insideKENT Magazine Issue 63 - June 2017 | Page 33

shapes of flower and foliage in a garden
border, or rocks, waves, splashes, waterfalls,
and snowflakes, or to describe the surface of
a drystone wall, the structure of a clump
of bracken, a bank of reeds, or a gnarled,
twisted tree.
It’s the South East Open Studios exhibition
this month. Can you tell us a little about it?
Now coming up to its 21st year, this event
involves over 250 artists opening their studios
to visitors over three weeks in June, from 9th
to 25th. I have been taking part for 12 years,
and I have always shared a studio with friends
Felicity Flutter and Louisa Crispin, which works
well for us. We are open from 17th to 25th.
There is a free guidebook which gives details
for each artist, area by area, throughout Kent
and East Sussex, with opening times and
maps. This information is also available on
the website www.seos-art.org.
What has been your proudest artistic
achievement to date?
There have been a few brilliant moments over
the years, such as having one of my best
engravings exhibited at the Royal Academy
Summer exhibition and seeing it covered in
dozens of red spots, the whole edition sold
out. Another was being invited to demonstrate
at Art in Action at Waterperry in Oxfordshire,
and having people queueing up to talk to me.
What does the rest of 2017 hold in store
for you?
I have a busy time coming up with lots of
events for the rest of the year, I have been
invited to be a guest artist at the Pilgrims Way
art exhibition at the tithe barn in Lenham in
May, then SEOS in June, and three craft shows
with the Sussex Guild in late summer and
autumn, along with one or two group
exhibitions one with Guildford Arts in July,
and Kent Painters in October. I will try and fit
some engraving in between.
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