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Open Studios Ayrshire - The 2018 Directory of OSA Artists & Makers
Open Studios Ayrshire
The 2018 Directory of OSA Artists & Makers
            www.openstudiosayrshire.com
Open Studios Ayrshire - The 2018 Directory of OSA Artists & Makers
Open Studios
                             Open Studios                                                                     Ayrshire
                             Ayrshire                                          ‘Now we are six,’ to quote AA           To start it all off, this year’s
                                                                               Milne and we are delighted to           launch will take place on
                                                                               welcome back those visitors             Thursday 12th April at the Dick

              THE OSA
                                                                               who have been coming year               Institute, Kilmarnock, to which
                                                                               after year and to say hello to          you are all invited. Full details
                                                                               those who are joining us on this        can be found at:

              LAUNCH
                                                                               journey of discovery for the first      www.openstudiosayrshire.com
                                                                               time. And it is a beautiful journey,
                                                                               taking you from one end of the          Open Studios Ayrshire is both
                                                                               county to the other and many            funded and organised by us,

   Thursday 12th April 2018                                                    places in between. This year our
                                                                               unmissable, four day weekend
                                                                                                                       the OSA artists and makers, so
                                                                                                                       the support and generosity of
                                                                               event takes place from Friday           our supporters is invaluable, in
      5.30pm - 8.00pm.                                                         27th through to Monday 30th
                                                                               April 2018.
                                                                                                                       particular East Ayrshire Council
                                                                                                                       and South Ayrshire Council, our
          The Dick Institute, Kilmarnock                                       Over the past six years Open
                                                                                                                       advertisers and all the beautiful
                                                                                                                       venues who are hosting our
                                                                               Studios Ayrshire has presented          artists.

                THE MAIN
                                                                               the work of many talented
                                                                               artists and makers who open             All you have to do now is
                                                                               their studio doors, and delight         check out the maps to plan

               EVENT
                                                                               in sharing their passion and            a route, find your favourite
                                                                               skills with visitors. As ever we        artists or disciplines in the
                                                                               have artists from a wide range          brochure and come and enjoy
                                                                               of disciplines including painting,      the finest creative work on

         27th - 30th
                                                                               sculpture, textiles, ceramics,          display anywhere in the West of
                                                                               glass, digital art, jewellery and       Scotland. What could be easier
                                                                               printmaking. You will be able see       on a fine spring weekend?
                                                                               how artists work, ask questions,

         April 2018
                                                                               buy work, commission unique                            Paula Maughan
                                                                               pieces or in some cases arrange                      Members Secretary
                                                                               a private workshop. Already                    on behalf of our members
                                                                               our members are preparing for
                                                                               visitors by generating new work,
 OSA Artists & Makers across Ayrshire                                          planning demonstrations and
Opening their Studio doors to the world!                                       perhaps, like me, even tidying
                                                                               their studios.

        Cover Design: Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) by Paula Maughan                                                 Email: enquiries@openstudiosayrshire.com
                      OSA supports equality and diversity.                                                                      Facebook: /OpenStudiosAyrshire
Proudly printed and designed on recycled paper by Minuteman Press Kilmarnock                                                   Twitter: @OSAyrshire #ayrshireart
             2-4 Old Mill Road, Kilmarnock, KA1 3AN • 01563 550 750                                                               www.openstudiosayrshire.com
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                                                                 Paula Maughan                         Claire Paterson
                                                                 Exhibiting at:                        Exhibiting at:
                                                                 Ardlaw,                               24 Stewarton Road,
                                                                 14 Meadowfoot Road,                   Dunlop,
For more detailed maps, please visit our website at              West Kilbride, KA23 9BX               East Ayrshire KA3 4AD
         www.openstudiosayrshire.com
                                                                 I think of my textile art as a way    Recently, I’ve been producing work
                                                                 of drawing with thread and            inspired by an artist’s residency
                                                                 painting with fabric, creating        I undertook in New York, where
                                                                 something delicate and exquisite      I worked with models and other
                                                                 that celebrates nature. Victorian     artists in a collaborative myth-
                                                                 taxidermy inspired my 3D birds        making process. I work mainly in
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                                                                 taxidermy!                            portraiture and figure painting.

