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 . Most studios are independently accessible from the main building and provide a secure and supportive environment to create and meet customers. Please contact the artists individually to ensure they are on site if you are planning on making a special visit.
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.
Workshop and Exhibition Spaces to HIre
The Arts Centre also has two larger workshop spaces available for hire on a day or half day basis Tuesday to Sunday. Suitable for use as creative spaces to teach workshops, photography shoots, personal projects, meetings and more. Please contact us for more details, prices and discuss booking availablity. You are welcome to view the spaces by appointment. Please call The Arts Centre on 01353 749188 or email: office@haddenhamartscentre.org.uk
Artist - Mixed Media Wildlife & Pets
Lucy Bayes - Studio 1
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, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday (may change during school holidays). Other times by appointment.
Email: lbthecornerstudio@outlook.com
Facebook: The Corner Studio
Instagram: lbthecornerstudio
Textiles for the Curious & Discerning
Anna Osborne - Studio 2
Anna designs textiles. Working mainly with wool and linen, she screen prints fabric and then illustrates with machine embroidery.
Designs go on to be used for cushions, light shades, small pieces of furniture found at auction in need of re-upholstery and wall hangings. If you would like to talk over colours, shapes or the acceptable number of cushions to be found on a sofa. please call in to discuss.
Opening Hours: Open by chance or appointment
Phone - 07854 045576
Email - anna.osborne3@btinternet.com
Artist - Sculpture
Sally Wigglesworth - Studio 3
Sally Wigglesworth graduated from Maidstone College of Art in the 70s and is a former 'Wapping 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
Textile Artist - Needle Felting
Annie Brown - Studio 4
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.
Email: annie@anniebrownneedlefelting.co.uk
Artist - Wildlife & Pets
Ann Biggs - Studio 5
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
Artist - Painting & Photography
Rachel Law - Studio 6
Rachel Law is an artist based in Ely. Originally from West Yorkshire, she has lived in Ely for over 25 years with her husband, Tim, where they raised their two children. After a career in business, she turned to art as a new way of exploring creativity and self-expression.
Working in ink, watercolour, gouache and mixed media, Rachel explores themes of love, loss and trauma, often drawing inspiration from water - the seaside, rivers and shifting horizons. Alongside these deeper explorations, her work also embraces a fun, quirky and playful spirit, bringing lightness and energy to her practice.
Studio usually open: Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.
Email: rachel@rachellaw.co.uk
Phone : 07976 057701
Instagram : @rachellawart
Artists in Colourful Expressive Oils & Custom Framing
Paul Abbott - Studio 7
Paul’s painting came from an original interest in photography and visiting galleries, having bought a palette knife (in honour of American Artist Nancy Kominsky) he set forth on a new hobby, and over the next 25 years has developed his own distinctive style in the process.
After moving to Cambridgeshire and plucking up the courage to join Cambridge Open Studios in 2008, this is now the mainstay and driver for his work. Using vivid colours and oil paint laid on thickly with a palette knife, his work tries to capture a usually cheerful sense of time and place through strong photographic style compositions, texture and colour.
He’s delighted to join the other artists and community at Haddenham, with his studio set up to display completed paintings, create new work and make frames for both himself and others. Visitors are welcome to drop in on Saturdays, an email to confirm or to arrange other times would be welcome.
Studio Open : Saturdays and by appointment (please contact if travelling specially)
Phone : 07341 425521
Email : paulabbottart@gmail.com
Wood Worker
Freddie Osborne - Studio 8
Freddie Osborne, working with wood in a very small studio found in the garden, was a student at Lowestoft International Boat Building College where he completed the bench joinery course.
Freddie is currently designing and making a range of beautiful objects from mainly oak, ash and thorn.
Instagram: @freddie_osborne
Email: freddie.osborne42@gmail.com