23 of Shrewsbury’s artists, illustrators and designer-makers open their doors to the public. Full booklet including a map will be available in June from the Visitor Information Centre at Rowley’s House, Theatre Severn and the Old Market Hall, or by phoning 01743 359000 or 01746 118420.
Jill Leventon
English Bridge Workshops, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury SY2 6AD
Tel: 01743 289946
Email: jill.leventon@btinternet.com
I work with metal and enamel, often manipulating the metal before decorating the pieces with enamel to create unique
and highly individual jewellery and three dimensional forms. Much of the work is experimental, using extremely high firing temperatures, causing the enamel and metal to interact in unusual and unpredictable ways.
Ann will be showing recent paintings of various Shropshire buildings and portraits. An experienced portrait artist who has exhibited with the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and in the BP portrait exhibition. Commissions are welcomed.
Sue Campion
32 Underdale Rd, Shrewsbury, SY2 5DW
E-mail: suecampion@mac.com
Sue Campion studied at Nottingham University and then travelled widely, spending considerable time in Spain, where she applied her skill painting colourful Andalusian landscapes. She now lives in Shropshire and paints rural England with the same accomplished sense of design and expertise.
Donatella works with mixed media and textiles creating images of narrative quality. Most recently she has been
working with acrylics and collage illustrating children’s books. In all of her work there is an element of humour, timeless scenes of everyday life filtered through imagination. Her textured collages and quirky fabric pictures have been exhibited widely. Her textiles have been featured in a recent publication by Laurence King, Textiles Now.
Rachel Curteis
13 Longden Gardens, Shrewsbury SY3 7EG
Tel: 07983 344099
Email: rachelcurteis@gmail.com
Natural plant forms underlie much of Rachel’s work. This year she is showing mainly images made from
luxurious silk paper... but other media may also make a surprise appearance.
Dave West
4 Gorse Lane, Bayston Hill, SY3 0JJ
Tel: 01743 872430
Email: DWest15706@aol.com
DIVIDING LINES: new photos exploring East Anglian coastal towns – and discovering the unexpected and unusual beauty to be found wherever human enterprise makes its mark.
Heather Prescott
Willowbrook, Church Road, Meole Brace,
Shrewsbury SY3 9HQ Tel: 01743 249637
Email: heather_prescott@btinternet.com
Original prints, artists books and watercolour paints. My work is mainly figurative created with wood and lino cuts, collographs, monoprints, collage, drawings and paintings. My inspiration comes from observing people: their
appearances, communication and interactions. I also draw on storytelling, myths, histories, memories shared and traces left.
Michael Priest
Southfield, Meole Brace, Shrewsbury SY3 9HQ
Tel: 01743 356654
Oils, watercolours and monotype prints. I usually begin with a series of small watercolours, painted in the landscape, in which I try to define sensations of time and place. From these initial responses I select and develop ideas in sketchbooks and drawings to clarify directions for the larger paintings.
Mike R. Hatch
Mike’s Art School, The Belfrey Arts Centre, Princes Street, Wellington, Telford TF1 1JG
Tel: 01952 593445 Mobile: 07773 318065
Email: mikehatchartist@btinternet.com
Website: www.mikesartschool.co.uk
Mike is a portrait and landscape artist whose drawings and paintings include watercolour and oils. An opportunity to see his work and his studio where he also provides tuition in painting and drawing.
Julie Hedges
49 St James Road, Shrewsbury SY2 5YJ
Tel: 01743 340701
Email: julie.hedges@virgin.net
Website: www.juliehedges.co.uk
Julie is an experienced weaver, braidmaker and teacher. Since 1991 she has been researching the Indian technique
of Ply-Split Braiding, used traditionally for animal harnesses and has developed it to make necklaces, bracelets, accessories and also sculptural pieces. Julie gives talks and workshops in Ply-Splitting and Indian textiles. She has exhibited and sold her work in the UK and abroad and works to commission.
Linda Edwards
5 Quarry Place, Town Walls, Shrewsbury SY1 1JN
Tel: 07767 828639
Email: linda.c.edwards@btinternet.com
Website: www.lindaedwards.co.uk
Linda Edwards is an optimistic and inspiringillustrator who makes wonderfully vibrant images. Using intense colour and a decorative style, she creates uplifting artwork that offers escapism from the everyday grind. You will see her illustrations on many and various items, from greetings cards to art prints, ceramics, fabrics and children’s books. Open Studios is a chance to come and visit her bright, colourful studio next to the Quarry Park.
Carola Fielden
10 Belle Vue Gardens, Belle Vue, SY3 7JG
Tel: 01743 355079
Email: carolasw@talktalk.net
A selection of designs for printed textiles, relief and screen, for use as garments and small domestic objects. Keith Ashford’s work will also be displayed. He is a sculptor who works in stone and wood. He has makes sculpture and furniture for gardens and other spaces. His gallery work includes modern mediums such as electronic automata.