                                                                 Email: paula.maughan2@gmail.com       Email: clairepatersonmail@yahoo.co.uk
                                                                 Phone: 01294 824 839                  Web: www.clairepaterson.com
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                                                                                                       Phone: 07958 783042
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Shona Waller                         Caroline Borland                        Lilias Conroy                            Jenny Brown
Exhibiting at:                       Exhibiting at:                          Silk by Lilias                           Exhibiting at:
25 Riverside Road,                   Harbour Arts Centre,                    Exhibiting at:                           4 Cedar Road,
Stewarton,                           114-116 Harbour St,                     The Glasshouse Restaurant,               Kilmarnock,
KA3 5DH                              Irvine                                  Rowallan Castle Estate,                  KA1 2HP
                                     KA12 8PZ                                Kilmaurs, KA3 2LP
I like traditional landscape                                                                                          Specialising in palette knife
and townscape subject with a         I use a variety of media and                                                     paintings of dreamy woodland
                                                                             Primarily self taught and painting in
contemporary approach. I would       mark-making styles and my work                                                   scenes, Jenny has explored
                                                                             my own studio, I am inspired by my
describe my production on work       ranges from traditional still-life to                                            Alice in Wonderland, portraiture
                                                                             love of architecture and our Scottish
as spontaneous.                      abstract and semi-abstract pieces.                                               and fantasy in oil, acrylic and
                                                                             Heritage. Working with pure silk
                                     I work mostly in acrylic and mixed                                               pastel. Over OSA weekend, she
                                                                             and vibrant dyes, I specialise in the
Email: shonawaller68@gmail.com       media, but often get called back                                                 welcomes visitors to her studio
                                                                             unusual ‘Gutta resist’ technique
Phone: 07931 990140
                                     to my first love, watercolour.                                                   as she works on her latest ‘Light
                                                                             creating quirky buildings and
                                                                                                                      through Trees’ collection. Enjoy
                                                                             atmospheric landscapes. No other
                                     Email: caroline.borland@sky.com                                                  a coffee or speciality tea as you
                                                                             medium produces such luminous
                                     Web: www.carolineborland.wixsite.com/                                            browse.
                                     artfolio                                and magical results.
                                     Facebook: Caroline Borland Art                                                   Email: jennylght@hotmail.com
                                                                             Email: lilias.houston@ntlworld.com       Web: www.jennybrownartist.com
                                                                             Facebook: Lilias Silk Paintings          Phone: 07801 751244 / 01563 543533
                                                                             Phone: +44 (0)7968 237540                Facebook: JennyBrownartist1

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Suze McCallum                         Rose Anson                         Elaine Walker                          Julie Smith
Orra Orra                             Exhibiting at:                     Exhibiting at:                         Exhibiting at:
Exhibiting at:                        36 London Road,                    50 London Road,                        32 Kay Park Crescent,
4 Cedar Road,                         Kilmarnock,                        Kilmarnock,                            Kilmarnock,
Kilmarnock,                           Ayrshire KA3 7AQ                   KA3 7AJ                                KA3 7BA
KA1 2HP
                                      I work from my studio in           Naturally drawn to textile design      The abstract shapes and moody
I am a digital illustrator who        Kilmarnock, and mostly paint       whilst at Art School my current        colours of the Scottish landscape
likes to specialise in fantasy        with acrylic but also enjoy        work still reflects this, showing my   inspires my work; from the gently
illustrations. I’m inspired by        experimenting with various         love of texture, pattern and colour.   rolling farmland of my Ayrshire
Japanese Manga and Comic              mixed media. I paint directly      I’m inspired by natures beauty -       home to the wild edges of Orkney
book style illustrations, and have    on to canvas - building and        be it natures frost tinged leaves or   and the Outer Hebrides.
6 years of studying illustration      layering the landscape until I     autumn fields. Most of my current
                                      have a completed piece of work.    work is in oils but I also love        Email: j.m.smith@gmx.co.uk
under my belt, as well as currently
                                                                                                                Web: www.juliesmithartist.co.uk
working full time as a Graphic        Working this way keeps my          pencil drawing, photography and
                                                                                                                Facebook: @juliesmithpainter
Designer.                             paintings alive, new and fresh.    print making.                          Twitter: @julie_smith_art
                                                                                                                Phone: 07811 956 066
Email: suze@orraorra.com              Email: rose@roseansonart.com       Email: e_walker5@hotmail.com
Web: orraorra.co.uk                   Web: www.roseansonart.com          Facebook: @ElaineWalkerArt
Facebook: orraorrauk                  Facebook: RoseAnson Art
Instagram: @orraxorra                 Instagram: @roseansonart
                                      Twitter: @RoseAnsonArt

