennessee. Currently she’sworking on a book project raising funds for Medecins Sans Frontieres anda final major project for her MA at UWE.

Mavina also tutors workshops in printmaking and book-binding,beginners welcome.

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11Mavina Baker and Jeannette TherrienPrintmaker and Artist books, Glass artist

Diana BarracloughDrawing in the landscape hasprovided inspiration for a newbody of work this year. Usinggestural strokes with acombination of slips, stains andglazes and then fired, often twice,to achieve a depth of layeredcolour onto textured surfaces.

I shall also be exhibiting at FreshAir in Quenington, and Art in TheGarden at Hillier Arboretum andStonelane Arboretum in Devon.

Belinda GizziFor the last five years I have trawledthe Cornish coastline collecting objectsbattered and brought to our shores bythe sea. I seek to emulate distressedsurfaces of the boatyards and theweathered remains of junk that littersour beaches.

T: 01793 346332E: [email protected]

Susie WhimsterDrawings and visual notesmade in the landscape,particularly in Cornwall, are thestarting point for ideas for mynon-figurative paintings andprints, which are thendeveloped using colour, surfacetextures, and marks that areeither scratched into thesurface or applied with a varietyof materials.

T: 01672 521525E: [email protected]

Rowan WhimsterA slow and contemplativeprocess of coiling and scrapingallows each of my round-bodied bowls and jars todetermine its own uniqueshape. Their textured surfacesare then decorated withcomplex layers of slips andoxides, the earthy colours ofwhich complement the tactilestoniness of the underlying firedclay.

T: 01672 521525; E: [email protected]

Last year’s tree installation will be on show. This year visitors will beinvited to take part in a pebble project.


Julia Bowes Painter

ADDRESS Ashford, 3 Batts Farmyard, Wilton, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 3SSTEL 01672 871543, 07887 763999EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.juliabowes.com

DIRECTIONS From A338 (Hungerford-Burbage Road) take road signposted toWilton (and Windmill). Turn into courtyard opposite the Swan Inn.

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Normandy Barcelo-Soto, Diana Devonshire

ADDRESS Truant House, Froxfield, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 3JYTEL 01488 685492, 07939 594047 EMAIL [email protected] www.normandydesigns.com

DIRECTIONS From the A4 at Froxfield behind village green follow ChurchRoad towards Ramsbury. Truant House is the former School House on theleft just before the Church. Plenty of parking.

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My work is rich in colour andtexture. I keep my paintings'environments understated toensure the subjects areaccentuated to the full.My most recent collectionconcentrates onimpressionist and abstractwork in oils, on bothtraditional canvas anddirectly on to framed glass.It’s important to me not to be

‘pigeon holed’ into a particular discipline thus remaining free to explorewhatever themes inspire me.

Normandy Barcelo-Soto and Diana DevonshireMixed media, Ceramics and painting

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Normandy Barcelo-SotoNormandy’s method, much like hislifestyle, does not conform to societalrules, but to those of his own making.His expression, though free andflowing, is in a personal code thatpreserves the core inspiration of eachwork. Though each piece is a freeexpression of Normandy’s honestywith himself, the code teases theaudience as to the message. Manydiscover their own code in one ormore works.

Oxidised colours and form displaymixed elements of a life beset bypersonal torment and triumph. Thecanvas has become the confessional,freeing the conscience, yet guardingthe secret, be it pain or pleasure.

Diana DevonshireInfluenced byyears as a painterand by journeys,the surfaces of myhand builtceramics echo thecurves of the chalklandscapes, theforms andsurfaces of rocks,and the azure blueof seas. My workis essentially sculptural and intended for both interior and exterior spaces.

T: 01672 514232 or 07884 341772E: [email protected]

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Diana Barraclough, Belinda Gizzi, Susie Whimster, Rowan Whimster

ADDRESS 25 The Croft, Hungerford, Berkshire RG17 0HYTEL 01488 682292, 07979 728494EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.dibarraclough.org.uk

DIRECTIONS From the A4, turn into Hungerford town. Turn right down ChurchStreet, then right down Croft Road. The studio is at the second semi pastthe bowling green.

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Beechlee Studio

Jacquie Piper, Anna Johnson, Mary Kinipple, Elisabeth Napier-Munn

ADDRESS Beechlee Studio, Hardwick Road, Whitchurch-on-Thames,Berkshire RG8 7HW TEL 0118 984 2507

DIRECTIONS From the Whitchurch Toll Bridge up the High St, before the roadnarrows Hardwick Rd on your right. Beechlee Studio on your right after theSwanston Field turn.

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Jacquie PiperAfter years of paintinglandscapes inawkward situations Inow need the comfortof a secure position toobserve and studyliving and expiredsubjects. Still life hascome to stay!

Anna JohnsonUsing dyed andprinted materials withstitching I createevocative piecesrecalling landscapesand atmospheres thatI have experienced.

Mary KinippleColours, shapes,repetition, seasons ofthe year, my travelsoverseas, light andshadow influence mywork - be it a rug, wall-hanging, tapestry,cushion or scarf.

Join my Hands-onWorkshop atWhitchurch Mill(entry 57).

T: 01491 872148

Elisabeth Napier-MunnHaving first been a potter, I became adesigner and maker of fine jewellery,using gold, silver and preciousstones.

I now find equal pleasure in makingnecklaces in interesting arrangementsusing coloured pearls and semi-precious stones.

T: 0118 984 2181

ADDRESS 1 Mortimer Hill, The Street, Mortimer, Reading, Berkshire RG7 3PWTEL 0118 933 3390, 07985 020817 EMAIL [email protected] www.sadiebrockbank.com

DIRECTIONS In Mortimer pass St John’s Church on your right. Pass the WarMemorial on your left and continue to the mini roundabout. Go left intoStrawberry Fields then turn immediately right in front of the Mortimer Hillsign, and following signs to Open Studios.

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The regular appearance of localwildlife in my garden, deer inparticular, has been influencingmy work. It supports my interestin ancient rock paintings andcarvings, connecting us, as theydo, to our early and perhapsmore elemental existence. I havebeen responding with paintings,collaged paintings and mixedmedia sculptures, applying

colour and pattern to the form through the use of textiles.

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ADDRESS 83 Old Newtown Road, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 7DETEL 01635 48363 EMAIL [email protected] www.isacarmona-art.com

DIRECTIONS Travel west on A343 Andover Road round St John Churchroundabout and turn immediately left. Follow the road 1⁄3 mile, number 83 isjust past school entrance.

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Since 2009 I have beendiscovering new techniques ofcreating original artworks(monotypes and collagraphprinting) which allow myimagination to thrive. I have alsoindulged in my favourite methodof watercolour painting - en pleinair. I took part on Segovia’s oneday ‘quick’ painting competitionalongside 80 artists last June andhave spent time painting on location at little accessed Newbury areas suchas Newtown Road Cemetery and ‘The City’. I now have a new website.

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ADDRESS 2 Smallridge, Andover Road, Newbury, Berkshire RG20 0LHTEL 01635 49455 EMAIL [email protected] www.johnbrazendaleatcloudstudio.com

DIRECTIONS The Cloud Studio at 2 Smallridge is situated off the AndoverRoad between Conifer Crest and Wash Water (Woodpecker PH).

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The range of ideas beingdeveloped include, JungleFlora and Fauna which involvescutting into the clay andimpressing decoration:textures found in rockformations: the sea and GreatWall landscapes based on arecent visit to China. Manypieces involve folding,overlapping and compressing

clay layers to produce a range of work that is both unusual and functional.Colourful glazes emphasize pattern and texture. You can view a selection ofwork on his website prior to your visit.

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Charles Burns, Anne Webster andGloria Pitt

Charles Burns, Anne Mackenzie-Webster, Gloria Pitt

ADDRESS May’s Barn, 234 Peppard Road, Emmer Green, Reading, BerkshireRG4 8UA TEL 0118 947 6637, 07803 085637EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.charlesburns.co.uk

DIRECTIONS Leave Caversham on B481 SP Sonning. We are in the centre ofEmmer Green, just past Budgens supermarket, next to Emmer GreenGarage.

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Painter, Photography, Textile artist

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Charles BurnsI have been continuing theseries of quite small rapid oillife studies which I began lastyear. I have also been workingon a series of landscapestudies using the sametechnique. For me this is areturn to an old genre, since it'sthe first time I’ve worked withlandscape since the early1990’s.

The current series is on quite asmall scale but I have plans towork larger during theremainder of this year. All thepaintings are done on site sinceI’ve never been very good atworking from photographs.

Anne Mackenzie-WebsterAll my images are captured from the natural elements. I also enjoy seeingthe ‘quirky’ moments and reframing the shot to adjust the viewersimagination. I do not filter or manipulate the image or colour unlessexplicitly stated. All my prints are part of a larger portfolio in all sizes fromlarge framed to canvases. Certain are part of my limited edition collection.I will be exhibiting at Caversham and Henley.

T: 07786 542553; E: [email protected]: www.photodevie.com

Gloria PittThe colours andtextures of thenatural world,paintings andarchitecture continueto be my mainsources ofinspiration. Some ofmy more recent workhas been inspired bylight filtering throughstained-glasswindows. Iincorporate many ofmy own hand-dyedand some hand-spunsilks in uniquescarves and wraps.

T: 0118 947 1074; E: [email protected]

ADDRESS Rear Door Studio, Unit 4, High Copse Farm, Hyde End Road,Shinfield, Reading RG2 9ES TEL 07530 927007EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.tomcartmill.com

DIRECTIONS Off B3349 (Hyde End Road) between Shinfield and SpencersWood. Near Dobbies Garden Centre.

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Contemporary mixed media artworkexploring notions of time, space,patination and erosion. Cartmill’s currentseries of paintings Remembered Presentspecifically addresses the idea thatmemory and experience influenceperception.

Cartmill exhibits widely throughout thecountry and has shown overseas. He also has work in numerous public andprivate collections, including Reading Museum.

Visitors welcome throughout the year by appointment.OS artists Cathy Newell Price (entry 56) and Sue Mundy (entry 54) are alsoopening their studios at this location.

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Melissa Cole, Mark Somerville

ADDRESS Forest Forge Studio, Puthall Farm, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 3HRTEL 01672 519322 (answer phone)EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.melissacole.co.uk

DIRECTIONS From Newbury take the A4 to Marlborough, after Froxfield, gopast the two left turns to Great Bedwyn. Slow down and turn next right atForest View Boarding Kennels following the lane to the farm at the top.Please park carefully – working farm!

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Mark SomervilleMark delves deeper into hisphotographic exploration of thelandscape surrounding the MarlboroughDowns. Capturing the dynamics ofnatural and enforced forms showing arelationship between landscape and thehuman marks of ancient structures andagricultural change.

Using a variety of photographictechniques and framing the subject inisolation, he challenges the viewer toreappraise their view of the familiarwithin our working landscape.

T: 07968 488631E: [email protected]: www.marksomerville.net

Melissa ColeArtist blacksmith MelissaCole will be showing newsculptures and currentcommissioned work in herstudio. Giving life to herprecisely sketched ideas,Melissa transforms metalinto sculptures that flowwith distinctive andrecognisable rhythms,warmth, wit and elegance.

Drawn from sharply observed natural forms while combining colour andstructure, Melissa’s new work explores journeys and physical motion,playing with ideas of what might be lost and found; hidden and exposed.

Creative blacksmithing courses available and commissions taken.

Working in my forge on Fridays and Saturdays.

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In 2010 I had theopportunity to work inprimary education onlarge and small projects.I was able to observe theuncomplicated simplicityof youthful ideas. Mywork continues to favoursimple pattern andrepetition, with more of anemphasis on shape formand most of all texture.

Jackie Cross Painter

ADDRESS The Corner House, White City, Woolton Hill, Newbury, BerkshireRG20 9TG TEL 01635 255022, 07748 183331EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.crossmyart.co.uk

DIRECTIONS From Newbury take A343, turn right at sign for Woolton Hill.Take 1st right on the bend. After 1⁄2 mile pass post office/stores, down thehill to T-junction. House on the right, with dragon on roof.