Beverley Fry
Fry on the Wall Studio, Marsh Barn, Barrow Road, Much Wenlock TF13 6PN
Tel: 01952 728576
Email: art@beverleyfry.co.uk
Website: www.beverleyfry.co.uk
Beverley often draws inspiration for her work from Shropshire landscape. She paints skillfully with watercolor, mixed media and in oils, exhibiting widely, (London, Paris and USA). At the studio you’ll see a wide range of work, prints and cards. Beverley will share with you her current passion for painting sheep, cattle, flowers and people.
Mick Gilmore
Two Pines, Blakemore’s Bank, Bayston Hill Common SY3 0ED
Tel: 01743 872196
Email: mickgilmore@yahoo.com
Website: www.mickgilmore.com
Mick Gilmore’s studio is at his home, 3 miles south of Shrewsbury. His work is mainly contemporary landscapes but also includes some bold figure and life drawings. He uses acrylic and pastel to capture the influence of light on the landscape and create mood or atmosphere. A visit to Mick’s studio gives you the opportunity to wander round his interesting garden with its fruit trees, terracing and organic vegetable plots. Then enjoy a glass of wine on the raised decking, looking out over the garden. Donations for Amnesty International.
Neill Mapes
Two Pines, Blakemore’s Bank, Bayston Hill Common SY3 0ED
Tel: 07875 521798
Email: neillmapes@btinternet.com
Website: www.neillmapes.com
Working with green wood from native, sustainable sources has helped me develop as a woodland artist. Examples of work and photographs will show my appreciation of previous generations of woodland craftpersons. On display with be digital artwork, acrylic canvases and examples of hedgerow furniture and sculpture using a variety of techniques.
Andrew Howe
5 Park Avenue, New Street, Shrewsbury SY3 8JG
Tel: 07808 726548
Email: andrew@andrew-howe.com
Website: www.andrew-howe.com
From a new studio built using sustainable techniques, Andrew produces paintings, photography and constructed reliefs with a variety of media and found materials. He is interested in how people interact with rural and urban environments. Andrew’s work is often multi-layered, reinterpreting natural and architectural forms using geometry, rhythm, and transition.
Mark Hulcoop
English Bridge Workshops, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury SY2 6AD
Tel: 07784 729453
Email: mhulcoop@hotmail.com
Mark Hulcoop, originally from Devon, now resides in Shropshire. He works in both pastel and oils. Whilst living in Devon he spent many hours hiking across Dartmoor and it was this landscape, desolate yet evocative, which inspired him to paint. Since moving, he has applied these skills to the landscapes of Shropshire and Welsh hills. For Open Studios 2010 he is adding to the rich mix that is the English Bridge Workshops.
Nathalie Hildegarde Liège
Studio 4, English Bridge Workshops, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury SY2 6AD
Tel: 07846 426080
Email: nlarts06@googlemail.com
Website: www.nl-art-s.co.uk
Visitors will have the opportunity to view a presentation of the completed architectural glass commission for St. Luke’s Church, a catalogue of previous commissions, portraits on glass and Nathalie Hildegarde’s latest photographs, oil paintings and other artwork.
Saturday 3 July, 4.30–5.15pm
The English Bridge Workshops, talk and slide show: St Luke’s Church Windows, Architectural Glass and research £2 concessions £1.
Pat Jones
English Bridge Workshops, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury SY2 6AD
Tel: 01743 366580
Email: thepurpledoor@hotmail.co.uk
Although my practice has its roots in drawing and painting, currently my preoccupation is with digital photography. My
work is influenced by the painter Edward Hopper and the digital photographer Philippe Chancel. I travelled to Asia in 2009 to explore traditional and modern Asia and the global influences on its community and culture.
Parker and Arrol
The Studio, Rear of 38 Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury, SY1 1XF
Tel: 01743 366176
Email: parkerandarrol@btinternet.com
The mother and daughter team design and make handpainted fabrics. They are specialists in silks and silk
velvets, producing individually designed items for retail outlets, private commissions, interior designers and architects.
Fergus Reid
14, Coton Crescent, Shrewsbury SY1 2NY
Tel: 07967 757603
Email: fergusreid@btinternet.com
Fergus Reid takes photographs that fall into two categories: semi-abstract work that relies on the relationship of colour and form, and colourful photographic representations of the landscape. He is particularly interested in flattening space in the photographic image and lists the photographer Aaron Siskind as one of his main influences. Fergus also creates oil paintings that explore the formal qualities of the Shropshire landscape.
Rod Shaw
32 Kemps Eye Avenue, Belle Vue, Shrewsbury SY3 7QW
Tel: 01743 248523
Rod Shaw has a fascination with landscape and legend and sees it as an unending source of material for his paintings.
Jane Wilson
24 Oak Street, Belle Vue, Shrewsbury SY3 7RQ
Tel: 01743 352 770 Mobile: 07745 587 883
Email: jane.wilson30@btinternet.com
I work only with reclaimed materials -mainly wood, metal and plastic. I use the materials as my palette, giving my
work a painterly and tactile quality. I make small sculptural constructions, abstract wall panels creating forms and patterns and, occasionally, small pieces of sculptural furniture.