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I would describe myself as a city dwelling country girl – whilst spending many years working in London following a career in publishing design, as a farmer’s daughter my heart is fuelled by all things natural, and hand crafted. I work from my cabin studio, next to an unkempt plant and creature filled pond at the bottom of my garden, I am both calmed and driven by the natural beauty that surrounds me.

As an experienced designer and art director, I have worked across a broad range of magazines over the years – from client-based contract publishing to fast paced newspaper weeklies, from glossy interior monthlies to glamorous haute-couture and stylish textile specials.

After more than decade of raising a family and exploring other areas of art and design, such as print making and ceramics, I am growing these budding creative seeds while also nurturing other people’s creative ideas. I became involved in education nearly a decade ago and am currently working in two prestigious schools in the area, supporting our young local creatives to expand and explore their minds and ideas. Every day is like a foundation course when you support young minds over the course of their learning and creating… and I LOVE it!

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

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Ashima juxtaposes graphic simplicity with painterly strokes. Her work is based on conceptual art and shows some attributes of expressionism, surrealism and feminism, and is blended with spiritual and psychological content.

Website: www.ashimaart.com

About the woman series

The woman series is symbolises the inner-strength of girls and women, their resilience, and their ability to change and affect change in the lives of those around them.

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

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Kerry is a freelance illustrator working out of her studio at Harrow Arts Centre, Hatch End.  She creates custom illustrations for a variety of uses and always welcomes new opportunities to collaborate.

Her designs are inspired by the spontaneous fluid splashy nature of watercolour and the feelings of freedom, energy and grace in dance.

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

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“I make sculptures and drawings inspired by the colour, movement and diverse quirkiness of the sea’s fragile gardens. My practice is centred around the tactile process of manipulating and stitching into a variety of media; juxtaposing contrasting textures.”

Contact details are available in the bio: @not_enough_yellow or Samantha-harvey.com.

I also run stitching and mentoring workshops, primarily for children and young people: @stitch.sam or www.stitch.club

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

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‘ONE FOR THE WOMEN” EXHIBITION IN MILE END, EAST LONDON

Smita Sonthalia was delighted to hear that her series of paintings entitled’ Life of Women’ had been selected by Dark Yellow Dot Gallery, London for the group exhibition ‘One for the Women’ in celebration of Women’s Month and International Women’s Day,

‘One For The Women’ will run from Monday 28 February – Friday 1 April, 2022

at the Genesis Cinema, 93-95 Mile End Rd., E1 4UJ

To see Smita’ artwork click on www.smitasonthalia.com

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Colette Moscrop is a textile designer, screen printer and stitcher, bringing together modern design and traditional crafts.

Using embroidery in her work to create texture and movement, Colette creates original textile collages and quilts to be used and loved.
For more information, to buy fabric or collages or find a free tutorial, head to https://www.colettemoscrop.com.

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

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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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