Emerging Artist Award 2021
Schiehallion Pembroke Dream
Schiehallion Pembroke Dream
65cm x 71cm
Calico , acrylic , watercolour crayons , cotton thread , beads , hand made paper , liner pens, Arran knitting wool
Mixed media landscape Schiehallion is a Munro in Scotland Perthshire which can have snow all year round . Resting in the purple heather is my favourite Pembroke farmhouse I have brought them both together.
Acrylic mountain and sky with crayons on calico layers , front layers are quilted
Farmhouse is painted on handmade paper with fields edged with knitting and beads
Foreground has hand embroidered boxing hares in daisy field with wildflowers
Sandra Anderson
I am originally from Scotland my first job was working for J&P Coats the thread makers in there Design Department learning how to embroider and produced many items from pictures to clothes for books and magazines to promote their thread.
I started working from home when my children were born and started pottery and ceramics . In no time I was a distributor for Hobbycraft Cromartie , teaching ceramics and crafts . I met my husband 10 years ago at an archery Championship.
I moved to Porthcawl 9 years ago and met a great bunch of arts from Silures Art Group and have enjoyed working on Art and my re igniting my pottery.