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I create British botanical jewellery and keepsakes which originated from my children picking flowers from the garden and wanting to encapsulate the moment in something beautiful to wear. I use my own collection of flowers to create one-off pieces and take my clients special items, to create their own keepsakes, to save their memories in wearable pieces.

Growing up in rural Leicestershire, I was taught by my gran how to grow flowers. Now living in London, I have taken my small plot and turned it into a flower haven where many of my pieces start from seed. Throughout the year, I pick and dry my flowers which I then arrange in glass spheres with cocktail sticks and tweezers before sealing them from the elements in either silver or gold.

For more information about Lizzy visit her Harrow Open Studios page here.

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Sian is inspired by vintage suitcases overflowing with keepsakes, childhood memories and nature “I stitch and collage to achieve a painterly like quality with wonky edges, wavy lines and rogue stitches” My artwork is created from new and recycled fabric, paper and embellishments.

For commissions, workshops and further details visit her Harrow Open Studios page here.

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I am an artist working at Whitefriars Studios in Harrow. I trained in textile design and now specialise in silk painting and batik. I have built a collection of hand painted silk scarves and have had some commercially printed. Painting and drawing continue to be integral to my practice

For more information about Jane visit her Harrow Open Studios page here.

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Contemporary artist Palak Patel finds inspiration from her heritage and from everyday observed patterns and shapes. She enjoys working on large canvases with acrylics, gold and silver leaf along with heavy textures, resulting in light and depth in her pieces.

For enquiries, sales and commissions please contact palak by email palak@palakpatel.art or through her Instagram account @palakpatelart

For more information about Palak visit her Harrow Open Studios’ artist page here.

Artist of the Week: Colette Moscrop Read More »

Our artist Smita Sonthalia is showcasing her artworks with POP UP GALLERY, at Ealing Broadway.

Her beautiful floral collection on acrylics are there. Visit her for canvas paintings, art prints and greeting cards. She loves nature and her paintings are inspired by beauty in nature.

The exhibition runs from January 17 till January 31, 2022

Address – Pop Up Gallery, Ground Floor next to Tesco, ealing Broadway Shopping Center, Ealing W5 5JY

Website: www.smitasonthalia.com

Instagram: @smitasonthaliaart

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Recent work using photographic prints (cyanotype) on paper or fabric. I’m also using gold leaf with painted inks or watercolours and incised lines and cut out collaged elements. I’ve been studying maps of North Wales where my family are from and these topographic elements feature in this work.

How to contact me DM on Instagram katethomas_20

or email kateth@btinternet.com

For more information about Kate visit her Harrow Open Studios page here.

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Hello I am N L Ceramics, it stands for: Nicole Lyster making pots 😊 I work in my tiny garden studio in Harrow creating all things made of clay. I like my ceramics to be fun whether they are functional or sculptural, and I like them to have a story associated with their creation. It might be an educational story about how I make and glaze them, a social story about why they came into existence, or a psychological story about how their creation helps me process the events that affect my life. You can find more about me and my work on my Instagram page @nlceramics and through my website www.nlceramics.org

For more information about Nicole visit her Harrow Open Studios’ artist page here.

Artist of the Week: Nicole Lyster – N L Ceramics Read More »

The exhibition is in a lovely therapy clinic called the Forge on Stanmore Hill.

Address :

99 Stanmore Hill,

Stanmore HA7 3DZ

Artists: Batool Showghi, Chris Spellen, Morí Yamauchi, Anna Jyrkinen, John Richard Hewitt and Amma Gyan

Art 4 Wellbeing Winter Exhibition @ Stanmore Read More »

2020 was the year that the world as we knew it, was suspended due to the global pandemic. After a year spent following strict rules and guidance restricting movement, Project 21 documents Harrow residents as they began to exit another lockdown, to get a sense of how they coped and its effects. Shot in the Summer of 2021, the aim of the project aim was to collect the stories of the people of Harrow in lockdown and create an archive which could be seen by residents and wider audiences. These stories have been collated into an archive and are now being exhibited alongside photographic portraits so you can see the people behind the stories.

The exhibition runs from Friday 3 December 2021 until Friday14 January 2022.

Photographer: June Cadogan

Website: www.junecadogan.com

Instagram: @juneacad

Easter Holiday Camp with Smita Sonthalia Read More »

I am a ceramicist. I hand-built stoneware pieces, ranging from original, functional food safe serving bowls to sculptural pieces. A lot of my inspiration for my shapes, colours and textures are from the colours of the ocean and the corals found there.

My more modern swirl collections, are inspired by movement, and the lines of motion created when spinning. I don’t throw my pieces on a wheel. I love creating shapes and texture using moulds to start and then letting the shapes form, using coils, my hands and different tools to create shapes and texture.

Before I had my children, I was a graphic designer, working in advertising. Once I had my kids, I missed the creative outlet I had when working and decided to take an evening adult pottery class. This is when my love of pottery/ ceramics began… and I haven’t looked back!

I love creating an object, whether it is a functional bowl or a weird but interesting sculptural piece, which all started with just a ball of clay!

I can be contacted via:
Instagram: @kimdaviespottery
Facebook @kimceramicsuk
Mobile +447931346266