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Robert Reid                              Victoria Pollard                         Astrid Weigel                         Lainey Beatson
Exhibiting at:                           Blueberryblossom                         Exhibiting at:                        Exhibiting at:
Newhouse Cottage,                        Exhibiting at:                           16 Clearmount Avenue,                 19 Firth Road,
Moscow Road,                             The Stables,                             Newmilns                              Troon,
Kilmarnock, KA3 6HJ                      Templetonburn,                           KA16 9ER                              KA10 6TF
                                         Kilmarnock,
To take a tree which would               KA3 6HP                                  I am a textile designer/maker         I usually work quickly with
normally be turned into firewood                                                  producing a range of hand             wet acrylic making marks and
- mill it find amazing grain and         Loving all things bright and             printed wall art and home-wares.      splashes to give my painting
features within it and turn it           colourful I draw on the beauty of        Nature is a recurring theme in        energy but also like to slow it
into something useful or just            nature to create my lovely stitched      my work which I combine with          down and create detailed animal
something to hang on your wall is        pictures. My ceramics continue my        abstract and geometric elements.      portraits. I’m inspired by colour
the basic principal behind Kestrel.      love of textiles and texture with        I use predominately only 1 colour     and love recreating its vibrancy
                                         most of my pieces incorporating          when printing, introducing colour     and atmosphere.
Email: Robert.reid.naz@gmail.com                                                  at a later stage using a variety of
Web: www.kestrelbespokefurniture.co.uk
                                         vintage laces and doilies.
                                                                                  techniques.                           Email: enquiries@laineysartworks.com
Phone: 07947889516                                                                                                      Web: www.laineysartworks.com
                                         Email: victoria@blueberryblossom.co.uk
                                                                                                                        Facebook: laineysartwork
                                         Web: www.blueberryblossom.co.uk          Email: info@astridweigel.com
                                                                                                                        Instagram: @laineys_artworks
                                         Facebook: @blueberrybl                   Web: www.astridweigel.com
                                                                                                                        Twitter: @laineysartworks
                                         Phone: 07803 615 607                     Facebook: astridweigelfabrics
                                                                                  Instagram: @printwoman
                                                                                  Twitter: @AstridWeigel
                                                                                  Phone: 01560 324379

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                            21-22                         Richie Cameron                            Sue Foster Glass
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                                                          Exhibiting at:                            Exhibiting at:
                                     26-29                83 Briarhill Road,                        Eglinton Place,
                                                          Prestwick                                 Ayr,
21                                                        KA9 1HZ                                   KA7 1JQ
     18-20        23
                                                                                                    Note: Studio accessed through
             25                                                                                     the rear garden of 3 Eglinton
                                                          I work mostly in ceramics using
22                                                        handbuilding techniques. I also work      Terrace.
                  24                                      in stone carving (limestone).
                                                          My main influences are from the           In my small garden studio, I
                                                          Cubists and Modernists. Although,         explore techniques of painting
                                    30                    like most, I seek inspiration and ideas   fusing and traditional lead work
                                                          of form and image from many of the        with glass. I incorporate geodes,
                                                          great eras.                               metal inclusions and kiln formed
                                                                                                    shapes to produce leaded panels
                                                          Email: cameronceramicsstudio@gmail.com    and window hangings as well as
                                                          Phone: +44 7720 955627
                                                                                                    decorative bowls and platters.

