At The Blue House the Main exhibitors are myself and my brother Tom Heron. The original impetus for opening our house was for various reasons. Firstly, having been a practising artist for over 30 years, prior to teaching at a local Secondary School, I felt the need to continue to produce creative work of my own, especially as I had the opportunity to develop my own ideas further, rather than producing work that was often client 'driven'. In the past two years I have been developing ideas based on ethnic textiles, tribal costume and the decorative arts and taking them into a somewhat new canvas-based arena. I incorporate beadwork, shisha and elements of recycling. Many of these new pieces have been inspired by my husband's and self's travels to India and Africa. I am happy to say that my husband, Colin, will also be exhibiting for the first time this year rather than being the backbone organiser that he's been in the past.

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