Saturday 9th June & Sunday 10th June 2018

ARTISTS GALLERY
The gallery below shows a selection of the work of many of the artists exhibiting in the 2018 Festival. Much of the work on display in the gardens and community venues will be for sale. Artists marked with a * are late entries arriving after the production of the Blue Leaflet.
Suzie James at Hacketts Cottage
Suzie is a Henfield-based jewellery maker working from her garden studio. She works primarily with sterling silver, but also incorporate elements of brass and copper.  Her work is inspired by the natural textures and forms of the South Downs.
Richard Searles at Park Road
20 years ago Richard took up watercolour painting for pleasure as he approached retirement. Since then he has done landscapes, flowers, buildings, and aircraft - he used to fly jets in the Royal Navy. He must be getting to around a hundred, many of which he is quite pleased with. Mostly the method of disposal is gifting them to friends and family, and he does his own framing). Having spent most of his leisure time last year making aviation films, this year he has concentrated of painting. Twelve have so far beem completed, some of which are re-working of old subjects that he feels could look better. Richard works almost exclusively from photographs in his office/studio.
Philip Shepherd at Flora Villa
For many, many years Philip studied Fine Art at Brighton and Byam Shaw College but that was the seventies ! He has "plodded on" through the years painting and drawing, and moving to Henfield four years ago. He recently joined Henfield Art Club and is enjoying the very good company of like minds.
Colin Gough at Flora Villa
Colin studied Graphics at Reigate Art College and worked as a Graphic Designer for some time. He moved away from the studio and became a freelance illustrator roaming the Cumbrian countryside for inspiration. He recently became a member of Henfield Art Club and enjoys the friendly atmosphere.
* Marion Hansen-Smith at 13 Manor Way
Marion loves experimenting with ways of using glass to reflect her love of gardens and the countryside.
Helen O'Connell at South View
Helen is a full time mother of three, who discovered crochet when she moved to Henfield in 2012, and quickly became addicted! From a hobby, it quickly grew into making items for sale online, by order, and for selling at craft fairs. Although she moved away from Henfield last year, she still enjoys returning for the autumn Arts and Crafts Fair in Henfield. Items she sells include garments, embroidered gloves, shawls, ponchos, blankets, baby clothes, toys, hairbands and hairclips etc.
"Here And There In Henfield", at the Free Church & the Haven
Mike Ainscough has lived in Henfield since 1976 and, over the years, has walked every street, twitten and footpath in and around the village - usually with a camera. His A4, landscape, paperback book, "Here And There In Henfield", is a compilation - on 80 pages - of around 300 photographs from his archive of several thousand photographs. The book is usually on sale at the Museum, but will also be on sale at the Festival's Information Point at the Free Church, and at the Henfield Haven.
Giles Summerhays at the Henfield Club
Giles first developed a passion for ceramics when at school, but a largely enforced 40-year hiatus then resulted in order to pursue a career as a Vet. Following retirement, he attended a degree course in 3 D Design (ceramics) at Farnham. He particularly enjoys the Raku technique of firing but more recently makes narrative sculptures, which may be thought-provoking, controversial or sometimes funny. By placing unrelated objects in a surreal juxtaposition a narrative is created often using metaphor, parody, irony and satire. Giles will display his work at the Henfield Club. Saturday and Sunday.
Susan Brooke at the Henfield Hall
Susan, a member of the Henfield Art Club, creates pastel paintings from her Sussex studio overlooking the South Downs. Susan has spent the last couple of years developing her own painterly style using her favourite medium of hand-made soft pastels. Susan’s subject matter is the lovely Sussex countryside but she also enjoys portraiture, life studies and anything to do with snow. More recently, she has turned her attention to creating a series of paintings that incorporates a figure or figures into a scene of urban wall art. In these pictures, Susan is looking to create an atmosphere and an intriguing narrative. All of these pictures have been inspired by the ephemeral nature of graffiti and wall art that she has encountered in and around Brighton City centre on land that is due for redevelopment. Four of these pictures have been exhibited in the Pastel Society's Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London from 2016-2018. Susan's work will be on show in the Henfield Hall. Saturday and Sunday.
Nina Smith at the Henfield Hall
Nina is a member of the Henfield Art Club and is the main artist at Henfield Glass, a studio producing unique handmade fused glass. Glass fusing is the technique used to join multiple pieces of cut Bullseye glass together by partly melting the glass at high temperatures in an electric kiln. Nina’s background is in graphic design, this is reflected in her glass work which is bold and vibrant often using strong colours and graphic patterns, she makes beautiful dichroic glass jewellery, suncatchers, art panels and tableware. Her work will be on display in the Henfield Hall. Saturday and Sunday
Katja Lelic at 13 Manor Way
Katja from Inky Kat Studio is originally from Brighton but moved to Henfield two years ago. She is a screen printer creating bright, colourful prints on fabric from original papercuts. Subject matter varies from animals and birds to inspirational quotes. She also has a range of greeting cards. A selection of her work will be on display and for sale at 13 Manor Way. Saturday and Sunday.