                                                                                                    Email: sue.foster@icscotland.net
                                                                                                    Phone: +44 7834717275

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Katy Storm                          Margaret MacDonald                         John MacDonald                            Claire MacDonald
Exhibiting at:                      Exhibiting at:                             Exhibiting at:                            Exhibiting at:
2 Bowman Road,                      50 Auchendoon Crescent,                    50 Auchendoon Crescent,                   50 Auchendoon Crescent,
Ayr,                                Seafield,                                  Seafield,                                 Seafield,
KA7 2RF                             Ayr, KA7 4AT                               Ayr, KA7 4AT                              Ayr, KA7 4AT

I am a graduate of Grays School     A graduate in Ceramics, Edinburgh          A graduate in graphic design,             I produce a range of cards and
of Art. I enjoy drawing and         College of Art, I have been working        Edinburgh College of Art, I paint         prints based on woodcuts of birds.
painting architectural scenes and   in porcelain for over twenty years.        figurative, still life and landscape      These designs I also screen print
iconic images from film stills.     Recently I have added painting into        images In acrylics, oils, watercolour     onto bags and cushions.
More recently I have focused on     the mix, subject matter coming from        and mixed media. I also produce
                                                                                                                         Email: claire@macavaggios.co.uk
figurative work and portraiture     all around.                                drawings in a range of media.             Web: www.macavaggios.co.uk
using a more vibrant colour                                                                                              Facebook: Claire MacDonald Portraits and
palette.                            Email: john.macdonald123@btinternet.com    Email: john.macdonald123@btinternet.com   Prints
                                    Web: www.margaretmacdonaldceramics.co.uk   Web: www.johnmacdonaldartist.co.uk        Phone: 0131 620 2437
                                    Phone: 01292 267 633                       Phone: 01292 267 633
Email: katystorm@hotmail.com
Facebook: Katy Storm Art
Instagram: @katystormart

                                    Demo:                                       Demo:                                    Demo:
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Evelyn Blake                              Dianne Gardner                         Michelle Harrison                       Madhumati Manda
Exhibiting at:                            Exhibiting at:                         Exhibiting at:                          Exhibiting at:
23 Greenan Road,                          4 Abbots Way,                          Rozelle House,                          2 Arnprior Place,
Ayr,                                      Ayr,                                   Monument Road,                          Ayr,
KA7 4ET                                   KA7 4EY                                Ayr, KA7 4NQ                            KA7 4PT

My mosaic work fuels my                   I paint mainly Landscape and           I love the way painting is              I paint in a free impressionistic
passion for rooting around                Still Life. My work could be best      enjoyable and takes my mind to          style using vivid hues and various
vintage fairs and boot sales to           described as abstracted. It is my      a peaceful place. I love painting       textures to portray light and
discover materials I can use in           intention to evoke a sense of time     landscapes and animals, but my          movement. I use a variety of
my work. Coming home with a               and place rather than a specific       favourite is cityscapes especially      mediums, my favourites being oil
box of broken china and making            image.                                 when there’s a sunset.                  on canvas and watercolour.
something new is a joy. I also do
fluid acrylic art.                        Email: dianneagardner@gmail.com        Email: shac69t@hotmail.co.uk            Email: madhumatimanda@yahoo.com
                                          Phone: 01292 864934                    Facebook: michelle.harrison.9041        Web: www.madhumatimanda.com
                                                                                                                         Facebook: Madhumati Manda Art
Email: evelynblake12@hotmail.co.uk
                                                                                                                         Phone: 07896 773252
Facebook: BlakeMosaic
Instagram: @blakemosaic
Phone: 01292 441 991