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Glass beads,Painter

Peter Cox, Rosemary Trigwell

ADDRESS Oaklands, Rivar Road, Shalbourne, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 3RRTEL 01672 871850 EMAIL [email protected]

DIRECTIONS 3 miles south of Hungerford, turn left off A338. From centre ofShalbourne turn up Rivar Road opposite ‘The Plough’, bear left immediatelyfollowing Open Studio signs.

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Peter Cox and Rosemary TrigwellWoodturner, Painter

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Peter CoxPeter has beena woodturnerfor many years.He hasgraduallydeveloped histechnique toperfect the formand finish ofeach piece. Heis nowparticipating inOpen Studios

for the first time. In his work, he hopes to reflect the inherent natural beautyof the wood that he uses, to produce items that are not only of beauty butare also useful.

Rosemary TrigwellRosemary‘s watercoloursportray a variety of subjectsincluding buildings inlandscape, domestic and farmanimals, and countrysidescenes, local and abroad. Herpaintings are imaginative andcolourful with an emphasis ontexture and diversity.

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ADDRESS 31 Balmore Drive, Caversham, Reading, Berkshire RG4 8NLTEL 07979 855240EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.laurendenney.com

DIRECTIONS Located off B481 halfway between Caversham and EmmerGreen (post box at bottom of road). Studio is located left hand side.

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Lauren creates delicate ceramics inher studio in Caversham, Reading.

The majority of Lauren’s work is slipcast in handmade moulds with eachitem being individually hand finishedin a variety of ways including holes,buttons, texture, colour and decals.All items are functional and show adistinct style that Lauren hasdeveloped since graduating fromStaffordshire University in 2002.

Lauren is currently exploring surface decoration, texture and colour.

Lauren will also be taking part in Caversham Arts Trail.

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Gay Crichton-Miller, Jill Eisele

ADDRESS Berry Cottage Studio, Westbrook, Boxford, Berkshire RG20 8DJTEL 01488 608362, 07887 992763EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.gcmjewels.co.uk

DIRECTIONS From the Bell at Boxford go into the village past Village Hall, onright, see ‘No Through Road’ sign Westbrook Only - Berry Cottage halfwaydown on left.

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Jill EiseleAll the forms, colours andtextures of the countrysidecontinue to provide an everchanging source of inspirationfor me. I draw outside in allweather and try to catch amoment in space and time.Larger oil and watercolourpaintings and prints evolve fromthese drawings, going throughmany changes before arrivingsomewhere. Autumn 2010 colours have been fabulous and featurefrequently in my work this year.

Join me on 10, 17 or 24 May at Sandham Memorial Chapel for anopportunity to study and draw from the renowned murals of StanleySpencer (see entry 98).

Gay Crichton-MillerGay specialises in producinghighly individual gold and silverpieces, sometimes combiningthe two metals to complementeach other. Textured surfacesand coloured gemstones addindividuality. Stacking Ringsare still much sought after. TheSilver Ring featured here (Biwapearl, Tourmaline andMoonstone with 18ct goldballs) is from a commissionmade in 2010 for a customerwho came to the Open Studio.Gay also remodels classicjewellery.

Open by appointment – or visit her website at www.gcmjewels.co.uk.

Berry Cottage Garden, another ‘gem’, is open to visitors.

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ADDRESS The Dovecote, High Street, Compton, Berkshire RG20 6NJTEL 01635 579035 EMAIL [email protected]

DIRECTIONS Nearly opposite the BT telephone box is a drive framed by brickpillars. The Dovecote is first on the left.

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The elemental aspects of water, earth andfire that impact on making things fromclay set some complex challenges to thepotter. Whilst the elusive objectives maybe to produce beautiful objects that raisethe spirit, are decorative and desirable itis still important to have fun in themaking! My new work reflects someresponses to these goals.

Martin Eastabrook Potter 28

ADDRESS The Old Post Office, Ecchinswell, Newbury, Berkshire RG20 4TTTEL 01635 298220 EMAIL [email protected] www.osbornesamuel.com

DIRECTIONS Entering Ecchinswell from A339 the house is on the right200 yards past the pond on the left and immediately past new housing onthe right.

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The emphasis on my contemporarywork remains sculptural but visitorscan view my personal collectionshowing a variety of techniquesfrom the early 1950s. My ceramicscan be seen in The Victoria andAlbert Museum, London, TheFitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge andother museums around the country.

Sunday 15th May 3.30 pm: talk andbook signing John Piper a memoirby Geoffrey Eastop.

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ADDRESS 14 Marlborough Road, Aldbourne, Nr Marlborough, WiltshireSN8 2DD TEL 01672 540114EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.alisonsportfolio.co.uk

DIRECTIONS Turn into Marlborough Road at the post office and continue upthe hill - see Open Studios sign.

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My work is a process of exploring ideasinfluenced by landscapes, words and colours.I like to use mixed media such as relief prints,graphite rubbings and lino cuts to which Iadd words.

Studio open 1pm-5pm on Sundays.

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I have painted from my drawingsof the Alps, and the Lake District.When working from the life modelI have concentrated on movementand transition. Music is animportant source of inspiration forme; a starting point for colours,rhythms and pattern.

Free children’s workshop Sun May15th, 2-4pm. Ages 6-11. Ring forinformation. Commissions in various media are welcome.Studio also open by appointment.

Antonia Dewhurst Painter

ADDRESS Art at the Cartshed, Manor Barn, Cufaude Lane, Bramley,Hampshire RG26 5DN TEL 01256 883876EMAIL [email protected] www.antoniadewhurstart.co.uk

DIRECTIONS From A33 take exit to Sherfield-on-Loddon, go through village toBramley. Continue over level crossing, Cufaude Lane is 1⁄2 mile on left. TheCartshed is 1⁄2 mile on the right.

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Glass beads,Painter

Sue Crook, Gill Banks

ADDRESS 2 Tan Cottages, Ashford Hill Road, Headley, Thatcham, BerkshireRG19 8AP TEL 01635 268922EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.frayededges.co.uk

DIRECTIONS Headley is on the A339 from Newbury to Basingstoke. Turn intoAshford Hill Road. We are about a mile along on a nasty bend. The 2nd of 2cottages on the right. Turn sharp into drive.

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Sue Crook and Gill BanksTextile Artist, Textile Artist

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Sue CrookLandscapes and skiescontinue to fascinateme, but I have morerecently been inspiredby an ItalianRenaissance girdle(belt) in The Victoriaand Albert Museum.As well as a girdle’sfunctional use, Istudied its symbolismand supposedmagical and mythicalproperties.

My work continues in needle felting, with free machine and handembroidery, but I am also exploring dyeing, screen-printing and collageprimarily for contemporary quilt making.

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Gill BanksI continue to findinspiration alongthe blissfullydeserted andopen seashoresof north Norfolkbut also enjoy themore traditionalyet somehowalmost chaoticurban seasideexperience inBrighton which Ivisit regularly. My work is gradually embracing a wider colour palette whilstretaining my interest in markmaking and composition. I am exploringdyeing, screen-printing, monoprinting and other forms of markmaking oncloth including discharge.

E: [email protected]; W: www.hapticart.co.uk


ADDRESS 1 Church Cottages, Wilton, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 3SSTEL 01672 871121 EMAIL [email protected]

DIRECTIONS From the A338 (Hungerford - Burbage road) take the roadsignposted to Wilton and Windmill. Look out for thatched cottage with agreen door next to the pond in the middle of the village.

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Wiltshire skies are a constant inspiration toBryan's work, painting in a wide range ofmedia, pastel, watercolour and oils, he strivesto capture the dramatic and abstract natureof landscapes. Although known as alandscape painter; his characterful chickensand other animals painted from life, oftenfrom his own garden, are a delight.

All weekends and by appointment at othertimes throughout the year.

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Gill Goodwin, Janet Walton

ADDRESS 1 Swanston Field, Whitchurch-on-Thames, Reading, BerkshireRG8 7HP TEL 0118 984 2934 EMAIL [email protected] www.flickr.com/photos/gillgoodwinart

DIRECTIONS Turn off B471 into Hardwick Road (opposite Modern Artists’Gallery) then take second right. No 1 is immediately on left.

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Gill Goodwin and Janet Walton 35Printmaking and Drawing, Ceramics

Gill GoodwinThe patterns andtextures of smallobjects, shaped bytime and weather, are acurrent focus for mywork. They evoke thewider landscape,offering an ant’s eyeview of the world,where changes ofscale work all kinds ofmagic. I have alsobecome intrigued bythe printing potential ofpackaging material.For other exhibition

details see websites for Reading’s rga-artists, arjeea21 and Bracknell-basedprintattheparkgroup.

Janet WaltonI love to hold apiece of clay in myhands because Ican make so manydifferent things withit and pieces oftenevolve intosomethingunexpected andexciting. My masksand smallsculptures andbowls, ofteninspired by my love of archaeology and foreign travel, are then decoratedwith colours, textures and objects I have collected. Each new piece of claycontinues my adventure in ceramics. You can see my work in exhibitions inthe Reading area.

T: 0118 987 4110; E: [email protected]

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The pace of life and fleetingness of the moment are the inspiration for whatI try and convey with my drawing. Working in charcoal allows the freedomto capture an instant in time in a way which is sufficiently ambiguous toallow the viewer to fill in the story. Exploring a variety of subject matterscontinues to be an exciting journey into the unknown.

Richard Farrant Drawing

ADDRESS 32 Boundary Road, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 5RRTEL 01635 36610, 07775 781799 EMAIL [email protected]

DIRECTIONS Access via Mill Lane off the A339 at Sainsburys roundabout.

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Born in Coventry in 1960, Fitzmauricestudied painting at Sunderland andReading where he has been living since themid 1980s. He describes his approach topainting as a series of negotiationsbetween image, time and materials.This concern, to unite the physical andpsychological, is central to his practice:“My paintings emerge from repeated actsof remembering” he has said.

Robert Fitzmaurice Painting

ADDRESS 52 Francis Street, Reading, Berkshire RG1 2QBTEL 07504 265583 EMAIL [email protected] www.robertfitzmaurice.co.uk

DIRECTIONS Leave Oracle Riverside and follow Katesgrove Lane to Elgar Rd.Francis St is first left. Full details at www.robertfitzmaurice.co.uk/public/studio.html

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In late 2008 I won a commission to paint 15Stations of the Cross for a large new RomanCatholic Church in Hampshire. For the last 2years I have researched the ancient and timelesstechnique of punched, gilded egg tempera, andhave now begun creating the panels that willcomplete this commission. I expect the paintingsto take about 3 years.

On Sunday 22nd May at 3pm I will be giving aninformal talk about progress and techniquesused. Please call or email to confirm attendanceas places are limited.

Paul Forsey Artist/Designer/Photographer

ADDRESS 17 Three Acre Road, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 7ANTEL 01635 841621, 07775 865665 EMAIL [email protected] www.stepintothepicture.co.uk

DIRECTIONS From central Newbury take the A343 Andover Road towardsAndover. Opposite St Bartholomew’s School turn left into Wendan Road.Three Acre Road is 3⁄4 of the way up the hill on the right. Enter the studio viathe side gate.

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ADDRESS The Creek Gallery, Henwick, Thatcham, Berkshire RG18 3EPTEL 01635 200895, 07887 854675 EMAIL [email protected] www.robertjames-lifedrawing.com

DIRECTIONS Off the junction of Heath Lane and Bowling Green Road.

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Robert James is a Berkshire basedpracticing architect, who joined a life-drawing class overseen by Neil McDonaldASEA, in 2005. Inspired by Neil’s tutelage,Robert now dedicates his free time to hispassion for depicting the human form.

Most of the work is fast andrepresentative, with the pictures aiming tocapture the light and mood of the moment.Anatomical accuracy is important, butthere is no attempt to record every lastdetail. Sometimes, less is more.

Robert is showing his work as one ofseveral artists at the Creek Gallery.

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Christopher Hall Painter37

Michael Hall Painter38

Penny PinkardMy traditional pastel basedcreativity explores the themes ofLandscape, Architecture, and TheHuman Form. I then uniquelycombine and extend these themeswith the rich textural palette offeredby textiles.Their breadth and contemporarynature can be seen through theseries of pastel and textile pieceson display.

T: 0118 971 2357E: [email protected]

ADDRESS The Old Post Office, High Street, Chieveley, Berkshire RG20 8URTEL 01635 248201 EMAIL [email protected] www.pamgrayburn.co.uk

DIRECTIONS In the middle of the High Street, 3 houses from the current postoffice.

