Open Studios at the PaperWorks

The Paperworks Open Studio offers inspiration to visitors
Caroline Lumb and Hillary Taylor open their Paperworks studio to the public on 12th-13th, 16th, 26th-27th Sept. 2015 this year as part of Herts Open Studios, offering an immersive experience for all things paper, mixed media, textiles, calligraphy and drawing. Visitors are very welcome to look around, ask questions, enjoy refreshments or just watch work in progress. For those who prefer a more hands-on approach there are demonstrations, mini-workshops and make-your-own opportunities.
The Open Studios brochure says Caroline Lumb: Working mainly with dyed paper and textiles, her current work depicts abstracted landscapes, and details of everyday objects, developed from sketches. Hillary Taylor: Well-known for pen/paper drawings that capture the essence of a place, her mixed media work has paper at its heart and is also widely exhibited.
But what can you really expect? With Caroline transporting her personal fine art studio to Harpenden, synergies between the two art practices deliver a fascinating space to explore. There is perhaps something for everyone, from art and inspiration materials, through degree pieces and work in progress` to finished work, including:
- Individual bead jewellery pieces
- (Fine art) textile hangings and other textile fabrications
- Felted examples, including a hat and bag
- Studio pieces including portraits on steel (rusting process)
- Acrylic and mixed media work on canvas
- Wide-ranging sketchbooks, idea pages, practice pieces
- Handmade books
- Portfolios of drawings, paintings, screen prints, mixed media
- Framed/unframed originals: drawings, asemic calligraphy, textiles, paper, mixed media
- Framed and unframed signed limited edition fine art giclee prints
- Wall hangings made from acrylic rods and dyed paper
- Blank greetings cards
On top of this, there are hands-on experiences and demonstrations suitable for adults and children alike, including:
- using watercolour pencils
- weaving with newspaper or other papers/materials
- asemic or non-language calligraphy
- mixed media, including using found objects
- scanning art and colouring on a computer
- using a graphics tablet or other tech to create or edit simple artworks
- colour your own (drawings or items from our sketchbooks)
In addition, there specific opportunities for adults and children make their own (framed or unframed) small piece art to take away. Prices range from £5-£10
- Woven (news)paper and other materials or objects pieces
- Mixed media (paper, textiles, found objects)
- Pastel crayon, watercolour pencil

Visitors are very welcome at the Paperworks (#32 in the Open Studios Brochure) at published Open Studios day or time. Entry is free.

For more information visit http://www.hvaf.org.uk/Open-Studios/Open-Studios-2015/Harpenden