                                          Demo:                                  Demo:
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Bridget Hunter                        Caroline Dempsey                      Elaina Jamieson                         Patricia Candlish
Exhibiting at:                        Exhibiting at:                        Exhibiting at:                          Exhibiting at:
17 Alloway,                           Robert Burns                          Robert Burns                            Robert Burns
Ayr,                                  Birthplace Museum,                    Birthplace Museum,                      Birthplace Museum,
KA7 4PY                               Robertson Room,                       Robertson Room,                         Robertson Room,
                                      Murdoch’s Lone,                       Murdoch’s Lone,                         Murdoch’s Lone,
Visit a working studio where I        Alloway, Ayr, KA7 4PQ                 Alloway, Ayr, KA7 4PQ                   Alloway, Ayr KA7 4PQ
paint landscapes inspired by
the west coast of Scotland and        I simply love to paint. From          Exploring light, reflections and        I like to paint a variety of
still life works from the garden.     historic buildings, landscapes and    texture using acrylic on canvas.        themes in different media, but
Paintings in oil, acrylic and mixed   seascapes to adorable creatures,      My studio is at home which is in        my favourite subjects to paint
media, cards and prints available.    tiny details of every hair or large   the idyllic countryside of Muirkirk.    are horses, dogs and cats! I
                                      as life murals of cattle.                                                     currently exhibit in various venues
Email: dhunter980@aol.com                                                   Email: weeblackdug@hotmail.co.uk        in Ayrshire (from Ayr to West
Web: www.bridgethunter.co.uk          Email: carolinespainting1@gmail.com   Facebook: Elaina Jamieson Art
Instagram: @b_hunterart
                                                                                                                    Kilbride).
                                      Web: www.carolinedempseyartist.com
Phone: 07766 510 964                  Facebook: artbycarolinedempsey                                                Email: patcandlish@gmail.com
Facebook: Bridget Hunter Art          Instagram: @carolinedempseyartist                                             Web: www.creativecandlish.weebly.com
                                      Phone: 07739389702                                                            Facebook: CreativeCandlish
                                                                                                                    Instagram: @CreativeCandlish
                                                                                                                    Phone: 07746 415 943

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George Lockhart                           Vanessa Lawrence                         Duncan Stewart                          Lou Washington
Exhibiting at:                            Exhibiting at:                           Greendolphins Glass                     Exhibiting at:
Robert Burns                              The Bothy, Grange Mains,                 Exhibiting at:                          Rottenrow Farm,
Birthplace Museum,                        Minishant,                               The Old Schoolhouse,                    Crosshands,
Robertson Room,                           Ayrshire, KA19 8DL                       34 Main Road,                           Mauchline KA5 5TN
Murdoch’s Lone,                                                                    Kirkoswald, Ayrshire
Alloway, Ayr KA7 4PQ                      Drawing, Painting and Sculpture.         KA19 8HY                                I am a graduate of GSA. Having
                                          My process is to create wire                                                     lived, and worked in different
My style is influenced by 19th            sculptures which then influence a                                                parts of the world, I have always
                                                                                   I create pieces of kiln-formed glass.
century landscape painters and            collection of drawings and paintings                                             been influenced by the colour
                                                                                   I relish the discovery moment when
20th century portraiture. I enjoy         that include various media including                                             and atmosphere and try to reflect
                                                                                   the kiln is opened, revealing the
using acrylics to produce vibrant         plaster and resin. I love old, texture                                           this in my work be it a painting or
                                                                                   changes that the combination of heat,
colour and interesting paintings.         and rustic so continually search                                                 sketch, imagined or taken from
                                                                                   gravity and time have wrought on the
                                          for interesting pieces of wood and       cut pieces of glass placed together     life.
Email: gslockhart@tiscali.co.uk
Web: www.georgelockhart.portfoliobox.me   metal to incorporate into my work.       hours earlier in the kiln.
Facebook: @gslockhart                                                                                                      Email:
Phone: 01292 441127                       Email: me@vanessalawrence.co.uk                                                  jafwashington@outlook.com
                                                                                   Email: theglassroom@greendolphins.com
                                          Web: www.vanessalawrence.co.uk                                                   Facebook: @LouArt
                                                                                   Web: www.greendolphins.com
                                          Facebook: Vanessa Lawrence Art                                                   Phone: 01290 552240
                                                                                   Facebook: GreendolphinsGlass
                                          Twitter: @VanessaLArt
                                          Instagram: @vanessalawrenceart
                                          Phone: 07375 86249

