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Artist Statement:
Barbara is a Wirral -based
artist and craftsperson. She
was introduced to the
technique of batik during her
training as a teacher in
Liverpool in the 1970’s. She
continued working in this
medium, selling through the
Bluecoat Display Centre
initially and then exhibiting
more widely in the North
-West.
Now working almost fully as an
artist she has developed her
love for painting on silk into
a business, selling her
scarves and ties at fairs,
galleries and through the
internet. Commissions for her
exclusive ‘wearable art’ are
wide-ranging and extend
nation-wide and abroad. Her
work has been featured in
’Crafts Beautiful’ and
‘Popular Crafts’ magazines.
Barbara has won several awards
for her batik pictures
including ‘highly commended’
in the Wirral Open Exhibition
in 2001. She draws
inspiration from her travels
in Britain and France,
exploring the essence of a
place and aiming to capture
space and light in her work.
‘The challenges of the batik
process are quite compelling
and have kept me as interested
and excited now as I was all
those years ago. I hand -paint
silk in subtle, translucent
layers, sometimes finishing
with a final dip in a bath of
the darkest dye. At ...
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Commissions:
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Exhibitions for Barbara Meynell:
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Magenta Gallery, West Kirby (Solo exhibition) -2001
M&SFS Gallery, Chester Gateway (Solo) -2002
Dee Fine Arts, Heswall -2005
‘Iris’ Opticians & Gallery (Solo) -2006
Batik Guild touring exhibition (Williamson) -2007
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