Sculptor Saffron Waghorn has just winched her studio back from an eroding cliff top near Skipsea
ready to open it to the public as part of a major event aimed at showcasing the work of artists in
the East Riding. She is among 52 artists opening their studios to the public over two weekends in
October, inviting people to take a creative journey across the East Riding, to discover a very
different, and memorable, view of it.
As well as the wooden shack that is Saffron’s studio, visitors will be able to see many other
unusual places and spaces that artists use to create their work, and from which they draw
inspiration. There are garden sheds, a garage, and the lighthouse at Spurn peninsular where Martin
Waters spotlights the ever changing patterns and colour harmonies created by tidal drift and
jetsam. The breadth of work on show varies from potters to painters, jewellers to textile artists
and many more areas of creative practice.
The Open Studios event is the opportunity for people to see how and where the artists' work
is made and talk informally to the artists themselves about their inspirations and techniques. It
is a chance to purchase work directly from the artist, or commission a piece which you will then
know how and where it is made and by whom - one doesn't often get the chance to do that!
EROS is being organized by two artists Carlo Verda and Anna Kirk-Smith, who together have
formed Big Skies, a Bridlington-based company committed to showcasing the work of East Riding
artists and to building a creative community which they hope will play a key part in the
regeneration of the county. By supporting new artist's businesses and encouraging links from
outside the area, both national and international, it is intended that the East Riding will become
a cultural destination and enhance both the economy and tourism industries.
If you would like to find out more about the East Riding Open Studios then please go to
www.eastridingopenstudios.co.uk
East Riding Open Studios II