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                                                             Janet Laurie                                  Janet Kleboe
                                                             Exhibiting at:                                Exhibiting at:
                                           39                Johnston Art Gallery,                         Garden Studio,
                                                             Burns Memorial Tower,                         13 Main Street, Sorn,
                                                             Kilmarnock Road, Mauchline, KA5               KA5 6HU
                                                             5LQ
                                                                                                           From the “Ayrshire Squares” to the
                                                             Email: mail@lauriesilverdesigns.com           “Historic Coastline of Ayrshire” my
                                                             Web: www.lauriesilverdesigns.com              textiles are expressions of significant
                                                             Instagram: @lauriesilverdesigns               values I notice in a cultural landscape.
  For more detailed maps, please visit our website at        Facebook: @LaurieSilverDesigns                I studied cultural landscapes and
           www.openstudiosayrshire.com                       Phone: 07875 857 435                          completed an MSc in 2006 titled
                                                                                                           “Images of the Scottish Landscape”.
                                                             I specialise in Sterling silver and semi-     What is a cultural landscape? It is
                                                             precious stones with a focus on texture       the association with and evidence
                                                             and free flowing designs. I feel good ideas   of human activity on the natural
                                                             result from experimental work motivated       landscape. I capture that association
Visitor Feedback                                             by the pleasure of designing jewellery. I
                                                             am delighted to be exhibiting this year in
                                                                                                           and significance by drawing, painting,
                                                                                                           dyeing stitching and quilting my
We would love to hear your views on our 2018 event           my hometown of Mauchline for OSA 2018.
                                                                                                           textiles of landscapes of the wild
and give you a chance to win a £50 voucher towards an        Open 10.00am - 3.00pm each day.               flowers that bloom along the cut
artwork of your choice by a participating OSA artist.                                                      grass verges, to the built and made
                                                             Demo:                                         entities of human activity.
                                                             Throughout weekend I’ll be
A visitor feedback survey will be available at each          demonstrating basic silversmithing            Email: janmakart@gmail.com
venue or you may provide your comments online at:            techniques, texturing, doming,                Phone: 07825223470
                                                             stamping etc
www.openstudiosayrshire.com/feedback
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Sue Howat                               Jan Laird                              Lee Evans                              Victoria Braithwaite
Exhibiting at:                          Exhibiting at:                         Exhibiting at:                         Exhibiting at:
The Stables,                            Dumfries House,                        Dumfries House,                        Burnbrae Cottage,
Boswell’s Coach House,                  Farm Education Centre,                 Farm Education Centre,                 Crossflat Road,
Auchinleck Estate KA18 2LR              KA18 2NJ                               KA18 2NJ                               Muirkirk, KA18 3RX

Colour is my thing, creating on         I am a young artist based in           I paint colourful scenes of light      I paint large-scale contemporary
                                                                                                                      botanical watercolours, and
canvas and adding mica glitters.        Cumnock, East Ayrshire. Growing        and shade. I try to suggest a
                                                                                                                      usually have a few paintings on
Also on display will be my needle       up on a farm I take inspiration        story for the viewer to uncover.
                                                                                                                      the go in the studio. My work has
felted items stabbed with a single      from the animals and scenery.          These scenes may be towns or
                                                                                                                      been exhibited widely in juried
barbed needle. I’ll also have details   Acrylics give me the ability to        landscapes and include figure(s)       exhibitions, and has received
of my up & coming workshops.            capture animals in portrait for        which may or may not play a            several awards. Originals, prints and
                                        commissioned work throughout           central role.                          cards available. Come visit!
Email: suehowat@yahoo.co.uk             Scotland.
Web: www.sixpennyrose.co.uk
                                                                                                                      Email: contact@victoriabraithwaite.co.uk
Web: www.sixpennystudio.co.uk
                                        Only open Saturday & Sunday 10am-4pm   Only open Saturday & Sunday 10am-4pm   Web: victoriabraithwaite.co.uk
Facebook: @sixpennyrose
                                                                                                                      Instagram: @victotororex
Phone: 07763 231 289
                                        Email: JanLairdArt@gmail.com           Email: leemcgevans147@gmail.com        Phone: 01290 661897
                                        Web: www.janlairdart.co.uk             Website: www.levansart.com
Open Friday - Monday 10am - 4pm
                                        Facebook: JanLairdArt                  Phone: 01292 316544
                                        Phone: 07805006563