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“My ideal painting day” is togo out all day. Get to nature asclose as possible and paintwhat it feels like. Start apainting in the morning, inwatercolours or in oils.Immerse myself in theexcitement of what is in frontof me. Gather as muchinformation as I can. Thendiscover a second beautifulsubject in the afternoon,

capture it, absorb it. I will then enjoy finishing the paintings in my studio.

Tony Mercer's work (entry 51) will also be on display.

ADDRESS Catherine Villa, Station Road, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 7LPTEL 01635 42340 EMAIL [email protected] www.christopherhall-painter.com

DIRECTIONS Across yard at back of house. The yard may be approached bycar from end of Catherine Road as well as by foot from Station Road.

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Christopher’s sumptuouspaintings are recognisednationally with work in publiccollections including theAshmolean Museum, Oxford.The West BerkshireCommunity Hospital has justacquired two fine worksdepicting scenes from hischildhood in Inkpen. Theyhang in the OutpatientsDepartment. Pay a visit toChristopher’s large studio right in the heart of Newbury and see the expertbrushwork, ‘sense of place’ and gentle humour that distinguishes his work.

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ADDRESS Bassets, White Hart Lane, Charter Alley, Hampshire RG26 5QATEL 01256 850167 EMAIL [email protected]

DIRECTIONS From Newbury take the A339 direction Basingstoke. Afterapproximately 12 miles turn left on to the Basingstoke Road signpostedRamsdell. Turn right at Ramsdell Church. As you come into Charter Alley takea left fork into a single track lane. Bassets is just before the White Hart Inn.

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I like to work with that special time ofday, summer evening light, earlymorning just after sunrise I explore theemotional response to these placesthat are not occupied and yet have themark of human presence. I am currentlyexhibiting at Bell Fine Arts Winchester,Beaulieu Fine Art, Beaulieu. I will beexhibiting in the Affordable Art Fair,Battersea.

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Highwood Barn Studio 40Textiles, Textiles and Painting

Marianne MohandesThis year I am creatingtextiles from sketchbookswhich I made in 2010, usingall the envelopes receivedeach month through the mailand ephemera. Each of thetwelve sketchbooks isinspired by the farmhousewhere I live, where I went andwhat I did throughout theyear. I work in different textilemediums, includingpatchwork, quilting,embroidery and felt, as wellas paper and other materials.

Marianne Mohandes, Penny Pinkard

ADDRESS The Barn Studio, Highwood Farm, Long Lane, Newbury, BerkshireRG14 2TB TEL 01635 40542 EMAIL [email protected] www.mariannemohandes.com

DIRECTIONS Highwood Studio is located at Highwood Farm. It is the firsthouse on the left, on leaving Shaw on the B4009 Hermitage road. It is setone field back and is approached along a rough road, which can be foundjust after the first bend along the B4009.

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ADDRESS 32 Gosbrook Road, Caversham, Reading, Berkshire RG4 8BSTEL 07853 162383 EMAIL [email protected] www.jennykiehn.co.uk

DIRECTIONS There is a small mural of a sailboat on a mountain lake over thedoor. Parking three minutes walk - turn down Wolsey Road (across thestreet from my studio) and make a left on Harley Road. Parking available onHarley Road weekends and after 6:30pm during the week.

OPENING TIMES Opening at weekends by appointment only.Please email to arrange an appointment.

This year I have continued to workwith ideas of memory, emotionalturmoil and the emotional significanceattached to everyday objects. Mywork is a blend of photography,sculpture and textiles. I tend to workin short series, frequently changingmaterials to approach the content ofmy work in new and meaningfulways. I often work with translucentsurfaces, backlighting, hand stitchingand various ways of combiningphotography with sculptural materialsand fabric.

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My work is ideasdriven, usually alongstrands of history,ecology, and life in theart world. Materialproperties are alsoimportant, as are line,space and form.Frequently works inviteparticipation, and thisin turn generates newinsights andinvestigations.

Ingrid Jensen Mixed Media

ADDRESS OpenHand OpenSpace, The Keep, 571 Oxford Road, Reading,Berkshire RG30 1HL TEL 0118 942 6781, 07813 684738EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.imjensen.co.uk

DIRECTIONS For full directions please see entry for OpenHand OpenSpaceexhibition Knife Edge. The Keep’s car park is reached through BrockGardens off the Oxford Road. Buses 15, 16 and 17 stop at Brock Gardens.

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My work is a reconciliation ofmy background in costumedesign with my more recentpassion for sculpture and form.My insatiable curiosity for newmaterials and techniquesinevitably leads to a mixedmedia approach, many piecesbeing inspired by a material ortexture alone, the form seemsto evolve from it. Althoughtextile based many piecesincorporate the use of a weather proof textile hardening medium.

A qualified teacher I also offer workshops in sewing and textile sculpture.

Bernadette Jones Textiles, Sculpture and Mixed Media

ADDRESS Swallows Rest, Cold Ash Hill, Thatcham, Berkshire RG18 9PJTEL 01635 863468 EMAIL [email protected] www.thecraftystitcher.co.uk

DIRECTIONS Swallows Rest is 6 houses up hill from Cold Ash post office onthe left.

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My paintings are about theemotional and energisingcharge of colour. With adebt to impressionism andinspired by the changinglight of place, day andseason, I sequencecontrasting marks of colourto generate spontaneous,self organised compositions.

David H Jones Painter

ADDRESS Studio, Foxbury Farm, Wantage Road, Lambourn, BerkshireRG17 8UE TEL 01488 71838, 07876 015837EMAIL [email protected]

DIRECTIONS Three quarters of a mile on the Wantage road from Lambourn(B4001) - turn right - follow the farm track to the large barn at the top. Thestudio is located at the rear of this barn.

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Paul Kessling, Kate Kessling

ADDRESS Stream House, The Millham, West Hendred, OxfordshireOX12 8RN TEL 01235 862513 EMAIL [email protected] www.paulkessling.com

DIRECTIONS Turn into West Hendred, opposite the Hare pub on the A417, atthe bottom of the hill, before the brook, turn right into the Millham, StreamHouse is the first house on the right.

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Paul and Kate Kessling 45Painter, Mixed media

Paul KesslingOut of his comfort zone, makinglarger work and pushing colour andphysical form - ‘a craftsman of lightwho shape-shiftsexternal and internal landscapesinto powerfully realizedaesthetic realms’.

Kate KesslingModern, colourful printmaking fromyour grandmothers button box andthe back of the kitchen drawer!W: www.katekessling.co.uk

Paul and Kate’s house/studio wonITV's May the Best House Winearlier this year.

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I like my local trees. Theypopulate our gardens, woodsand streets and seem to quietlyendure; getting on with their ownbusiness, often overlooked in ourfrantic lives. With woodcuts,charcoal and watercolour I amtrying to express my feelingsabout them and their habitats,and how we have beensubconsciously bound to themsince ancient times.

I exhibit a few times a year, mostly locally, but welcome visitors (byappointment only).

Nina Krauzewicz Drawing and painting

ADDRESS 224 Kidmore Road, Caversham, Reading, Berkshire RG4 7NDTEL 0118 948 2877 EMAIL [email protected] www.seaandhillandwood.co.uk

DIRECTIONS Entering Reading on the A4074, immediately turn left (ShepherdsLane), right (Kidmore Road) and 224 is just before the pub

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Arran MilesArran’s work is mainly figurative.This year she will be showing lifestudies in various media, alsolandscapes, cityscapes,copperplate etchings andwoodcut prints. Arran exhibitslocally and nationally. She tutorslife drawing regularly, and runs lifedrawing workshops nationally.

T: 01488 683951E: [email protected]: www.arranmiles.com

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Susan Kirkman, Arran Miles and Printmaker, Painter and Printmaker

ADDRESS Witcha Cottage, Near Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 2HQTEL 01672 520429

DIRECTIONS The studio will be signposted at Whittonditch crossroads on theB4192. From Lambourn follow Membury signs.

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Susan KirkmanSusan Kirkmanworks in a varietyof media andstyles. Sheconsiders art toinvolve a processof continuouslearning andexperiment, andproduces bothfigurative andabstract images.

The studio will beopen from 11am to6pm and visitors can also see the 2.6 acre garden. Both Susan and Arranare happy to welcome visitors by appointment at any time of year, Susan atWitcha Cottage, and Arran at 5 Forge Cottages, Froxfield, Wiltshire SN84LE (T: 01488 683951)

ADDRESS Trelawney, Chapel Lane, Hermitage, Berkshire RG18 9RPTEL 01635 200605 EMAIL [email protected] www.demilang.com

DIRECTIONS In Hermitage turn off B4009/Hampstead Norreys road intoChapel Lane. Trelawney is set back immediately on left.

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Demi is inspired by character buildings,people and the coast. She continues todevelop her watercolour drawings andbright acrylic paintings. She exhibits locallythroughout the year and at the CoastalGallery, Lymington, and Art@Goring, Goringon Thames. Visitors are always welcome atother times, please phone.

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ADDRESS Dacre, Manor Lane, Baydon, Nr. Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 2JDTEL 01672 540898 EMAIL [email protected] www.suelashmar.co.uk

DIRECTIONS M4 jct 14, head north, first left take B4000 to Baydon. Left atRed Lion, next left into Manor Lane, 3rd bungalow on right.

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In her fused glassware,Sue uses fragments ofpattern, illustrations andsparkly glass alongsidebeautiful colours to makedistinctive ‘one-off’ pieceswhich are both decorativeand functional. Followingon from an exhibition inJanuary, Sue will continueto explore the roleillustration can play in themedium of fused glass.

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ADDRESS Falcon House, Broadlayings, Woolton Hill, Newbury, BerkshireRG20 9TS TEL 01635 253902, 07765 097509EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.saa.co.uk/art/susanline

DIRECTIONS A343 from Newbury to Andover. Past A34 bypass turnings. Turnright to Woolton Hill, first right on bend, first house on left.

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Dramatic seas and sunsets, from Dorset toNorthumberland, have inspired my encausticwork this year. When the wax is heated Imanipulate it using a variety of equipment andtools to create unique shapes that have abrilliance of colour.

With my acrylics I like to paint as intenselyand expressively as possibly, using paletteknives or anything at hand to make aparticular mark or texture required. The Dorsetcoastline has provided me with inspiration.

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As an artistic woodturner, I try toenhance the natural beauty of thewood which I am using. It would bearrogant to attempt to improve it. Inattempting this process ofenhancement, I am fascinated by theinterplay between form, grain, figureand texture – and how much of achallenge it is to balance theseelements so that they compliment,rather than conflict with each other inthe finished piece.

Also with Pam Grayburn at The OldPost Office, Chieveley (entry 36).

Tony Mercer Woodturner

ADDRESS 18 Wendan Road, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 7AETEL 07966 961793 EMAIL [email protected] www.wonderfulwood.co.uk

DIRECTIONS Off the A343 near St Bartholomew’s school traffic lights.

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The effects that light and colourhave on landscape and the naturalenvironment, have inspired my silkpaintings this year. Shape and formin nature and the accidental marks,patterns and textures have all cometogether in my work. These ideashave been developed further byexperimenting with different silkpainting techniques such as salt,alcohol and water. Using steam fixdyes which give a more vivid colour.It is exciting to see the imagedevelop in an abstract manner.

Sarah Moorcroft Painter, Textiles, Silk painter

ADDRESS Old Chapel Textile Centre, The Old Chapel, Main Street, NewGreenham Park, Newbury, Berkshire RG19 6HWTEL 01635 38740, 0118 971 2713, 07887 988996EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.sarahmoorcroft.co.uk

DIRECTIONS From Newbury take the A339 towards Basingstoke. Turn left atthe second signposted roundabout for New Geenham Park, by theGreenham Peace Garden. The Old Chapel is 200 yards up on the right.

OPENING TIMES 3rd May to 29th May: 10am – 4pm Tuesdays to Sundays during Open Studios.

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This year my paintings on silk have continued onan architectural theme and have incorporatedlandscape elements, using contrasting, fluidlines. Commissions undertaken were developedusing clients’ own choice of colours andbuildings.

Also exhibiting at the Watermill Theatre (entry 97)25th April - 27th June.

