BEVERLEY FOLKARD Textile/Mixed Media Artist

Contact me: bevtextart@aol.com

I live close to Southend-on-Sea in Essex, UK - although I was born and brought up in the county of Norfolk. I've stitched/created all my life, starting as a pre-school child turning the handle on gran's sewing machine. Circumstances didn't allow for a career in art or textiles, but it was following redundancy that I decided to embark on formal studies. One interest found another, and now most of my work combines elements from my interests in embroidery/surface decoration and paper arts - often with paper as my 'fabric' of choice.
For formal information click the side menu.

Current Projects :

I have finished with events in the diary for 2009 and now its time to move on with 2010! I have to plan for...
~ February I have an Exhibition at a Hospice. This is not a display for the public, but to brighten and enhance the environment for all users of the building.
Also February is submission time for the Burnham on Crouch Art Trail.
~ Summer - dates TBA Exhibition via the ERTF at Warner Archive, Braintree of work influenced by Owen Jones.
~ 19th-27th June Burnham on Crouch Art Trail.
~ 16th Aug-24th Sept My next SOLO at Rayleigh Mill Arts & Events Centre.
~ Also I hope that following the first Rochford Art Trail, it will become an annual event, so hopefully this will also get added to the calendar.
You may be relieved to know, that so far, apart from Art Trails, I only have one possible event in 2011.

~ I have set up a blog, its aim is to give another means to view my work. Its an additional compliment to this site, not a replacement or duplication.
www.fibre-reaction.blogspot.com

~ I've opened an online shop with Etsy - you can find it at http://www.FibreReaction.Etsy.com