Venue 7 - the Methodist Church
Emma Holden graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2003, after completing a Masters Degree in Painting. She worked as a London based artist and has exhibited her work throughout London, Aberdeen and in various European cities.
Emma moved to Bristol in 2008,and in 2010, she took a short break from her artistic creativity, to start a family.
Her recent work incorporates her passion for nature and organic structures. However the subject matter is more representational than her previous work which was often abstract in nature, taking the form of drawing, sculpture and gallery based installations
Emma has begun experimenting with lino print , she creates distinctive designs of iconic woodland creatures such as the owl and the fox which she hand prints onto notebooks and cards.
Emma moved to Bristol in 2008,and in 2010, she took a short break from her artistic creativity, to start a family.
Her recent work incorporates her passion for nature and organic structures. However the subject matter is more representational than her previous work which was often abstract in nature, taking the form of drawing, sculpture and gallery based installations
Emma has begun experimenting with lino print , she creates distinctive designs of iconic woodland creatures such as the owl and the fox which she hand prints onto notebooks and cards.
She has recently returned to painting; continuing with the woodland theme. Her first two paintings in this series are of a hare sitting in the daisies and a fox amongst the foxgloves. She will be selling limited edition archival prints of her paintings at the Art trail.
Emma began teaching art and design workshops to children and adults in 2013. She intended them to focus on printmaking, collage and bookbinding. However, along the way she experimented with a needlefelting workshop, and since then she hasn't looked back.
'The children and adults find the process theraputic, and wool is such a fabulous, tactile and recyclable material to work with,' says Emma.
Emma's work has always focused on process. She enjoys transforming materials, almost as a kind of lenghthy endurance test, to create something meticulously rendered. Needlefelting has proved the perfect three-dimensional outlet for Emma's process based passion. She sells some of her creations in the shop and has created a series of needlefelting kits from beginner through to advanced skill levels. These kits will be availabe to buy at the trail and are recommended for ages 8 and upwards.
email: [email protected]
website: curiousbeasties.com
mobile: 07881 596476
facebook: www.facebook.com/designandmake1
Emma began teaching art and design workshops to children and adults in 2013. She intended them to focus on printmaking, collage and bookbinding. However, along the way she experimented with a needlefelting workshop, and since then she hasn't looked back.
'The children and adults find the process theraputic, and wool is such a fabulous, tactile and recyclable material to work with,' says Emma.
Emma's work has always focused on process. She enjoys transforming materials, almost as a kind of lenghthy endurance test, to create something meticulously rendered. Needlefelting has proved the perfect three-dimensional outlet for Emma's process based passion. She sells some of her creations in the shop and has created a series of needlefelting kits from beginner through to advanced skill levels. These kits will be availabe to buy at the trail and are recommended for ages 8 and upwards.
email: [email protected]
website: curiousbeasties.com
mobile: 07881 596476
facebook: www.facebook.com/designandmake1