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                                       is so much more than a             Julie Boswell                            Janet Fraser Mckinlay
                                       weekend event. It is both          Email: julie@thiswayforthat.com          Email: janetmckinlay82@hotmail.co.uk
                                       funded and organised by            Phone: 07967397558                       Phone: 01292440689
                                                                          Facebook: THISWAYforthat
                                  39   us, the OSA artists and            Web: www.thiswayforthat.com
                                       makers, so by joining OSA
Julie H Winter                         you become part of a
Exhibiting at:                         vibrant community.
The Doctor’s House,
Afton Road,                            There are many benefits,
New Cumnock,                           not least the inclusion
KA18 4PR                               in the widely distributed
(Inside Glenafton Caravan Park)
                                       directory and on our
I have created original art in         website. As a member you           Debbie Cassels                                Irene Walker
Ayrshire for ten years. I love         will have a say in future
working with a painting knife to                                          Email: debbiecassels@gmail.com                Email: irenecwalker@hotmail.com
create lively, textured landscapes.    activities, receive advice         Phone: 07702686190                            Phone: 01292267008
Recently I have found a passion        and support if needed,             Facebook: Debbie Cassels Artist               Web: www.irenewalker.com
                                                                          Web: www.debbiecassels.co.uk
for city-scapes too. Visitors are      find out about events and
welcome to look round Afton Water      exhibitions and through
B&B which hosts my works and is
where I can be found creating in the   the well advertised open
Breakfast Room Studio.                 studios weekend, engage
Thursday preview 2pm-6pm               with your public.
Email: aftonwatersforme@gmail.com
Web: www.juliewinter.wordpress.com     Interested? Simply contact us
Facebook: ART BY JULIE H WINTER        through the website:
                                       www.openstudiosayrshire.com
Demo:                                  to find out more.
Fri - Silk Scarf Painting                                              Kit Henderson                                    Sandra Ratcliffe
Sat & Sun - Landscape: Oil Painting
                                                                       Email: burngalston@gmail.com                     Email: sand@fynesand.plus.com
 Fri Sat Sun                                                           Phone: 07761985818                               Phone: 07767257236
                                                                       Facebook: @TheArtyDuck                           Web: www.fynesand.com

P                                                                      Web: www.theartyduck.wordpress.com

                                                                       For more information on all our artists, please visit www.openstudiosayrshire.com
Exhibition organised by
                                                the Victoria and Albert
                                                Museum, London

                                                                                North Ayrshire is delighted to join:

                                                                                OPEN STUDIOS
                                                                                AYRSHIRE
                                                                                FIRST STEPS - 2018
                                                                                Artists and makers from WASPS Courtyard Studios
                                                                                in Irvine will join others from West Kilbride and across
                                                                                North Ayrshire in creating a widely representative
                                                                                exhibition at the Barony Centre in West Kilbride.

                                                                                Friday 30 March - Sunday 29 April
 23 Jan - 28 apr 2018
                                                                                The Barony Centre & Cafe
Over seventy works from the                                                     50 Main Street, West Kilbride KA23 9AR
outstanding collection of Pop                                                   Open Monday to Saturday: 10.00am - 4.00pm
                                                                                Over the Open Studios Ayrshire weekend they will be
graphics belonging to the
                                                                                open on Sunday 29 April as well.
Victoria and Albert Museum,
London.

                                                                                ENTRY IS FREE TO ALL
 eastayrshireleisure.com
 Gerald Laing . Sandra from the series Baby Baby Wild Things, 1968 .
 Screenprint Circ.672-1968 Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
 ©Gerald Laing Estate

          DICK INSTITUTE | KILMARNOCK | T: 01563 554343 | FREE ENTRY
Tue & Wed: 10am-6pm | Thu: 1pm-8pm | Fri & Sat: 10am-4pm | Closed 30 & 31 Mar
Maclaurin Art Gallery
     & Rozelle House Galleries
are delighted to support Open Studios Ayrshire 2018

                                                                           ‘Draped Reclining Woman’ by Henry Moore
Maclaurin Gallery and Rozelle House are located in the picturesque
Rozelle Estate, Ayr. The venues provide a changing programme of
exhibitions, ranging from fine art, to crafts and social history.