Helen Mortimer Painter, Textiles, Silk Painter

ADDRESS Lower Way Farm, Lower Way, Thatcham, Berkshire RG19 3TLTEL 07979 805908 EMAIL [email protected] www.helenmortimer.com

DIRECTIONS A4 Newbury to Thatcham. Fork right at hospital lights SP LowerWay, after 1⁄2 mile past Lakeside Superbowl, Lower Way Farm is on the rightdown a tarmac drive

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ADDRESS The Milking Machine Studios, Unit 4, High Copse Farm, Hyde EndRoad, Shinfield, Berkshire RG2 9ES TEL 07977 932824EMAIL [email protected] www.suemundy.com


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I am constantly inspired by the wonderment ofthe natural world and the human figure. Thefascinating contours of the body, coupled withmy own emotional journey combine to createpieces that reflect life. This recent work hasdeveloped into the more sculptural, exploringlight, shadows and chasms.

Tom Cartmill (entry 20) and Cathy Newell-Price(entry 56) are also opening at this location.

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ADDRESS The Milking Machine Studios, Unit 4, High Copse Farm, Hyde EndRoad, Shinfield, Berkshire RG2 9ES TEL 07906 434680EMAIL [email protected] www.cathynewellprice.co.uk


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Intricate one off pieces often tell astory, the escape of nature, thechanging of the seasons; a commontheme is the natural world. Elementsof these one off pieces are developedinto Cathy’s everyday ranges ofjewellery.

Cathy Newell Price’s jewellery is sold ingalleries and shops throughout the UK.

Sue Mundy, ceramics (entry 54) andTom Cartmill, paintings (entry 20) arealso at this venue.

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ADDRESS 2 Chalkpit Cottages, Tangley, Andover, Hampshire SP11 0RXTEL 01264 730243 EMAIL [email protected] www.emilymyers.com

DIRECTIONS Drive through Hurstbourne Tarrant on the A343. At the brow ofthe hill turn right following the brown signs to the Fox Inn. My studio will besigned before you get to the Fox Inn.

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Throwing demonstrations will be given at 11amand 3pm on Saturday and Sunday. Throughoutthe weekend, there will be an opportunity forchildren to make a hand-built creation.

The potter's wheel is central to Emily Myers’studio practice. Once the pots are thrown theyare often altered in some way. They are carved,faceted or flattened to create new forms, andfinished with a wide range of stoneware glazes.

Emily’s pots can be seen at ContemporaryCeramics, opposite the British Museum inLondon.

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Shape and Shading of Stanley Spencer's works at Burghclere

DESCRIPTION Working as part of a small group, this is your chance to study the renowned murals outside of normal public opening times, led by well known artist Jill Eisele, to capture your own inspired image in plain or coloured pencils.Further workshops on 17th and 24th May.

ARTIST Jill Eisele ENTRY NUMBER 25DATE Tuesday 10th May, 10:30 - 13:00VENUE Sandham Memorial Chapel, Harts Lane, Burghclere RG20 9JTAGE RANGE 18+ NUMBER OF PLACES 8TELEPHONE 01635 278394EMAIL [email protected] www.Nationaltrust.org.uk/SandhamWheelchair access and general provision for the disabled PLEASE DISCUSS YOUR NEEDS WHEN BOOKING

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Wire sculpture - drawing in the air

DESCRIPTION This workshop will be an experiment in three-dimensional drawing. You will use wire to design and make a wonderful creature in flight.

ARTIST Jane Cannon ENTRY NUMBER 2DATE Saturday 7th May, 10:00 - 16:00VENUE Studio 2, New Greenham Arts, 113 Lindenmuth Way, New

Greenham Park, Newbury RG19 6HNAGE RANGE 18+ NUMBER OF PLACES 8TELEPHONE 01635 30565EMAIL [email protected] access and general provision for the disabled PLEASE DISCUSS YOUR NEEDS WHEN BOOKING

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Silk painting for children and their accompanying adults

DESCRIPTION Create a family silk-painting, using your own drawings of animals and the natural environment.

ARTIST Sarah Moorcroft ENTRY NUMBER 52DATE Saturday 14th May, 10:00 - 15:30VENUE The Willows School, Pyle Hill, Greenham, Newbury RG14 5SJAGE RANGE Children NUMBER OF PLACES 12 children + 1 carer eachTELEPHONE 0118 971 2713 (Weekdays 10.00-12.00 only)EMAIL [email protected] access and general provision for the disabled PLEASE DISCUSS YOUR NEEDS WHEN BOOKING

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Try your hand at something new and experience for yourself some of theprocesses and thinking that are involved in developing a work of art.

Contact the artist direct to secure your place - but places are limited soplease do not book onto more than one workshop. For more detailsabout the workshops, please visit www.open-studios.org.uk.

*Please note there will be a small charge for materials etc. Discuss detailswith the artist when booking.

Acrylics - from planning to the finished piece

DESCRIPTION Come and talk painting! Demonstration and discussion of one painter’s approach.

ARTIST Michael Hall ENTRY NUMBER 38DATE Monday 16th May, 10:00 - 15:30VENUE Artist’s studio - nr Tadley RG26 5QAAGE RANGE 18+ NUMBER OF PLACES 9TELEPHONE 01256 850167EMAIL [email protected] access and general provision for the disabled PLEASE DISCUSS YOUR NEEDS WHEN BOOKING. STUDIO UPSTAIRS.

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Papier Maché, an ancient art from the Orient

DESCRIPTION Make your own papier maché vessel; then design and decorate its surface, using a variety of media to introduce a fascinating range of colours and textures to the finished piece.

ARTIST Hilary Arnold-Baker ENTRY NUMBER 9DATE Wednesday 25th May, 10:00 - 16:00VENUE Artist’s studio - nr Marlborough SN8 3SSAGE RANGE 16+ NUMBER OF PLACES 6TELEPHONE 01672 870360 / 07974 191912 (after 6.30pm please )EMAIL [email protected] www.hilaryarnoldbaker.co.ukWheelchair access and general provision for the disabled PLEASE DISCUSS YOUR NEEDS WHEN BOOKING.

Weaving without a loom

DESCRIPTION Design and make a small piece of weaving in a day, using simple methods and equipment and a variety of yarns and found objects.

ARTIST Mary Kinipple ENTRY NUMBER 15DATE Saturday 4th June, 10:30 - 17:00VENUE Whitchurch Silk Mill, 28 Winchester St, Whitchurch, Hants

RG28 7ALAGE RANGE 16+ NUMBER OF PLACES 10TELEPHONE 01491 872148 (Not after 9.00 pm)EMAIL [email protected] access and general provision for the disabled PLEASE DISCUSS YOUR NEEDS WHEN BOOKING.THERE ARE STEEP STAIRS BUT THERE IS A CHAIRLIFT.

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ADDRESS Manor Farm, Stanford Dingley, Berkshire RG7 6LSTEL 0118 974 4866EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.annepayton.co.uk

DIRECTIONS Upper Bucklebury travel east to Chapel Row, turn left toBucklebury Village and Stanford Dingley, 300m turn right to StanfordDingley. At the end of the road turn left, over the bridge and my studio is onthe left opposite the Bull Inn, park in Bull car park.

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I haven’t been in Open Studios for afew years so I welcome you to comeand see my current work which isbased around the countryside in theriver valley near my studio. I workoutside, painting and drawing theriver and landscape that looksclosely at the quality of light and theseasonal changes. In the studio Ipaint the resonances of thelandscape with the emotional chargeof the passage of time.

Anne Payton Painter 61

ADDRESS 3 Timson Court, Gould Close, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 5QLTEL 01635 37800 WEBSITE www.paulcrame.com/Art/Richard-Pelham

DIRECTIONS Along Mill Lane, over Greenham Mill Stream bridge from MillLane. Turn right, Timson Court is the second block on the left.

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The starting point is inlandscape drawingsand paintings and fromthere to interiors(scenes from home) totown pictures (scenesof town from memory).Finally I do ‘moral ofthe story’ typepictures, mostly atpresent taken from theOld Testament(humanist rather thanreligious in meaning).Please phone before visiting.

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It has been wonderful to knit withalpaca yarn, locally sourced from aneighbour who keeps alpacas. Ifound it knitted better by hand. Ihave continued to use architectureas the basis for my textile designs.

I am exhibiting at The Old ChapelTextile Centre (entry 93).

Serena Nickson Knitwear designer

ADDRESS The Studio, Mount Pleasant House, Great Shefford, Hungerford,Berkshire RG17 7DJ TEL 01488 648213, 07778 859468EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.serenanickson.co.uk

DIRECTIONS On the edge of Great Shefford village on A338 going towardsWantage, entrance is on the right just after an ‘end of speed limit’ sign.

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Kevin ScullyMood, light and atmosphere are the keyelements in Kevin's paintings. His workhas become increasingly lessconcerned with detail as the paintingsdevelop in a direction often far removedfrom the subject being observed, whilststill retaining their essence.

Kevin will be leading a group ofpainters to Spain in May and toMorocco in September. He will be

running pastel painting and oil painting courses at the Marlborough CollegeSummer School in July.

Also exhibiting in Synthesis at The Corn Exchange (entry 86) during Mayand June.

T: 01635 200619, 07765 867035; E: [email protected]: www.kevinscully.co.uk

Susanna Bailey, Kevin Scullynd Printmaker, Painter and Printmaker

ADDRESS Oakwood House Studio, Oakwood House, Coombe Road,Compton, Berkshire RG20 6RQ TEL 01635 578165, 07817 307909EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.susannabailey.co.uk

DIRECTIONS B4009 from Hermitage, past Hampstead Norreys, turning to EastCompton on right. From Aldworth take the Compton Road, and near thebottom of the hill on entering Compton, turn left at the crossroads intoCoombe Road.

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Susanna BaileySusanna Baileywill be exhibitingretrospectivelythis year and willinclude workfrom the Slade,from workshopswith BettyEdwards, fromMarlboroughCollege, from theRWE, and fromher recent travelsabroad. She willbe presenting 4 workshops called Fusing Watercolour with Pastel on May8th,15th, 22nd, 29th. A STUDIO CLEARANCE SALE will also be held alongside the exhibition. For further information call 078 17 307 909.

ADDRESS Scottalls End, Scotalls Lane, Hampstead Norreys, BerkshireRG18 0RT TEL 01635 201206, 07721 724659EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.vivianpare.com

DIRECTIONS From Hermitage, B4009 - into Hampstead Norreys - past school,down hill to mini roundabout - left - immediately right - last house on right.

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Vivian Pare works with gold, diamondsand combinations of precious stonesand continues to develop new ideaswith her designs. Her main theme thisyear is reflections and light on water.

A freeman of the Goldsmiths Companyshe shows with the Designer JewellersGroup at the Barbican this year in June- part of London Jewellery Week - andfor a six week exhibition at the samevenue between November and theNew Year. She is pleased to see clientsthroughout the year by appointment,working with them to interpret ideas forthat special present.

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Visitors to my studio willsee finished andexperimental work with astrong contrast ininterpretation and use ofmaterials. Drawing,however, is fundamentaland the subjects remainconstant, being connectedto the birds and animals ofthe natural world and thehuman form. I will also beshowing how my sculpture evolves from sketchbook drawings, clay orplaster maquettes to carved stone, examples of which can be seen in agarden setting.

Gill Reeve Sculpture, drawing and painting

ADDRESS 23 The Green, Aldbourne, Wiltshire SN8 2ENTEL 01672 541339 EMAIL [email protected]

DIRECTIONS From the B4192 The Green is at the centre of the village facingthe church. Also signposted to the Blue Boar pub

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My paintings tell stories about theinnate wisdom, innocence and grace ofwildlife, both familiar and obscure. Thevibrant bursts of spattered pigmentsymbolise the fragility and vitality of lifein the natural world. In surrounding theeye of each subject with a flowingmass of colour, I create a focal pointthat triggers a spiritual, almostempathic response in the viewer.

Ann Richmond Painting and sculpture

ADDRESS 5 Eastridge Farm Cottage, Eastridge, Ramsbury, Wiltshire SN8 2HJTEL 01672 520293 EMAIL [email protected] www.annrichmond.co.uk

DIRECTIONS From the westbound A4 take the B4192 to Chilton Foliat. Afurther two miles beyond Chilton Foliat you approach a X-Road. Take theRight, up the hill towards Eastridge for 1.5 miles. Go past the farm buildingsat side of road. Just as the road dips, turn left into our driveway.

