I am a multimedia schitzophrenic. I work in any medium that will enhance the experience of creating, and seeing. I paint, draw, make beaded items and chainmaille, create felted images and would be nothing without my beloved  photography…
Why stand in front of someone else’s shop window, yearning- create your own!

Location: Dover
Website: www.sjs-artandsoul.com
Contact: sharon@sjs-artandsoul.com

Love painting, love creating textiles using a variety of sewing, painting, dyeing and embellishing techniques.
Still lifes featuring beds, fabrics, windows with weird reflections, dynamic fiery landscapes have all featured in my recent exhibitions of paintings.  My textiles are inspired by the colour or compositions of my favourite artists, or by my travels around the world.

A selection of my art textile pieces will be on show at ‘Artoco’, 33a High Street, Ticehurst, East Sussex TN5 7AS, as part of an exhibition called “Threads” which runs from 23rd June – 10th July 2010.

My latest commission is the painting of a 40 foot wall mural for a nursery in London, and I’m hoping this will lead to further work, painting both inside and outside.

My paintings will be on show as part of the Adhoc Art Company’s exhibitions at the following venues this summer:
*  The Pilgrims Hospice, Canterbury – until September;
20% of all sales donated to the Hospice.
*  Walletts Court Country Hotel, Spa and Restaurant, Westcliffe, St. Margaret’s, nr. Dover – 1-30 July, as part of their season of Comtemporary Art Exhibitions: ”Creative Coastline”.
*  Chimeara Gallery, Tontine Street, Folkestone, new paintings will be on show as part of their next exhibition ‘Summer Breeze’ during August.

My own studio at White Cliffs Bungalow, The Front, St. Margaret’s Bay (up on the cliffs overlooking the Channel, between the Lighthouse and the Bay), will be open most weekends to view a selection of paintings and smaller textiles between 9 – 6.  Do drop in if you are walking along the cliffs, or phone 01304 851867 in advance to make sure of opening if you are travelling some distance.

Location: St. Margaret’s Bay, near Dover
Website: www.joanweston.co.uk
Contact: joanwestonquilts@hotmail.com