Whiteknights Studio Trail.

I'm taking part in Whiteknights Studio Trail this year as a guest. It's a well established event ( 17th year ) which takes place over the weekend of 10th & 11th of June.               The venue i'm in is a lovely barn, 37, Upper Redlands Rd. Reading RG1 5JE. There will be two others with me, Cathy Newell Price, jeweller, and Christine Brewster, basket maker. 
This year is the 110th anniversary of Frida Kahlo's birth. As a homage to her I have been making some simple little busts from recycled knitwear and hand stitching using the well recognised imagery of strong eyebrows and flowers in the hair. I love making them, they're quite small, 5" - 6" ( 12cm - 15cm ) easy to work on and portable for train journeys etc.
Lovely Frida, born July 6th 1907 in Mexico, in her lifetime she painted 143 pictures, 55 of them were self portraits. She was passionate about wearing traditional and locally made clothing and her sense of colour was stunning, rich magentas, blues, and reds and lots of embroidery and lace/ribbon trimmings. 
For more info on the studio trail www.studiotrail.co.uk @WhiteknightsStudioTrail