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I paint landscapes and people in groupactivities. Different styles are used to emphasisethe essential unity of the particular subjectmatter. A considerable stock of paintings isavailable to view and some can be seen on thewebsite given. You are most welcome to phoneand arrange a studio visit at any time throughoutthe year. Some paintings will be on view at theModern Artists Gallery, Whitchurch on Thamesduring May.

ADDRESS 31 Crawford Place, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 1XGTEL 01635 44662 EMAIL [email protected] www.target-art.co.uk, www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk

DIRECTIONS From the Old Bath Road go down Strawberry Hill. Turn first rightinto Cleveland Grove and first left into Crawford Place.

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ADDRESS Unit 2, Cufaude Business Park, Cufaude Lane, Bramley, HampshireRG26 5DL TEL 01256 880533 EMAIL [email protected] www.mark-ripley.com

DIRECTIONS From A33 take exit to Sherfield-on-Loddon, go through village toBramley. Continue over level crossing, Cufaude Lane is 1⁄2 mile on left.Cufaude Business Park is 1⁄2 mile on the left

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Designs that carefully integrate form, functionand construction to create furniture with quietpresence. Made in sustainably sourcedtemperate hardwoods.

Workshop open throughout the year byappointment.

Mark Ripley Furniture maker 67

ADDRESS 1 Yew Tree Road, Fair Oak, Eastliegh, Hampshire SO50 7GPTEL 02380 695152 EMAIL [email protected]

DIRECTIONS Take exit 11 on the southbound M3. Turn left. Travel 5 mileswithout deviation. Yew Tree Close is on your right, 500 yds after The Fox.

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There are imagesthat arriveunsummoned -they are likestrangers andinterest me.There are thoseimages that Iactively seek butcan’t quite find.The mark-making process

that includes drawing, painting and printing is common to both. I find theprocess engaging and absorbing.

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ADDRESS ‘Galvey’ opposite the Beehive Pub, Upper Basildon, Reading,Berkshire RG8 8LU TEL 01491 671927EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.nickschlee.co.uk

DIRECTIONS From Pangbourne take Pangbourne Road to Upper Basildon. In11⁄2 miles right fork to village green. ‘Galvey’ is opposite Beehive pub.

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I try to convey my excitement before thelandscape by emphasising its colourand rhythms. These lead the viewer’seye across and into the picture to sharemy enjoyment.

Nick Schlee Painter 68

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Rookery Farm Studio

Sharon Perris, Jo Derczynska, Katie Penlington

ADDRESS Rookery Farm Studio, Church Road, Woolton Hill, Newbury,Berkshire RG20 9XP TEL 01635 254902 EMAIL [email protected] www.artfarms.com

DIRECTIONS A343 from Newbury towards Andover, turn right at Penwoodcrossroads to Woolton Hill. Past school turn left into Church Road. TheStudio is 350yds past church on left.

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Sharon PerrisMy recent paintings areinspired by the fluid nature ofthe elements in ourenvironment, reflectingmovement, mood andexperience through colourand texture.

I also continue to enjoy still-life subjects and using localmodels, particularly the cowswhich are a constant sourceof inspiration.

Jo DerczynskaMy work isconcerned withmovement. I havebeen makingexperimental workwith Dancer KeiraMartin. This workencompasses avariety of mediaincluding film. Thisnew work will beshown alongsidemy most recenthorse paintingswhich have

become much looser, freer and more abstracted. Working from life whetherthe subject is dancers or horses remains an exciting challenge for me.

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Katie PenlingtonThis year I have continued touse historic stone carving asa major source of inspirationfor my work. Using a varietyof experimental textiletechniques I have createdrich surfaces including acollection of decorative shoesculptures.

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Julie Simmonds Mixed media and print making 70

ADDRESS The Hay Loft, Skinners Green, Enborne, Newbury, BerkshireRG14 6RE TEL 01635 521150, 07855 392112EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.janeskingley.com

DIRECTIONS From Newbury on Enborne Road, before A34, left to SkinnersGreen. First drive on right with footpath sign.

OPENING TIMES 11,16,18 and 25 May: 9am-3pm and 21, 29 May:11am-5pm. Other times by appointment.

I paint seascapes and landscapes in oil. Currently my interest in the sea isevolving from painting a whole vista to focussing on the power of individualwaves. The result is a more abstract work with thick paint and real energy,conveying the force of the sea.

I am also creating a body of work focussing on views of the famousWatership Down.

Jane Skingley Painter 71

ADDRESS 17 Champion Road, Caversham, Reading, Berkshire RG4 8ELTEL 0118 946 1832 EMAIL [email protected] www.juliesimmonds.co.uk

DIRECTIONS A329/IDR. 1st roundabout take 2nd exit, Vastern Rd. 2ndroundabout take 1st exit, George St. Turn right into Gosbrook Rd, right intoMill Rd and 1st left into Champion Rd.

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I am currently working on aseries of mixed-media mono-prints that begin to trace thelandscape of The Purbeck Islesin Dorset. Recording placesand moments through mymemories and small lifestudies, I attempt to conjure upplaces of my childhood. Mostof my prints are made with aspecific recollection, an idyll

brightly remembered, whilst others evolve and materialise through theprocess of experimentation. I am also exhibiting at Caversham Arts Trail.

ADDRESS 29 The Dell, Kingsclere, Hampshire RG20 5NLTEL 01635 298157 EMAIL [email protected] www.kingsclereglassartandtextiles.co.uk

DIRECTIONS The Dell lane will be found to the left of Kingsclere Fire Station.Follow lane round to the right where it divides. Number 29 is on the rightbehind the tall yew hedge.

OPENING TIMES Sat 7, 14, 21 and 28 May: 1pm - 5pm.

This tile is a response to myrecent visit to China. It is anabstract interpretation ofthe rich history combinedwith elements of thesimplified Chinesecharacters now in use.

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Marsha’s creativity has evolved further this yearwith a range of furniture and life-style accessoriesaimed at those that value both quality andindividuality. Her Home Furnishings compriseunique centre piece creations that embrace allthe traditions of fine furniture making, combinedwith her own inspired twists on the upholstery.Her range of bespoke tailored fashion is still thecore of the Velvet Rose collection, and Marshahas designed several new ranges to appeal tonew and existing customers of her work.

Also showing at Newbury Central Library(entry 91).

Marsha Swanzy Dress designer

ADDRESS Velvet Rose, 1B Church Street, Whitchurch, RG28 7ADTEL 07833 778803 EMAIL [email protected] www.marshaswanzy.com

DIRECTIONS Velvet Rose is situated in the centre of the town of Whitchurch inNorth Hampshire. Whitchurch is sign-posted from either direction off theA34 and is close to both M3 and M4 motorways.

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Valerie Tierney Mixed media, Fibre arts

ADDRESS Hillrise, Haughurst Hill, Baughurst, Hampshire RG26 5JRTEL 0118 981 5367 EMAIL [email protected] www.watermeadowstudio.co.uk

DIRECTIONS Opposite Hurst School, take Stokes Lane, then right and left intoHaughurst Hill. Park where road widens. Hillrise is the 3rd house on left.

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Natural form is my inspiration fromthe landscape around me to themore intimate landscape of thehuman form. I am fascinated by thecomplex pattern and form found innature and am concentrating on treeand plant forms.

Medium: Pencil, charcoal and pastel.

I will also be opening my much lovedfive acre water garden.

ADDRESS The Mill House, Mill Lane, Shalbourne, Wiltshire SN8 3XATEL 01672 870913, 07776 140028 EMAIL [email protected]

DIRECTIONS A338 out of Hungerford towards Salisbury. 4-5 miles turn left toShalbourne. 2nd house on the right at the bottom of the hill.

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ADDRESS New Town Primary School, School Terrace, Reading, BerkshireRG1 3LS TEL 0118 967 9699, 07731 366297EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.zavialov.info

DIRECTIONS My studio is situated in school grounds at the end ofCumberland Road in East Reading (just past its junction with SchoolTerrace). After you enter the gate you will see a small building with a brightmural, take the second entrance upstairs.

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ADDRESS The Mill House, Oxford Road, Donnington, Berkshire RG14 2JDTEL 01635 45716, 07789 933797 EMAIL [email protected] www.janevaidya.com

DIRECTIONS Approximately 1 mile north of Newbury on B4494. Take a leftinto Donnington Village. Millstream Cottage is 25 yards on the left.

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I have currentlyreturned to my gardenas a subject. Paintingmainly but alsoapplying mixed media,sometimes using acoloured backgroundto give a cohesive fieldto the painting. Thesepictures have a patterned element. This is very much new work, and I amestablishing a rhythm and a way forward.

The Garden of Eden, an ancient concept of a garden, and of course thetemptation of Adam and Eve, the serpent and that beguiling apple - anintriguing subject.

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For each of my pieces I choose the colourpalette that inspires me at the time. Thecomposition could be either abstract orfigurative. Most of my attention goes to therelations between various colours and textures,rhythm and pattern. I want the viewer to enjoythe vibrant colourful pieces, as well as the settledand balanced ones. My paintings are not copiesof the surrounding world but rather their ownunique being, or the reflections of myself.

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Natural forms and landscape are my maininspiration for work across a wide range ofdisciplines. My mixed media images areinspired by the effect of colour and light.Recently I have developed new silk fibreprocesses involving felting techniques. Recentworks focus on garden forms and seascapesdepicting elements of the Normandy coastline.

Studio Demonstrations will be by appointment,please ring.

During Open Studios I shall also be exhibiting at the Corn Exchange (entry86), the Old Chapel Textile Centre (entry 93) and Newbury Central Library(entry 91).

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ADDRESS Market Place, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 5AACONTACT Sharon Perris EMAIL [email protected] www.open-studios.org.uk

DIRECTIONS Central Newbury.

OPENING TIMES Thursday 28 April: 10am - 2pm

Visit our stall in Newbury Market to pick up anearly copy of the Artists Directory covering allartists within the Open Studios scheme. Takethis opportunity to meet the renowned rovingsilhouette artist Charles Burns who will bethere from 10am to 1pm. He will magicallycreate your profile with breathtaking ease.

John Brazendale, Katie Penlington and SharonPerris will be displaying work and on hand toexplain more about the studios which will beopen from May 7th to June 5th.

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Now in its 33rd year, the Newbury Spring Festival continues to bringmusicians from across the globe to perform in and around Newbury for twoglorious weeks of world class music making.

In addition to the orchestral series at St Nicolas Church and the eclecticprogramme of concerts at the Corn Exchange, the Festival will be takingconcerts to the villages of West Berkshire and North Hampshire, coveringan area from Lambourn to Ufton Nervet.

Highlights of this year’s international line up include the brilliant Dutch windensemble Calefax Reed Quintet, the Vienna Piano Trio, the Prazak andWihan String Quartets and the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra withsoloists from the Bolshoi Opera.

Showcasing the very best young British talent the Festival welcomes twoformer winners of the BBC Young Musician of the Year violinist JenniferPike with the Philharmonia Orchestra, and Julian Bliss in a rousingtribute to Benny Goodman. Also Marcus Farnsworth with Iain Burnsideand sensational vocal group the 1607 Ensemble who made such an impactat the 2010 Festival.

The ever-popular series of talks and lectures sees a most distinguished line-up of speakers including from the BBC’s Culture Show Andrew Graham-Dixon on Caravaggio, Richard Rodney Bennett who celebrates his 75thbirthday, legendary performer from musical theatre and television PatriciaRoutledge and Julian Fellowes to talk about the creation of thephenomenon that is Downton Abbey.

General booking opens on Wednesday 2 March 2011.

BOX OFFICE: 01635 522733 www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk

Received WisdomADDRESS Arlington Arts Centre, Mary Hare, Snelsmore Common, Newbury,Berkshire RG14 3BQ CONTACT Tony Trigwell-JonesTEL 01635 244246EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.arlingtonarts.co.uk

DIRECTIONS From M4: Exit Junction 13 signedposted Newbury and followthe signs for services. Then pick up signs for Donnington. MaryHare/Arlington Arts is signposted just over a mile down the road.

