Sheila BROUGH
Sheila Brough is a textile artist, designer and dressmaker in West Cornwall, and wife of ceramist Alan BROUGH. Having obtained a degree and teaching diploma in Fine Art from Goldsmiths, London, Sheila lectured in fashion design in Newton Abbot during the 1960s. More recently, she was an adult education lecturer in embroidery and textiles at Penzance School of Art. Currently she is offering weekly textile classes at Heamoor, Penzance. She also works as a bridal designer. Her son Adrian BROUGH is based in St Ives, where he has his own pottery and teaching centre.
media
Machine and hand embroidery, silk painting and collage.
works and access
exhibitions
October 2011 : Schoolhouse Gallery, Morvah
memberships
Cornwall Crafts Association
misc further info
references
Workbox Embroidery Magazine - article on own and students' work