Artist Studios
Call in and see our artists and makers creating original and commissioned work from their studios.
Haddenham Arts Centre is home to a selection of talented artists and makers . The studios are independently accessible from the main building and provide a secure and supportive environment to create and meet customers. Please contact the artists independently to ensure they are on site if you are planning on making a special visit. We also have two larger workshop spaces available for hire on a day or half day basis.
STUDIOS TO RENT:
If you wish to register an interest in studios as they become available please contact us to be placed on our waiting list. We are a VERY friendly and supportive creative community here at the Arts Centre.
Anna Osborne
Welcome to The Speculating Rook, home to textiles for the curious and discerning. A place where you can find beasts for almost every occasion – lapwing to long-horn beetle, foxes, badgers, buzzards and the occasional heraldic lion can all be found here waiting to be chosen for your home.
Anna established The Speculating Rook in 2014. Following a training in ceramics she has now found her niche in her new studio with an enormous collection of mismatched textiles, an old sewing machine and a whippet.
Opening hours -
Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 4pm
Please call first if making a special trip.
Phone - 07854 045576
Email - anna.osborne3@btinternet.com
Ann Biggs
Ann is a professional artist and illustrator of some 30 years experience, specialising in wildlife and natural history subjects, working mainly in watercolours.
Many of Ann's paintings reflect her interest in watching and recording the wildlife she sees around her.
Ann is open for commissions. Her original paintings, prints and cards are for sale and visitors are always welcome.
Opening hours -
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10am to 4pm
Friday and Saturday by appointment.
Phone - 07808 628222
Email - ann@ann-biggs.com
Sally Wigglesworth
Sally Wigglesworth graduated from Maidstone College of Art in the 70s and is a former 'Wrapping Wall' artist.
"I am seeking, by a renewed contemporary interest in the figurative, to explore and reflect upon the solitary and spiritual nature of man."
"The absence of narrative features and specific gender is intended to create a universal and timeless quality to better explore the architecture of the human form and psyche."
Sally is in her workshop on regular week-day mornings but please ring the Arts Centre first before making a specific trip to see her.
Phone - 01353 749188
Annie Brown
You will find Annie in her cosy Studio surrounded by her wool supplies.
Originally from the Kent Coast, Annie relocated in 2003, to the edge of the Cambridgeshire Fens, where she took a Postgraduate in teaching through the University of Cambridge.
Whilst researching therapeutic activities for Cambridge Women’s Aid, Annie taught herself to needle felt, developing her own blending techniques, along with the use of unconventional materials. After an inspirational visit to Woolfest, Cumbria, hand-dyeing the wool became part of her practice. With her husband who is a stockman, Annie started a wool only flock of rare breed sheep, giving her a constant supply of different textures and natural colours.
Annie has always been inspired by the landscape and the nature within it, its transience, and the beauty of its imperfections. Through this, she provides her audience with a moment of stillness and tranquillity.
Regularly exhibiting her work since 1991, Annie has sold her work internationally.
Find out more : anniebrownneedlefelting.co.uk
Lucy Bayes
Originally from Formby, Merseyside, Lucy always had a love of art studying the subject before graduating with a degree in Graphic Design from Lincoln in 2003. Lucy had a change of direction following graduation spending many years within the IT industry before returning to graphic design.
After starting a family in 2017 Lucy has spent the last 6 years as a dedicated stay at home mum but now felt the time was right to rekindle her true passion for art.
Focusing on acrylic art, sculptural design and combinations of the two, Lucy paints on various natural surfaces and objects, particularly slate and clay, with an emphasis on the natural environment, combining animal and wildlife study with decorative art.
Studio Open: Tuesday, Friday and Saturday (may change during school holidays)
Other times by appointment.
Email: lbthecornerstudio@outlook.com
Facebook: The Corner Studio
Instagram: lbthecornerstudio
Andrew Dockerill
Andrew started painting in 1991 after being encouraged by a friend with whom he worked with at that time. After seeing some of his watercolours Andrew felt inspired to start experimenting in the medium.
For Andrew painting is a most enjoyable form of relaxation. Very challenging, but deeply rewarding. Andrew loves to sketch and draw as well as paint, working mainly in watercolour, -pastel and acrylics.
He has exhibited at Capel Galleries in Suffolk and a few local art exhibitions and will take commissions if the subject suits his working style.
After retiring from a career in IT Andrew has relocated back to his home county of Cambridgeshire to looks forward to pursing his passion for painting.
If you are interested in a commission please get in touch.
Call for opening hours from April 2024
Phone : 07525 925965Email : andrew.dockerill@btinternet.com
Instagram : @andrewdockerill
Facebook : AndrewDockerillArt