An information sheet about Wendy Brown, a member of the Makers' Guild in Wales, Cardiff, 1980s-1990s

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A printed information sheet about embroider Wendy Brown. This document states that Brown attended Newport College of Art and Design to study graphics and, at the time of this document, teaches in Cardiff. 1980 was the year that she started embroidering using the materials of silk to produce hand-bags that were either ‘hand-embroidered’ or were ‘quilted’. At the time of the production of this document, Brown’s work was focused on painting and embroidering pictures that were inspired by ‘landscapes and gardens’. As a member of the ‘Embroiderer’s Guild’, Brown exhibits work across Wales and the rest of the UK. The Design Council awarded her with their Tarian Award in 1983 (also known as the ‘Prince of Wales Shield’) and she won a prize at the Royal School of Needlework International Competition in 1984. Clients can commission Brown to either pictures or hand painted silk. This document is in a black font on white paper. This document was found in a file named ‘Publicity for Exhibitions’.

The Makers’ Guild in Wales was formed in 1984 as a maker co-operative to bring together and promote the best of Welsh craft talent. The guild consists of craftsmen and women and is fully committed to its charitable aims, namely the promotion and preservation of applied art and craft skills, by presenting Welsh-based work of the highest quality for the public to view. Since its establishment, it has gained status in producing internationally recognised craft and art. Currently, the organisation has 79 Wales-based maker-members. Prior to settling at Craft in the Bay, which has been in several locations in Cardiff Bay, the guild was based at the Old Library craft centre from 1989 to 1995. The guild also spent some time at St David’s Hall. It is now based in the reconstructed ‘D’ Shed on the Flourish in Cardiff Bay.

In the beginning, The Makers ‘Guild in Wales was wholly run by volunteers; there were no paid staff positions until the mid to late 1990s. The Makers Guild still relies on the help of volunteers to work in the gallery space; they have played a vital role in the sustainability of the craft organisation.
(Source: https://www.makersguildinwales.org.uk/, accessed 09/01/2018.)

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