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“I have painted views studied from Bear Company. eventually made the decision to
my attic window or walks leading Recently she was delighted to learn concentrate on painting, helped in part
away from the farm. that some of the tiles she designed during by the comment from her cheeky young
“I think of them as my views and this time are now decorating the area pupil.
I’ll paint the shapes I see and use the around the birthing pool at Stroud “He started me thinking: ‘yes, why
colours I love. Maternity Hospital. don’t I become an artist,” said Carrie,
“My still life paintings are inspired Influences of Carrie’s earlier careers in who currently teaches an evening class
by objects found in a domestic textiles and ceramics can be seen in her for adults.
environment: familiar everyday things paintings in oils and acrylics, with shapes, “While I was at the school I had started
found in the kitchen, plants from and patterns and textures being one of the to renew my interest in basic drawing
garden or admired objects from hallmarks of her work. and painting and went on to do part time
friends’ window sills. Still life artists such as Winifred painting classes at Stroud College.
“As a mum and wife I spend a great Nicholson, known for her simple “I really have the Open Studios festival,
deal of time in my home, garden and depiction of flowers and light, Mary and artist Bryony Leatherbarrow, to
in a beautiful area, around which I am Fedden, whose works exhibit playful thank for giving me the confidence to
constantly driving, running and viewpoints, and the Bloomsbury artists show my work.
walking, so I paint what I know and have also proved an inspiration. “I would call myself an emerging artist:
what I see everyday.” Carrie’s teaching career stemmed from I’m still developing but I sleep better at
Carrie’s artistic talents were evident her time tutoring tile painters in how to night when I have done a good painting!”
from an early age and she left school reproduce her particular style with Carrie’s work was recently on show
at 17 to study art and design, followed English Country Pottery and, after during Stroud Open Studios 09, during
by a degree in knitwear and fashion. returning to college to retrain, she took a which her landscapes were sold out.
Afterwards she set herself up as a job at the Castle School at Thornbury. She is currently working on some new
freelance designer and worked for a With the arrival of her two children, pieces ready for an exhibition with
variety of customers, including however, Carrie increasingly found Amberley-based artist Alison Vickery at
Amano Knitwear, English Country herself having to juggle the demands of The Gardens Gallery in The Proscenium
Pottery in Wickwar, Whittards, running a home, caring for her son and Building, Montpellier Gardens,
Homebase and the English Teddy daughter and holding down a job and Cheltenham, from November 12 to 17.
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