OPENING TIMES Tuesday 3 May – Saturday 2 July. Monday – Friday10am-4.30pm (please call in advance for Saturday times).

This year Arlington Arts, Mary Hare andOpen Studios have come together to createan exhibition of work centred around thetitle Received Wisdom. Local and nationallyacclaimed artists will be taking part in thisexciting show alongside staff and studentsfrom Mary Hare. The exhibition will onceagain feature a sculpture trail, for which thispopular annual show has become wellknown. Over the past few years ArlingtonArts’ Open Studios exhibitions have made asignificant contribution to West Berkshire’svisual arts calendar.

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ADDRESS Various locations in Caversham, Berkshire RG4 1AACONTACT Lauren Denney TEL 07979 855240EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.cavershamartstrail.co.uk

OPENING TIMES Sat/Sun 7/8 May and Fri/Sat/Sun 13/14/15 May: 11am - 5pm.

A talented mix of 25Artists and Makers willbe showing their workover a two weekendevent at 10 selectedvenues.

A unique and variedcollection of ceramics,sculpture, woodworkand paintings along withphotography, glasswork,decoupage andjewellery to tantalize all.

Step the trail in thespring sunshinebetween the hours of11am - 5pm.

For further details please view our website.

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ADDRESS Newbury Spring Festival, 1 Bridge Street, Newbury, BerkshireRG14 5BH CONTACT Zoë Seenan TEL 01635 528766EMAIL [email protected] www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk

OPENING TIMES 7-21 May

The Making is an award-winningcharity that inspires people toengage with the making of art.We are committed to bringingfamilies and communitiestogether by engaging them inimaginative programmes and byworking in non-traditional venuesfrom village halls and parks toshopping centres. Come and joinin our free activities at this year’sPopley Festival, Basingstoke’slargest community event.

Get Creative at the 2011 Popley FestivalADDRESS Popley Fields Community Centre, Carpenters Down, Popley,Basingstoke, Hampshire RG24 9AETEL 01256 845674 EMAIL [email protected] www.themaking.org.uk

DIRECTIONS Road: from Basingstoke ring-road (A339) take A33 Reading Road,at first roundabout turn left onto Carpenters Down, Community Centre andfestival site are 500 yards on right. Bus: Jazz 3 Bus to East Popley stops nextto site. Train: Basingstoke Station is a 10 minute taxi ride from festival site.

OPENING TIMES Sunday 15th May 11am-4pm

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Exhibition in the Elliot Art and Design BuildingADDRESS Queen Anne’s School, 6 Henley Road, Caversham, Reading,Berkshire RG4 6DX CONTACT Michael NorcrossTEL 0118 918 7300 ext 329, 07734 441814EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.qas.org.uk

DIRECTIONS School entrance on A4155 Henley Road near junction withPeppard Road, Caversham. Car-park on the right, walk across front of mainbuilding to the Elliot Art and Design Centre, ring bell

OPENING TIMES Sat 28 May: 10.30am-5pm. Sun/Mon 29/30 May: 11am-5pm

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An exhibition in Studio 10in the Elliot Art and DesignBuilding, of work by artistsassociated with QueenAnne’s School. Workincludes: Fine Art paintingand prints, Textiles,Jewellery, Photography by:

Vicky BakerIndividual hand madehandbags, with a strongsense of form and line. Aline reminiscent of thebody and curve of thewaist, in leather and linen.Plus jewellery.

John BlytheMy work treads theborders betweencommercial and fine artphotography currentlyfocused on ‘time andplace’, and my proximity tothe river Thames. Thisseries of images were alltaken with an iPhoneduring the winter of2010/11.

Sue DiffeyThis current body of workuses the vessel as formdealing with the paradox ofcontained energy that isnot fixed or determined buttempting the viewer tocontemplate formcelebrating space, spacecelebrating form.

Juliet HookeyInspired by local landscapeI seek out images tophotograph from unusualand varied angles. Mypaintings combine locallandscape scenes withunusual paint mediums fora rich tactile quality.

Michael NorcrossMy paintings draw fromthe irony found inconsumer objects, thefetishism of food in themedia, and the discarded,to an interest in colour,luminosity, mood andatmosphere.

In the studios: A selectionof work by past studentexhibitors at the SW1Gallery, London andcurrent student work in awide range of media.

Handmade English FurnitureADDRESS Benchmark, Bath Road, Kintbury, Hungerford, Berkshire RG17 9SACONTACT Fiona Coyne TEL 01488 608020EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.benchmarkfurniture.com

DIRECTIONS On A4 from Newbury to Hungerford, go past the turning toKintbury. Turn left shortly afterwards and follow the signs for approximately200m.

OPENING TIMES Open daily from 9am to 5pm, 10am to 4pm Saturdays.Closed on Sundays and Bank Holidays.

We invite you to discover Benchmark, situated on a converted farm nearthe village of Kintbury. Here you will find a vibrant and thriving companywith a passion for craftsmanship and design, producing handmade furniturein a sustainable way that will last several lifetimes. Our furniture is solddirect from the showroom adjoining our workshops where you can also findlovely gifts and accessories for the home.

During Open Studios, we will be exhibiting the work of a selection of artists;painters Nigel Moores, Jean Wallis and Nick Schlee; ceramicists GeoffreyEastop and Rowan Whimster alongside gilder designer Hilary Arnold-Baker.

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Life, Energy and StructureADDRESS The Creek Gallery, Henwick, Thatcham, Berkshire RG18 3EPCONTACT Bryan LloydTEL 01635 867501 EMAIL [email protected]

DIRECTIONS Off the junction of Heath Lane and Bowling Green Road.

OPENING TIMES Open daily 11am - 5pm, Monday to Sunday.

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Artists Robert MJames (life drawing)and Haworth Awardwinner Lucy Smallbone(painter) will be inresidence and otherartists’ work will beexhibited. Set in aprivate courtyard the70ft x 15ft space is fullof light and its gardensperfect for largesculptures. The galleryis available to any 2Dand 3D artist to use forexhibitions throughoutthe year.

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SynthesisVisual artists interpret dance and music

ADDRESS The Corn Exchange, Market Place, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 5BDCONTACT Juliet Dale TEL 01635 582666EMAIL [email protected] www.cornexchangenew.com


OPENING TIMES Wednesday 4th May to Thursday 16th June 10am -5 pm Monday - Saturday.

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This exciting project in collaboration with the Corn Exchange and NewGreenham Arts showcases Open Studios visual artists who have broughttheir personal interpretations to an acrobatic performance, The Mill, asinger song-writer Sam Carter, and Renditions a contemporary danceperformance by Candoco. Do visit and see how our artists have translatedtheir thoughts and feelings.

Walking on the MoonADDRESS Friends Meeting House, 1 Highfield Avenue, Newbury, BerkshireRG14 5DS CONTACT Bruce Bamber TEL 07768 707646

DIRECTIONS Highfield Avenue is behind Newbury bus station. Walk upMayor’s Lane from Market Street.

OPENING TIMES Monday 9th, Tuesday 16th, Wednesday 25th May andTuesday 2nd June - 11am-3:30pm. Demonstrations Monday 9th May.

The art work is striking andrefreshingly honest: sometimesquirky, often bold and alwaysinspirational. In some casescollaborative methods give riseto delightful or surprisingjuxtapositions. The work servesto remind us that our livesrefuse to fit into any neat orconvenient order and that art isa powerful way for us torecreate ourselves and ourexperiences in this infuriatinglyyet wonderfully chaotic world. Eight Bells is a support group for those whohave experienced mental health issues.

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About Fairfields Arts Centre and GalleryADDRESS Fairfields Arts Centre, Council Road, Basingstoke, HampshireRG21 3DH CONTACT Rosalind KarmazynTEL 01256 321621 EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.fairfields.org

DIRECTIONS Follow signs for Town Centre into the one-way system. At thetop of New Road, where the road forks right, go straight on into HackwoodRoad (signed Ring Road) and turn right into Southern Road. Fairfields ArtsCentre is at the end of this road opposite the church.

OPENING TIMES Mon, Tues, Wed and Thurs 9:30am – 8pm.Fris by appointment. Sats 9:30am – 1pm. Closed Bank Holidays.Admission Free.

Fairfields gallery programme ranges fromexhibitions with work by artists of the stature ofGoya, Hockney, Hirst and international artists, towork by new, young and local artists.

We also run a very strong programme of artsworkshops and classes. The exhibition for theperiod of Open Studios is still to be confirmed attime of writing, but please visit our website orphone or email us for details.

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Professional Artists and Emerging TalentADDRESS High Street, Whitchurch-on-Thames, Nr. Pangbourne, BerkshireRG8 7EX CONTACT Peggy Brodie TEL 0118 984 5893EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.modernartistsgallery.com

DIRECTIONS By car: M4 junction 12 to Pangbourne, left at The George Hotel,over the toll bridge into Whitchurch-on-Thames. Gallery is through villageon left opposite Hardwick Rd. Park in Hardwick Rd. By rail: 10mins walkfrom Pangbourne station.

OPENING TIMES Monday – Saturday 11am - 3pm or by appointment.

The Modern Artists Gallery representsprofessional artists and emergingtalent.

Please visit our website forinformation on artists and forthcomingexhibitions:www.modernartistsgallery.com

Gallery Curator: Katie NewmanGallery Director: Peggy Gibson Brodie

School visits encouraged.

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ExtravaganzaADDRESS Old Chapel Textile Centre, The Old Chapel, Main Street, NewGreenham Park, Newbury, Berkshire RG19 6HWCONTACT Linda Connell TEL 01635 38740EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.nationalneedleworkarchive.org.uk

DIRECTIONS From Newbury take the A339 towards Basingstoke. Turn left atthe second signposted roundabout for New Geenham Park, by theGreenham Peace Garden. The Old Chapel is 200 yards up on the right.

OPENING TIMES 3rd May to 29th May: 10am – 4pm Tuesdays toSundays during Open Studios Event.

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This Life . . .An exhibition in the café, West Berkshire Community HospitalADDRESS London Road, Benham Hill, Thatcham, Berkshire RG18 3ASCONTACT Alan Harding TEL 0118 971 2850EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.newburyartgroup.co.uk

DIRECTIONS Car - South entrance: From Newbury turn off A4 directly intosite. No right turn possible from Thatcham direction. North entrance andexit: has unlimited access and is located on Turnpike Road, off the GardenCentre roundabout on the A4.

OPENING TIMES Sun 1 May-Tue 31 May: 10am - 4pm.

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Newbury Art Grouphas chosen ThisLife… as its themeto give as wide areflection of itsworks as possibleand represents the

impact and experience of life as each member perceives them. The groupexhibits at the West Berkshire Community Hospital throughout the year withdonations going to the hospital charities. The exhibition in the café runsuntil the end of May. For more information on Newbury Art Group and futureexhibitions please see www.newburyartgroup.co.uk

The Old ChapelOpen Studiosexhibition this yearwill truly blossomwith a wonderfularray of textile andother related craftartists exhibiting anddemonstrating theirwork. Silk painting,mixed mediatextiles, tambourwork, embroidery,knitwear and artquilts are included inthe delights on offerfrom new andestablishedcontemporaryartists. SarahMoorcraft, ValTierney, SerenaNickson, Vikki Austand Valentina

Tikhonova are just some of the artists involved in this dynamic group event.Come and enjoy the exhibits and see work in progress, visit our tea room,or take one of the workshops available. See our website or phone forfurther details.

Textile artist Val Tierneyand dress designerMarsha Swanzy showTwo Faces of Design.Val says “Nature andorgaic forms areexpressed throughtexture, light and colourusing layers of silk.”Marsha is a dressdesigner with a range ofbespoke tailoredfashions to which shehas added a range offurniture and lifestyleaccessories.

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Two Faces of DesignADDRESS Newbury Central Library, The Wharf, Newbury, BerkshireRG14 5AU CONTACT Ruth Walker TEL 01635 519963EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.westberks.gov.uk/libraries


OPENING TIMES 9 - 26 May; Mon, Tues, Thurs: 9am-7pm. Wed, Fri: 9am-5pm. Sat: 9:30am-4pm.

