Havant Arts Centre

After taking early retirement Helen took up silk painting and beading as hobbies. She has had considerable success at craft fairs and then taught craft at an adult education college. Having limited vision she prefers close work, so beading and designing are ideal and she now has fifteen years of experience. Her choice of materials is delicate and seed beads along with bugles and gemstones. Gold and silver ear wire is used for the earrings.

Beverley Harris
As one of our regular exhibitors Bev continues to show her fabulous work
Beverley specialises in textiles such as reverse appliqué, fabric manipulation, machine embroidery and feltmaking. Her work is currently in felt which she uses to make wall hangings, bags, brooches and handmade cards.Beverley finds inspiration from other cultures such as Aboriginal, Indian and African, as well as nature and surface pattern.

July
Jane Abbott

August
Berkshire Designer Jewellers, the Berkshire Branch of The Association for Contemporary Jewellery, is a group of local Jewellers and Silversmiths formed to exchange skills and share services.

“Our art is diverse in expression encompassing both contemporary designs and more traditional approaches.”
Beverley Bartlett
Daniela Dobesova
Jane Tadrist
Louise Bryan
Robin Claridge
Janet Richardson

September/October
To coincide with the Havant Literary Festival
A group influenced by text:
Pete Levy’s pots
Stephanie Renwick and her beautiful silver jewellery inscribed with text
Sharon Lock and her exquisite bespoke artists books
Mike Elsom with his unusual books based on journeys
Jacky Dillon will also be showing her self-published books
Kate O’Connell will be displaying her large glass structures influenced by text