Textiles and Ceramics
by Jayne Townsend
Ceramic tile work
Embroidered batiks
Greetings cards
Work in progress
About the work
Embroidery, beads and batik - Tribal Head
Welcome
to my website. I hope you will enjoy viewing my work.
Every effort is made to keep this site up to date, last updated... 14/06/2008
ABOUT
THE ARTIST
I
am Head of Art and Design at Hope Valley College, (a Specialist Technology
and Arts College), in the Peak District and
have worked there for almost five years now. Prior to this, I had several
years out of teaching to raise my two young children, but I have been a
teacher of Art and Design since 1982. I have taught in Berkshire, London and Derbyshire.
However,
despite earning a living and raising a family, I have always been an
artist and have tried to maintain my own practice throughout my life and
career.
My
degree is in Art and Music and I studied at Nottingham. I am still a keen
musician, I play clarinet and soprano and alto sax, and I love performing
as a member of the bands and ensembles we have at Hope Valley College.
I
live with my husband and children in Buxton, we have lived in this lovely,
historic town for ten years now, but I am originally from a small village
in Nottinghamshire.
I
have never tried to exhibit any of my work, although I have always wanted
to. I have been focused on earning
a living (paying the bills whilst living in London was particularly
tough!), pursuing my teaching career and raising my children, but
I have now joined Derbyshire Open Arts and I am hoping to engage with many
more festivals and exhibitions in the near future, especially locally.
Web site created 22nd Feb 2008, updated 14/06/2008