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David Pawley Clock and Sundial Maker

Prestigious and unusual feature clocksADDRESS 8 Rosemary Terrace, Enborne Place, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 6BBCONTACT David Pawley TEL 01635 33519EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.towertime.co.uk

DIRECTIONS Take Mill Lane past Newbury Police Station, go straight acrossinto Bone Lane. Stone Circle and David Pawley’s Display is first building onthe right.

OPENING TIMES Open daily Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm andSaturday mornings 9am to 12.30.

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David Pawley MBHI -designer and creator ofimpressive outdoor clocks,prestigious reception logoclocks, plus special unusual,‘out of the ordinary’ featureclocks, together with largefeature sundials.

David warmly invites all tobrowse around ourinteresting display in the largeglass fronted Showroom of Stone Circle in Bone Lane. Come and beamazed at the range of our work, in unusual locations, worldwide.

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Knife EdgeADDRESS OpenHand OpenSpace, The Keep, 571 Oxford Road, Reading,Berkshire RG30 1HL CONTACT Ingrid JensenTEL 0118 942 6781 or 0118 959 7752EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.ohos.org.uk

DIRECTIONS Car: J12 of M4, east on A4 towards Reading, left at lights byCalcot Hotel, up Langley Hill, along Park Lane and School Road. Turn rightat the Victoria pub, down Norcot Road, turn right at roundabout at bottomof hill onto Oxford Road. Look for brick tower on right beside BrockBarracks. To park, turn south into Brock Gardens just before the tower, thenimmediately left and through gates into area behind The Keep. Bus: Alightat Brock Gardens stop on Reading Bus routes 15, 16, and 17. Train:Reading West Station then walk 1km west along Oxford Rd, or Readingmain station then take 15, 16 or 17 bus

OPENING TIMES Wed 18 May - Sun 22 May, 11am- 5pm,plus Fri 6-8pm. Preview: Tues 17 May 6-9pm.

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You areinvited toKnife Edge,an exhibitionof work bystudiomembers ofOpenHandOpenSpace.Meet theartists at thepreview onTues 17 May,6-9pm andfind out moreabout them,their work

and their unusualstudio complex.

OHOS is an artist-ledcharity that has for30 years providedstudio space,exhibitions,education activities,artist residencies,open studios andother events. Itworks with other artorganisations and thesurroundingcommunity toexplore ideas fromcontemporary artpractice, operating atlocal, national andinternational levels,and receives supportfrom ReadingBorough Council andClarks Legal.

The Keep is a GradeII listed Victorianarmoury andgatehouse, built in1877 and once partof the BerkshireRegimental Depot,Brock Barracks.

Participating Artists:Elaine Binns,Nick Garnett,Sarah Britten-Jones,Ingrid Jensen,Jon Lockhart,Kate Lockhart,

Anna Mitchell, Julian Gordon Mitchell, Bithja Moor, Petre Nikoloski,David Rodrigues, Julia Rogers.

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Open Studios WeekendADDRESS Project Workshops, Lains Farm, Quarley, Nr Andover, HampshireSP11 8PX CONTACT Richard Atkinson-Willes TEL 01264 889889EMAIL [email protected] www.project-workshop.co.uk

DIRECTIONS Project Workshops is located 5 miles west of Andover at Quarleyopposite Thruxton Circuit just off the A30.

OPENING TIMES Saturday and Sunday 7th and 8th May, 10am-5pm.

Project Workshops is a highly regarded centre for visual arts at Quarleynear Andover. The annual Open Studiosprovides a rare opportunity to visit the artistsin their studios and enjoy an inspiring array ofwork. Amazing glassmaking demonstrations.

Elaine Peto – Ceramicist, Jennie Gilbert –Potter, Mark Taylor and David Hill – RomanGlassmakers, Vivien Mallock – Sculptor,Amy Goodman – Sculptor, Talos Art Foundry– Bronze Foundry, Elizabeth Hodgson –Sculptor, Tim Chadsey – Furniture Designer,Soraya French – Artist, Peter Jaques – Artist

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A unique converted mill theatreADDRESS The Watermill Theatre, Bagnor, Nr. Newbury, Berkshire RG20 8AECONTACT Jan Ferrer TEL 01635 570913EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.watermill.org.uk

DIRECTIONS 3 miles north west of Newbury. Signposted from Sainsbury’s andRobin Hood roundabouts and from A4 junction with A34.

OPENING TIMES Please see the current Watermill programme

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Peace and TranquilityADDRESS Ramada Elcot Park Hotel, Elcot, Newbury, Berkshire RG20 8NJCONTACT Peter Bartlett TEL 0844 815 9060EMAIL [email protected] www.ramadajarvis.co.uk/hotels/elcotpark.aspx

DIRECTIONS From Newbury take the A4 west bound. In 4 miles pass theHalfway Inn, take the next right, signposted for the hotel which is located1⁄2 mile further on the right-hand side.

OPENING TIMES 5th May - 9th June; Sunday to Thursday: 10am - 4pm.

The theme of this year’sexhibition hosted by theRamada Elcot ParkHotel is Peace andTranquility which reflectsthe beautiful countrysidesurrounding this hotel aswell as the artistsdiverse and sometimesunexpected take on thistheme. Photographers,painters, printmakers,potters and jewellers

come together to form an exciting exhibition. All work is for sale.

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The Watermill Theatre has anational and internationalreputation. Its productions tournationally and internationally withmany transferring to the West End.The Watermill runs a vibrant andextensive youth and outreachprogramme. The theatre seats 220people within a stunning convertedmill situated in beautiful gardens.

“This rural idyll has quietly become one of the most admired and influentialtheatres in the country.” The Daily Telegraph

The visual arts are featured in the restaurant throughout the year. Silkpainter Helen Mortimer will be exhibiting 25th April - 27th June.

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Sandham Memorial Chapel

Stanley Spencer at BurghclereMural paintings inspired by the artist’s experiencesin the Great War as a soldier and medical orderly

ADDRESS Harts Lane, Burghclere, Newbury, Berkshire RG20 9JTCONTACT Amanda Findlay TEL 01635 278394EMAIL [email protected] www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sandham

DIRECTIONS Sandham Memorial Chapel is in Burghclere, south of Newbury.Follow brown signs from A34 and A339. The chapel is close to theCarpenters Arms on Harts Lane, telephone 01635 278251.

OPENING TIMES April to October, Wednesday to Sunday 11am to 5pm.National Trust members free, otherwise a small entry charge applies.

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Tucked among the hillsof the North HampshireDowns lies the SandhamMemorial Chapel basedon Spencer’s vision of aHoly Box to rememberthe ordinary soldier, anddedicated to the memoryof Lieutenant HarrySandham who died in1920, from malarialillness contracted during active service overseas.

The paintings contained inside the building are considered among hisgreatest achievement, a highly personal view of the Great War and uniquein British art. The juxtaposition of scenes of domestic activity in hospitalsand military duties provide a thoughtful frame for the powerful Resurrectionof the Soldiers which fills the East Wall.

As part of Open Studios 2011 we are again holding sketching classes atthe Chapel led by well known artist Jill Eisele. There is no charge forthese events.

Working as part of a small group, this is your chance to study the renownedmurals outside of normal public opening times using plain or colouredpencils. Materials supplied.

Dates: 1st group -10th May from 10:30am to 1pm; 2nd group - 17th Mayfrom 10:30am to 1pm; 3rd group - 24th May from 10.30 to 1pm.Age range: 18+. Number of places: 8.

Book early. Telephone: 01635 278394 (Sandham Memorial Chapel Office)Email: [email protected]

Websites: www.Nationaltrust.org.uk/Sandham, www.jilleisele.com

Wheelchair access and general provision for the disabled - please discussyour needs when booking.

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FindingsADDRESS West Berkshire Community Hospital, London Road, Benham Hill,Thatcham, Berkshire RG18 3AS CONTACT Christine StockwellTEL 01635 273300 EMAIL [email protected] www.berkshirewest-pct.nhs.uk


OPENING TIMES 4th May – 14th June: Mon - Sat 10:30am-4pm

The community hospital is renowned for fosteringthe arts as a means to aiding the healing process.Patients, staff and visitors are able to contemplatecontemporary art in the corridors and tranquilgardens of this sensitively designed building. Theexhibition comprises work in a range of mediaand styles by artists who have been selected fromthroughout the region.

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Talent and DiversityADDRESS Yew Trees Art Studio, Salters Heath Road, Monk Sherborne,Hampshire RG26 5HZ CONTACT Patsie O’Callaghan TEL 01256 850689EMAIL [email protected]

DIRECTIONS Monk Sherborne is situated between the A339 Basingstoke toNewbury road and the A340 Basingstoke/Tadley road, 4 miles NW ofBasingstoke

OPENING TIMES May 13,14,15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29,June 3, 4, 5; 12 noon - 6pm. May 12,19, 26, June 2; 4pm - 8pm

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Techique and Tradition at the Silk MillADDRESS Whitchurch Silk Mill, 28 Winchester Street, Whitchurch, HampshireRG28 7AL CONTACT Stephen Bryer TEL 01256 892065EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.whitchurchsilkmill.org.uk

DIRECTIONS South of Newbury off the A34 at the Whitchurch exit. Follow thesigns in the centre of town.

OPENING TIMES Open daily Tuesday to Sunday and bank holidays,11am-5pm.

Thriving on techniquesand traditions whichhave been practiced atWhitchurch Silk Millsince 1815, thecraftsmen still work onthe Victorian machinery.This is the oldestworking silk mill inBritain in its originalbuilding. The silkscontain almost any yarn- the weft in creating

fabrics for churches, fashion and reproducing historic fabrics. The millweaves taffetas, organzas, ottomans, satins and twills.

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Yew Trees Art Studio provides afocal point for a highly talentedgroup of artists, who are exhibitingtheir diverse and exciting work.

The exhibition showcases acornucopia of subjects, techniquesand skills, including the use ofwatercolour, acrylics, oil, ceramicsand unique fun jewellery.

The studio has recently run a beginner’s art course to encourage andinspire individuals to discover and develop their innate artistic talents -more courses to come.

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Japanese Art WeekADDRESS Curridge Primary School, Curridge, Thatcham, Berkshire RG18 9DZCONTACT Marilyn Dollard TEL 01635 200486EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.curridge.westberks.org

DIRECTIONS Take B4009 to Hermitage from Newbury. Turn left at Curridgesignpost and follow road around before turning left towards Winterbourne.The school is then signposted on the right.

OPENING TIMES Wednesday 25 May: 3.15 – 4.45pm (one day only).

Everyone is welcome to joinone of our art workshopsduring our art week, when wewill be embracing Japaneseculture and exploring variousart forms, including painting,textiles and ceramics. Thepaintings of wildlife artist inresidence, Andrew Cowdell,will be on exhibition and youare also free to work with himto create artwork inspired byJapanese woodblock prints. Please contact the school office between 9thand 13th May for information on workshops and to make a booking.

Exciting environmental art projectsADDRESS Hampstead Norreys Primary School, Hampstead Norreys,Thatcham, Berkshire RG18 0TR CONTACT Alex Butler TEL 01635 201371EMAIL [email protected] www.hnorreys.westberks.org

DIRECTIONS Enter the village from Hermitage, proceed over the old railwaybridge and the school is on the right 200 yards down the hill.

OPENING TIMES Tuesday - Thursday, 24 - 26 May; 3:15pm - 4:30pm

This year we will becreating 3D pieces ofart from recycledmaterials.

Come and join ourpupils in a range ofexcitingenvironmental artprojects, inspired byour beautiful grounds.

Art and Autism at Prior's Court SchoolDDRESS Prior's Court School, Prior’s Court Road, Hermitage, Thatcham,Berkshire RG18 9NU CONTACT Anna McPherson TEL 01635 247202EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.priorscourt.org.uk

DIRECTIONS Between Hermitage and Chieveley, opposite Newbury ShowGround entrance.

OPENING TIMES Sunday 19th June 2011 from 1pm - 4pm

Prior’s Court is a residential school for children with autism and home toover 300 contemporary works by some of the greatest names in British Art,on loan by founding patron Dame Stephanie Shirley. The Annual open dayis an opportunity to explore many of these wonderful works by artists suchas William Pye, Elisabeth Frink, Thomas Heatherwick and many more andsupport the work of a charity at the forefront of education and training inautism.

Open to the public. No booking necessary. Free Admission (donationswelcomed). Refreshments, bouncy castle, stableyard and classroom open.