Fay Bishop at the Henfield Hall
Fay is a West Sussex artist who specialises in watercolour painting. She is a member of the Henfield Art Club and Steyning Arts. Her paintings will be on display in the Henfield Hall. Saturday and Sunday
Bea Lelic and the Rethreaded group at 13 Manor Way
Bea and her group specialise in textile art. The images below are from their "Layers" exhibition, which they exhibited at the Grange in Rottingdean in June 2017. Rethreaded are also showing their first pieces inspired by Japanese textiles. Boro are a class of Japanese textiles that have been mended or patched together. The term is derived from Japanese boroboro, meaning something tattered or repaired. As hemp was more widely available in Japan than cotton, they were often woven together for warmth. Boro thus came to predominately signify clothing worn by the peasant farming classes, who mended their garments with spare fabric scrapes out of economic necessity. In many cases, the usage of such a boro garment would be handed down over generations, eventually resembling a patchwork after decades of mending. Saturday  and Sunday.
Japanese "Boro" images
Bea Lelic
Fiona Mason
Helen Fallowfield
Jane Routley
Jean Gerrard
Liz Carter
Lyn Leese
Marianne Westgate
Suzanne Fisher at 19 Lower Faircox and the Henfield Club
Suzanne has been using fabric, needles and thread to create things since childhood. She made her first quilt from a kit bought at the Ardingly Quilt show in the early 1990s and has not looked back since. She studied and achieved City and Guild courses in both Embroidery and Patchwork and Quilting. She has made quilts from patterns, ideas gained from different cultures, the World around her and from random ideas scribbled down in a notebook. She uses dyes and printing to make her own fabrics or uses commercially made fabric. Suzanne is a regular contributor to the UK magazine Popular Patchwork both writing articles about making bindings for quilts and designing and making quilt projects. She is a member of the Quilters’ Guild and several small embroidery and patchwork groups in Sussex. Suzanne has been teaching patchwork and quilting for several years both locally and further afield, and runs regular classes in Henfield and also at the Eclectic Maker in Worthing. Suzanne's work will be shown at her home at 19 Lower Faircox (Saturday only). Her work and work by her students will also be on display at the Henfield Club on Saturday and Sunday.
Philippa Wright at Three Oaks
Philippa is an artist living in Henfield.  She originally trained in jewellery design and making, but found this too hazardous an activity with two small babies so returned to her first love of drawing and painting, which she never really left. Colour is very important to her and she likes to experiment with what could appear to be clashing tones and shades but which, to her, seem to go perfectly well together. She works in pen, ink and crayon and then scans her hand drawn designs into the computer and, for want of a better expression, starts messing about with them.  She is never bored working this way. As she says – "What more could anyone want out of life?" Saturday and Sunday.
Kenneth McIntosh at the Henfield Club and Henfield Haven
Kenneth is a member, and currently Chairman of the Henfield Art Club and his (mainly) landscape paintings will be on display during the Festival at the Henfield Club and Henfield Haven venues. Saturday and Sunday.
Alison Crowe at 1, Faircox Cottages
Alison Crowe of Arian Silver Designs is a traditionally trained silversmith creating a range of wearable pendants, rings and earrings, all individually hand-forged in sterling silver using techniques that include hand-sawn designs and water-casting. A selection of Alison's designs will be available to purchase at 1 Faircox Cottages, Faircox Lane on Saturday and Sunday.
Paul Cox at Red Oaks
Paul is a master craftsman and sculptor. Paul was often asked if he made small scale work for the home and garden, so developed a range of affordable items for everyone to have a little piece of sculpture in their home and garden. Paul utilised his broad knowledge of materials and finishes to create a range of sculptures inspired by nature and simple Scandinavian style. The home and garden range complements any environment. All his sculptures are handmade on the sunny south coast crafted by Paul himself! Saturday and Sunday.
Henfield Camera Club at the Free Church
The Club members will, once again, be mounting an exhibition of their photographic work in the Free Church during the Festival. The Club was formed in 1963, when members worked mainly in black & white and in 35mm slides. Since those days, the majority of the members work in digital formats. Saturday and Sunday pm.
Lyn Sheppard & Viv Whitton - "ouiBead" - at the Henfield Hall
Lyn and Viv have run regular jewellery beading workshops at the Haven and will be in Henfield again - this time at the Henfield Hall - for the 2018 Festival. No two pieces of jewellery are the same. Saturday and Sunday.
Christine Twitchen at Rosemount
Fun, funky, friendly doorstops! Doggy Doorstops are handmade in Rustington, Sussex, especially for the Henfield Open Gardens. They are made from natural material, stuffed with safe, washable toy filling, safety eyes and a cute nose and - to make it heavy - Sussex Stone! These are not toys, but are as cute and as loveable as can be. Can you find space for one in your home? Christine is also selling cakes, including her prune, almond and apple cake, for which she won a Great Taste Award! Christine will be selling Doggy door stops at Rosemount on Saturday 9th June.
Sandy Cooper at Red Oaks
Sandy has been sewing from a young age and makes various items - a selection of bags, iPad pillows, padded coat hangers, bunting, roman blinds, cushions and items filled with lavender. She is often given a challenge to make or adapt things as she works as a carer in the community. All that she makes is done in her spare time, as a hobby. Nothing leaves her unless it is correct and is always made with love. Saturday and Sunday.
Other artists, whose work we hope to include here, are: