open studios 2008
( 13th September – 5th October )Click on each area name to see artist details
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North Herts & Stevenage
Note: numbers correspond to locations on map
Krysia Michna-Nowak
Knowl Piece Gallery, 12 Knowl Piece, Wilbury Way, HITCHIN , SG5 0TYWilbury Way Industrial Estate, turn left at "Specialist Cars".
01462 893983
www.krysianowak.co.uk
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Krysia Michna-Nowak
PAINTING, PRINTING
01462 893983
www.krysianowak.co.uk
Overlaid mono-prints in acrylics. Decorative women, quirky cats, East European in sentiment.
Anne Songhurst
PAINTING
01462 626416
www.annesonghurst.co.uk
Still life oil paintings. Contemporary realism inspired by the Dutch and Flemish masters.
Karen Davies
GLASS
Oxford House, 33 Oxford Rd, BREACHWOOD GREEN , SG4 8NP
Oxford House is next door to Breachwood Green primary school.
01438 831012
www.karendaviesstainedglass.co.uk
Traditional and contemporary stained glass for domestic and public situations. Decorations, mirrors and panels as supplied to galleries nationwide.
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Thur/Fri/Sat 10am-5pm or by appointment
Vanessa Stone
DRAWING, ILLUSTRATION
20 Pix Rd, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 1PX
10 minute walk, 3 minute drive from
Letchworth train station.
07981 503383
www.vanessastone.net
Delicate and bold paper cut outs exploring bodies, buildings, love and passion.
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Sat/Sun 12noon-4pm • Tue/Fri 6-9pm or by appointment
Sue Lines
CERAMICS, SCULPTURE
Garden Room Gallery, 78 Bedford Rd, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY , SG6 4DU
From station cross bridge, left then right into Bedford Rd.
01462 6344573
sue78linesSPAMFILTER@hotmail.com
Garden planters to complement the plants they hold. Sculpture celebrating vibrancy of arabic architecture based on a visit to Morocco.
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Sat/Sun 2-5pm or by appointment
North Hertfordshire College
The Gallery@CFA, Centre for the Arts, North Hertfordshire College, Willian Rd, HITCHIN, SG4 OLSCrossroads junction of Willian Rd and Cambridge Rd. 01462 471035 07940 715870
www.nhc.ac.uk
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Rachel Matthews
MIXED MEDIA 3D
01462 471039
www.nhc.ac.uk
My work comments on contemporary consumer culture, studying our relationship with everyday objects and their perceived value.
Toby Lattimore
DRAWING, MIXED MEDIA 2D
01462 471039
www.nhc.ac.uk
Using mark making techniques to reveal hidden histories and codes within the fabric of our environment.
Trina Brady
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
01462 471039
chantellstephensonSPAMFILTER@hotmail.com
www.nhc.ac.uk
I wish….. Inspired as I considered the balance between work and play in our lives.
Chantelle Stephenson
PHOTOGRAPHY, PRINTING
07872 337286
chantellstephensonSPAMFILTER@hotmail.com
Based on images that evoke a special type of sentimentality and nostalgia, acting as a catalyst to memory.
Jeremy Boggon
MIXED MEDIA 2D, PHOTOGRAPHY
01462 471031
jboggonSPAMFILTER@nhc.ac.uk
A new direction of work combining image and text.
Anna Downer
GLASS, SCULPTURE
11 Gorst Close, (Off Broadwater Ave), LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 3HD
Footpath behind Plinston Hall from Morrisons Town Centre car park.
01462 675395
aliceannaworldSPAMFILTER@hotmail.com
Glass, wire, steel sculpture with Multimedia work in a variety of disciplines often using recycled materials.
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Sat/Sun 2-5pm or by appointment
Hazel Godfrey
SCULPTURE, WOOD
The Plough Inn, Pough Lane, Ley Green, Kings Walden, HITCHIN , SG4 8LA
Hitchin, Gosmore, Preston, right, Church Lane
1.2miles, left, Plough Lane.
07905 689602
hazelSPAMFILTER@witchazel.freeserve.co.uk
Art for gardens and more … Range of woven willow work: sculptural forms, wall pieces, unusual garden baskets. Lots for sale!
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Fri-Sun 12noon-6pm or by appointment
Peter Hamlett
MIXED MEDIA 2D, MIXED MEDIA 3D
Bury Farm House, The Bury, St Paul's Walden, HITCHIN , SG4 8BP
North on B651 from Whitwell,
left turn after 500 metres.
01438 871871
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07775 918717
www.peterhamlett.com
Refreshingly different innovative contemporary paintings and original prints “Art in Motion” DVDs and installations. Thought provoking sculpture.
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Thur-Sat 11am-7pm • Tue/Sun 2-6pm or by appointment
Paul Bainbridge
DRAWING, SCULPTURE
2 Lodge Farm Cottages, Sandon, Nr BUNTINGFORD, , SG9 0QH
A505 Baldock to Royston, right Wallington/Rushden, Left.
01763 288174
www.paulbainbridgesculptor.co.uk
Sculpture and drawings reflecting the expertise required to be a freelance portrait sculptor at Mme Tussauds’s for twelve years.
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Sat/Sun 10am-5pm or by appointment
Stoneyards Studio Group
Stoneyards, 20 High St, Pirton, HITCHIN , SG5 3PTHitchin to Pirton via B655, first right into Village.
01462 712302
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