      The Maclaurin Art Gallery & Rozelle House Galleries,
Rozelle Park, Monument Road, Ayr KA7 4NQ Tel: 01292 445 447
  Opening Hours: Mon to Sat: 10am - 5pm Sun: 12noon - 5pm
         FREE ENTRY | www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/galleries

           Maclaurin Trust is a registered Scottish Charity No. SCO12798
T         H       E
                                                         FRAME
                                                         W O R K
                                                         GALLERY

 picture framing     scottish crafts

                                                83 P ORTLAND S TREET , T ROON
                                                        A YRSHIRE KA10 6QU
                                                 T ELEPHONE : 01292 316144
paintings & prints       gallery              www.frameworktroon.co.uk

                                       Celebrating 10 Years as an Ayrshire Artist
                                                       Featuring

                                                  JHWinter
                                       Enjoy a full oil painting demonstration,
                                       interactive chat and an opportunity to
                                         place a closed bid for the painting
                                       created on the night. Your bonus is a
                                          free signed print at each demo!
                                            Early Bird tickets £10 at:-
                                           http://bit.ly/JHWinterOilDemo
                                                      Dates
                                                  19th April 2018
                                                  24th May 2018
                                                  19th July 2018
                                                 23rd August 2018
                                          Venue New Cumnock Town Hall
                                           31-33 Castle, New Cumnock,
                                               Ayrshire, KA18 4AN
Artist Index
     Surname       First Name     Discipline
                                                                              Key           The following symbols are used on the
                                                                                          Exhibitors profile to indicate the following:

8    Anson		     Rose		    Painting - Acrylic
14   Beatson     Lainey		  Painting, Drawing                                      Fri       Friday 27th April 2017               10am - 5pm
21   Blake		Evelyn		Mosaics
4    Borland     Caroline  Painting - Mixed Media, Acrylics, & Watercolours       Sat       Saturday 28th April 2017             10am - 5pm
38   Braithwaite Victoria  Painting - Watercolours                                Sun       Sunday 29th April 2017               11am - 5pm
6    Brown		     Jenny 		  Painting - Oils & Acrylics                             Mon       Monday 30th April 2017               10am - 5pm
15   Cameron     Ritchie		 Ceramics, Sculpture
28   Candlish    Patricia  Painting, Photography

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5    Conroy		    Lilias		  Painting, Silk Painting
26   Dempsey     Caroline  Painting
37   Evans		     Lee 		    Painting - Oils & Acrylics
                                                                                            Toilets                Parking      Demo
16   Foster		Sue		Glass                                                                                                         This Symbol
                                                                                                                                indicates the
                                                                                                              *
22   Gardner     Dianne    Painting
23   Harrison    Michelle  Painting                                                   Accessible                   Partially    exhibitor is
35   Howat		     Sue		     Mixed Media, Textiles                                        venue                     Accessible    performing a
25   Hunter		    Bridget   Painting                                                                                 venue       demonstration.
27   Jamieson    Elaina		  Painting - Acrylic
34   Kleboe		Janet		Textiles
36   Laird		     Jan 		    Painting - Pastels & Acrylics
33   Laurie		Janet		Jewellery
30   Lawrence    Vanessa   Painting, Drawing, Sculpture                       Visitor Feedback
29   Lockhart    George    Painting                                           We would love to hear your views on our 2018 event and give
20   MacDonald   Claire		  Print Making                                       you a chance to win a £50 voucher towards an artwork of
19   MacDonald   John		    Painting, Drawing, Print Making
18   MacDonald   Margaret  Ceramics, Painting
                                                                              your choice by a participating OSA artist.
24   Manda		     Madhumati Painting, Oils & Watercolours
1    Maughan     Paula		   Textiles                                           A visitor feedback survey will be available at each venue or
7    McCallum    Suze		    Digital Illustration                               you may provide your comments online at:
2    Paterson    Claire		  Painting, Drawing                                  www.openstudiosayrshire.com/feedback
12   Pollard		   Victoria  Textiles, Ceramics
11   Reid		Robert		Woodwork
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     Smith		Julie		Painting
     Stewart     Duncan    Glass
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17   Storm		Kay		Painting, Drawing
                                                                              If you are interested in becoming a member of OSA, visit our
9    Walker		Elaine		Painting, Drawing                                        website at: www.openstudiosayrshire.com/join
3    Waller		    Shona 		  Acrylics, Watercolours, Ink, Mixed Media
32   Washington Lou		      Painting, Drawing                                  We will be open for membership:
13   Weigel		    Astrid 		 Textiles, Print Making, Illustration               1st September - 20th November 2018
39   Winter		    Julie H		 Painting, Silk Painting

                                                                                          For more information, please visit our website:
We hope you enjoy Open Studios Ayrshire 2018                                                  www.openstudiosayrshire.com
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