In the lead-up to The Stitched Garden exhibition in September, Rachel Wright will be demonstrating her work-in-progress.

Time: 11:00am-4:00pm

Dates: Last Thursday of every month – Jan 29th, Feb 26th, Mar 26th, Apr 30th, May 28th, Jun 25th, Jul 30th & Aug 27th

Venue: The Gallery (free to enter, just turn left after entering the main garden shop)

Price: FREE

Working on a domestic sewing machine, with carefully chosen pieces of cloth and endless colours of thread, Rachel will translate the gardens and plants here at Waterperry into her beautiful machine-embroidered textile art pieces.

The most distinctive aspect of her embroideries is the expressive skies, evoking perpetual movement and fluidity, the restless elements on their never-ending journey. She creates the essence of both place and time with attention to detail being given in both the foreground and scenic backdrop throughout the seasons.

Meet Rachel in the gallery and watch her whilst she paints in stitch and brings her work to life.