Textiles and Ceramics
by
Jayne Townsend
Embroidered batiks Greetings cards
Machine and Hand Embroidery
Work in progress
About the work
Embroidery, beads and batik - Tribal Head
Welcome to my
website. I hope you will enjoy viewing my work.
If you have any comments or queries, please feel free to contact me:
Every effort is made to keep this site up to date, last updated... 26/06/2011
Come and see my work in the 'Gallery in the Gardens', Pavilion Gardens, Buxton; and Jarva Gallery, Whaley Bridge.
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 six
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 tenor 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.
Previously,I had never tried to exhibit any of my work, although I had
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 High Peak Artists and Craft Workers Association 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 26/06/2011