Meet Barbara, creative instructor for Feltworld-CreativeArts
Welcome to my website.
A little bit about myself as we all want to hear the artists story and find out what experience they have in their chosen subjects.
Living in Penkridge in the heart of Staffordshire UK, surrounded by canals and Cannock Chase, is a great source of creative inspiration as I love walking and can lose myself for hours walking.
I am a practicing artist/teacher working in textiles and painting. I love to share my knowledge I have chosen specialist creative areas in: wet feltmaking, needle felting, painting with hot beeswax alcohol inks. Plusgelli plate printing.
As you will see in my gallery I particularly love using colour as I have been inspired by the art and textiles on my many travels to countries like Bali, Bangkok, Mexico, Morocco and more.
My Art training.
Foundation in Art & Design- Btec, 3 year Degree in Art & Design then I gained a teaching qualification.
I am a member of the SAA, Artist Newsletter, International Felt Society and the Batik Guild Worldwide
I have loved all forms of art since a young girl,whether textiles, painting, printing, weaving and touched on glass art.
My previous background was as a Interior designer, running a small interior design business from my workshop in my garden for many years.
I loved to renovate houses, completing four small properties over 20 years, I was not shy of a sledge hammer or fitting kitchens..... So you could say that I have been very self motivated and never afraid to throw myself in the deep end to make a better life for my daughter and myself.
For 16 years I taught part time in Further Education, SEN, Textiles and Art. I enjoyed teaching as an Artist in Residence in primary and secondary schools, It was great fun creating large wall-hangings out of woolly fibres and recycled materials.
I left my teaching position in 2016 to concentrate on my this teaching business and my own art work.
My workshops are run all year and I will pop a date on to suit two + people. See Workshop
I am happy to answer your questions via the contact page.
Exhibitions: NEC Birmingham - MAC- Birmingham - Staffordshire Art Society
Private commissions -Many UK clients - Japan - Austrailia - Germany