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3D creativity with recycled materialsADDRESS The Willows Primary School, Pyle Hill, Greenham, Newbury,Berkshire RG14 7SJ CONTACT Alex Butler TEL 01635 42155EMAIL [email protected] www.willows.westberks.org

DIRECTIONS Turn off the A339 at Burger King. Turn towards the racecourseand then up Pyle Hill. School is on the right at the top of the hill.

OPENING TIMES Tuesday - Thursday, 17 - 19 May; 3:15pm - 4:30pm.

We are very excited to be joining the OpenStudios scheme this year. Our theme will becreating a variety of 3D work by usingrecycled materials.

Come and participate in some excitingenvironmentally friendly projects atThe Willows.

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Theale Green’s ArtDepartment will beopen for guests andvisitors to view arange of current ALevel artwork from 12– 4pm. The displaywill include a range ofvisual journalsdocumenting how thestudents develop theircreative skills duringthe academic year.Students will workingin the Art andPhotography studiosand will be happy todiscuss their work asyou tour our busydepartment.

Upcoming exhibitions: AS andA Level end of year show,provisional date June 15th2011. Please contact the artdepartment closer to the eventto confirm evening openingtimes.

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The development of creative skillsADDRESS Theale Green Community School, Church Street, Theale, Reading,Berkshire RG7 5DA CONTACT Andrew Wilson TEL 0118 930 2741EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.thealegreen.org.uk

DIRECTIONS From A4 turn towards Theale High Street/Village. The school isfound behind the village library ‘The Gateway’ on the outskirts of the villagecentre. (J12 M4 - school is 1 mile away). Map on website.

OPENING TIMES Open Day Saturday 7 May 2011: 12 – 4pm.

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Changing DirectionADDRESS Mary Hare School, Arlington Manor, Snelsmore Common,Newbury, Berkshire RG14 3BQ CONTACT Patricia McKennaEMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.maryhare.org.uk

DIRECTIONS From M4: Exit at Junction 13 signed to Newbury and follow thesigns for services. Then pick up signs for Donnington. Mary Hare/ArlingtonArts is signposted just over a mile down the road.

OPENING TIMES 3-26 May; Monday, Tuesday and Thursday; 2 - 5pm only.

The Art and Design Departmentwelcomes visitors to all areas oftheir studios. Students have createdexciting responses to a breadth ofthemes using a wide range of mediaand techniques. Each year thedepartment works with artists toextend their practice. This year wehave worked with an award winningarchitect's firm based in Belfast. Aselection of student work can alsobe seen at Arlington Arts.

Mary Hare is a national charity supporting the needs of profoundly andseverely deaf children and young people.

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DiversionsADDRESS West Berkshire Community Hospital, London Road, Benham Hill,Thatcham, Berkshire RG18 3AS CONTACT Helen MortimerTEL 07979 805908 EMAIL [email protected] www.helenmortimer.com


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Diverse and Creative work at GCSE and A levelADDRESS St Bartholomew’s School, Andover Road, Newbury, BerkshireRG14 6JP CONTACT Claire Knott WEBSITE www.stbarts.co.uk

DIRECTIONS Central Newbury. New school entrance is on Buckingham Road.The exhibition will be in Curnock Block.

OPENING TIMES Thursday 26th May; 6pm - 8pm.

Our Art students at St Bartholomew’sSchool always produce exciting andvaried work. The GCSE and A levelwork displayed shows their interestsand strengths, with concepts exploredand developed according to theindividual’s preferred style and methodof working. This has led to anexhibition of diverse and creativeresults, exploiting the potential ofdifferent media. Our new schoolbuilding will provide an idealenvironment to exhibit the studentswork to its best advantage.

Wheelchair access if informed inadvance.

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Diversions is a continuingprogramme of art and craftactivities provided forpatients attending DiversionalTherapy sessions at the WestBerkshire CommunityHospital. Staff at the hospitalwill be joined by artistsincluding Jane Dipple, HelenLunn, Sarah Moorcroft, HelenMortimer and Serena Nicksonto direct workshops in theirchosen disciplines. To include: mosaic, silk painting, drawing andjewellery making.

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Greenham Common Celebrations Reconnect

Greenham Common and its historic past was featured in our 2010education project. Young people from Park House School, Newbury and theWillows Primary School explored the common with great enthusiasm.Called Reconnect it was organised as part of the 10th anniversarycelebrations when the common was restored to the people of Newbury.The project was led by Julieann Worrall Hood a sculptor working withwillow and Tim Godwin, theatre artist. Their workshops were a specialmixture of music, movement, building willow structures and learning aboutthe environment of the common. A fine exhibition took place at NewburyCentral Library.

Open Studios EducationEgyptian Treasures at Highclere Castle

A Family Learning project

The amazing Egyptian Treasures at Highclere Castle provide the focal pointfor our 2011 education project. Imagine the excitement to be at Highclerewhere the Downton Abbey television series was filmed and to see incredibleworks of art from 3-5,000 years ago. Theatre artist Tim Godwin andsculptor Nick Garnett are working with 21 family members from 2 primaryschools, Chieveley County Primary School and Curridge Primary School.Adults and young people are learning side by side in practical workshopsinspired by the treasures. See it all through the camera lens ofphotographer Deborah Taylor in West Berkshire Central Library 13-25 June.

Image copyright Highclere Castle 2011

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Artists listed by discipline

65OpenStudios 2011 Disciplines

Artist books11 Mavina Baker

Ceramics14 Diana Barraclough

16 John Brazendale

24 Lauren Denney

13 Diana Devonshire

28 Martin Eastabrook

29 Geoffrey Eastop

14 Belinda Gizzi

54 Sue Mundy

55 Emily Myers

8 Sophie Waite

35 Janet Walton

14 Rowan Whimster

Design9 Hilary Arnold-Baker

6 Vikki Aust

33 Paul Forsey

58 Serena Nickson

74 Marsha Swanzy

Drawing20 Tom Cartmill

31 Richard Farrant

2 Sally Haynes

39 Robert M. James

7 Kathy Kavanagh

46 Nina Krauzewicz

64 Gill Reeve

73 Sara Sturgeon

Encaustic50 Susan Line

Film Making69 Joanna Derczynska

Furniture67 Mark Ripley

Glass4 Jo Arkell

2 Shirley Eccles

49 Sue Lashmar

72 Julie Smith

11 Jeannette Therrien

Illustration6 Vikki Aust

11 Mavina Baker

Jewellery25 Gay Crichton-Miller

15 Elisabeth Napier-Munn

56 Cathy Newell Price

60 Vivian Pare

Mixed media10 Mandi Bainbridge

13 Normandy Barcelo Soto

20 Tom Cartmill

30 Alison Edmonds

2 Margaret Hodges

41 Ingrid Jensen

42 Bernadette Jones

45 Kate Kessling

66 Maureen Riley

70 Julie Simmonds

73 Sara Sturgeon

75 Valerie Tierney

Multimedia44 Jenny Kiehn

Painting5 Katherine Attwell

59 Susanna Bailey

17 Sadie Brockbank

12 Julia Bowes

19 Charles Burns

8 Joanna Burton

18 Isabel Carmona-Andreu

20 Tom Cartmill

22 Jackie Cross

69 Joanna Derczynska

13 Diana Devonshire

26 Antonia Dewhurst

25 Jill Eisele

32 Robert Fitzmaurice

34 Bryan Gander

36 Pamela Grayburn

7 Pearl Hailstone

37 Christopher Hall

38 Michael Hall

39 Robert M. James

43 David H. Jones

7 Kathy Kavanagh

45 Paul Kessling

47 Susan Kirkman

46 Nina Krauzewicz

48 Demi Lang

2 Helen Lunn

47 Arran Miles

52 Sarah Moorcroft

53 Helen Mortimer

61 Anne Payton

2 Helen Peake

62 Dick Pelham

63 John Perkin

69 Sharon Perris

40 Penny Pinkard

15 Jacquie Piper

19 Gloria Pitt

56 Cathy Newell Price

9 Mary Rayner

64 Gill Reeve

65 Ann Richmond

66 Maureen Riley

68 Nick Schlee

64 Disciplines OpenStudios 2011

Artists listed by discipline

9 Elizabeth Scott

59 Kevin Scully

2 Verity Shaw

71 Jane Skingley

23 Rosemary Trigwell

76 Jane Vaidya

8 Nuala Whales

14 Susie Whimster

8 Jane Whitaker

77 Natasha Zavialov

Photography3 Jo Andreae

33 Paul Forsey

19 Anne Mackenzie-Webster

21 Mark Somerville

Printmaking11 Mavina Baker

20 Tom Cartmill

35 Gill Goodwin

47 Susan Kirkman

47 Arran Miles

9 Elizabeth Scott

70 Julie Simmonds

14 Susie Whimster

Sculpture17 Sadie Brockbank

21 Melissa Cole

69 Joanna Derczynska

2 Flora Gare

42 Bernadette Jones

64 Gill Reeve

65 Ann Richmond

2 Steve Somerville

73 Sara Sturgeon

Silk painting52 Sarah Moorcroft

53 Helen Mortimer

Textiles10 Mandi Bainbridge

27 Gill Banks

27 Sue Crook

15 Anna Johnson

42 Bernadette Jones

44 Jenny Kiehn

15 Mary Kinipple

40 Marianne Mohandes

52 Sarah Moorcroft

53 Helen Mortimer

58 Serena Nickson

69 Katie Penlington

40 Penny Pinkard

19 Gloria Pitt

72 Julie Smith

75 Valerie Tierney

Wire2 Jane Cannon

Woodturner23 Peter Cox

51 Tony Mercer

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Hands-On Workshops, Exhibitions,Schools and Colleges

Hands-on Workshops57 Jane Cannon: Wire sculpture - drawing in the air

57 Jill Eisele: Shape and Shading of Stanley Spencer’s works

at Burghclere

57 Sarah Moorcroft: Silk painting for children and their

accompanying adults

57 Michael Hall: Acrylics - from planning to the finished piece

57 Hilary Arnold-Baker: Papier Maché, an ancient art from the Orient

57 Mary Kinipple: Weaving without a loom

Events78 Artists in the Market Place

79 33rd Newbury International Spring Festival

80 The Making

Exhibitions1 Open Studios: INSIGHT 2011 The Open Studios Exhibition and

Scratching the surface, our legacy on the landscape: The Tandoori

Exhibition

81 Arlington Arts Centre: Received Wisdom

82 Caversham Art Trail

83 Artists at Queen Anne’s: Exhibition in the Elliot Art and Design Buidling

84 Benchmark: Hand made English Furniture

85 The Creek Gallery: Life, Energy and Structure

86 The Corn Exchange: Synthesis Visual artists interpret dance

and music

87 Eight Bells Art Group: Walking on the Moon

88 Fairfields Arts Centre: Fairfields Arts Centre and Art Gallery

89 Modern Artists Gallery: Professional Artists and Emerging Talent

90 Newbury Art Group: This Life… An exhibition in the café,

West Berkshire Community Hospital

91 Newbury Central Library: Two Faces of Design

92 David Pawley Clock and Sundial Maker:

Prestigious and unusual feature clocks

93 Old Chapel Textile Centre: Extravaganza

94 OpenHand OpenSpace: Knife Edge

95 Project Workshops: Open Studios Weekend

96 Ramada Elcot Park Hotel: Peace and Tranquility

97 Watermill Theatre: A unique converted mill theatre

98 Sandham Memorial Chapel: Stanley Spencer at Burghclere

99 West Berkshire Community Hospital: Findings

100 Whitchurch Silk Mill: Techique and Tradition at the Silk Mill

101 Yew Trees Art Studio: Talent and Diversity

Schools and Colleges102 Curridge Primary School: Japanese Art Week

103 Hampstead Norreys Primary School:

Exciting environmental art projects

104 The Willows Primary School: 3D creativity with recycled materials

105 Prior’s Court School for Autistic Children:

Art and Autism at Prior’s Court School

106 Theale Green Community School: The development of creative skills

107 Mary Hare School: Changing Direction

108 St Bartholemew’s School: Diverse and Creative work at GCSE

and A level

Residency109 Occupational Therapy Residency: Diversions

OpenStudios 2011 Workshops, Exhibitions, Schools and Colleges

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