Petra Turner

Petra Turner Contemporary Artist

Fine artist specialising in recycled materials through paint, textile processes and sculpture inspired by a lifetime of living beside the sea.

Also with a background of home interior furnishings, she designs and makes bespoke lampshades, cushions, throws and rugs for the contemporary home.

Initially, after completing her Arts degree, she worked and exhibited from a studio at Cockington Court in the late 1990's. Then in 2005-7 had a studio in Totnes. Petra
moved back to Cockington in 2016 for 3 years, to a studio at Seachange where she not only exhibited her work, she also ran classes and workshops.

She has taught workshops and courses at South Devon College Adult Education at Torquay, Paignton and Brixham since 2008.

Petra now works from her home studio and is looking forward, once Covid restrictions are safely lifted, to running courses and classes from 1 day workshops to residential textile mini- break retreats.

My Location

Tormount Cottage

58, Barton road Torre Torquay
TQ1 4DW

Telephone: 07803 842 989
Email: petra5@sky.com

Profile Details

My News

Facemasks for Easter / <span itemprop="startDate" content="2021-02-15T00:00:00Z">Mon 15 Feb 2021</span>Facemasks for Easter / Mon 15 Feb 2021

After 3 happy years at Cockington, I am now back in my home studio. The pandemic causing me, along with lots of others to try and think of ways to remain productive when there are no exhibitions to work towards...and I'...

I&apos;m moving back to Cockington Court!!! / <span itemprop="startDate" content="2016-07-12T00:00:00Z">Tue 12 Jul 2016</span>I'm moving back to Cockington Court!!! / Tue 12 Jul 2016

Exciting news for me is that after nearly 20 years, I'm moving back into a studio at Cockington Court! I will be at Seachange Studio 5, from August. Some of you may remember my small studio in the main Court build...

My Events

Textile Art classes starting September 2016 / <span >Tue 20 Sep 2016</span> to <span itemprop="endDate" content="2017-03-17T00:00:00Z">Fri 17 Mar 2017</span> <span>(6 months)</span>Textile Art classes starting September 2016 / Tue 20 Sep 2016 to Fri 17 Mar 2017 (6 months)

Check out South Devon's Adult Education brochure for times and dates of new textile art, No Stress Quiltmaking, Boro Quilting and Rag Rug making classes. All starting soon at the Torquay site.

Inside Trail / <span itemprop="startDate" content="2016-08-03T00:00:00Z">Wed 03 Aug</span> to <span itemprop="endDate" content="2016-09-10T00:00:00Z">Sat 10 Sep 2016</span> <span>(1 month)</span>Inside Trail / Wed 03 Aug to Sat 10 Sep 2016 (1 month)

I'm am delighted once more to be exhibiting at the gallery at TAAG in Teignmouth as part of Inside Trail this year.