Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th September 2025
Below are the 68 artists that took part in the 9th Annual Open Studios taking place over the first full weekend in September in Plumstead, London SE18.
DATE FOR YOUR DIARY
10th annual Plumstead Open Studios
Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th September 2026
Deborah Allan
Upcycled artist making jewellery and homewares using material that would have been destined for landfill – bottle tops, tins, fabric scraps etc., turning these materials into something else, something practical, something beautiful. Please see my Instagram account for more information about my work.
www.instragram.com/re.creart
Tiffany Arntson
Tiffany is an artist and communications consultant obsessed with connection. Over the last year she has been making and sharing art in ways that can be sustained. Celebrating overlooked elements within the rural landscape, she explores the unseen connections within ourselves and our environment. She will be showing handheld, interactive sculptures alongside playful mixed media paintings.
Amabel Barlow
is a local landscape artist whose oil paintings reflect a strong connection to place and a deep appreciation of both natural and built environments. Her work ranges from delicate botanical studies to more defined urban scenes, each created with careful attention to detail and mood. Through expressive colour and composition, she captures the atmosphere and emotional essence of the landscapes she paints.
Elizabeth Barron
Some years after retiring from teaching, I joined a class at Blackheath Conservatoire entitled “Painting for the Petrified”. Since then, I have met and joined other like-minded painters in drawing, pastel work, watercolours, acrylics and collage. My style is unashamedly derivative, and I enjoy attempting pastiches of work by artists I like.
Deborah Bee
A Central St. Martins graduate, I make installations using recycled objects, jewellery and textiles such as the fabric banners I made for the Julian Assange campaign.
My ADHD diagnosis explains why I have over 300 unfinished paintings and drawings which I will spend the summer adding finishing touches to so that I can sell them at open studios.(Painting is "After the Hurricane")
Kirsty Bennett
I believe a pretty mug for your tea can brighten your day, but I like to be practical and have been told my work can be over-feminine, so am working on a line of Man Mugs!
I have lived in Plumstead for 25 years and in between a busy life as Theatre Director, Singer, Actress and Teacher and Mother I frantically throw to sell at local craft fairs and teach pottery skills at my home.
Sarah Bowring
Ceramics and Quilts. Wheel-thrown stoneware with some hand-building. Everyday pots with forms, materials, colours and patterns that are tactile and pleasurable to have around.
Quilts reusing old textiles where possible, transforming fragments back into whole pieces to be used or hung up.
Jacqueline Bradley
I am at a very early stage in my journey as an artist. I produce a mix of whatever I feel in the moment, playing with colours, shapes and textures, without overthinking it. I don’t follow strict rules; I am just enjoying creating and seeing the results. Each piece is a snapshot of a moment or mood.
Holly T Burrows
is a multimedia artist who creates work in collage, print, drawn, digital and 3D. She co-directs Illustrators' Fair with Studio Tucktite, facilitates workshops and works with museums and galleries. She uses the creative arts to help inspire a love of wildlife and ecology helping to protect, preserve and save our environment.
L A Colella
It's great to be back in the Plumstead Open Studios for another year at the Star pub in Plumstead. I am a London visual artist. State of flow in pastels. I work intuitively and use music as an emotional pastel to bring form, emotion and movement to the piece.
I dance to formulate gesture, so the music affects the mark-making that creates the image. Come and see for yourself at the open studios weekend.
Angela Cousins
I am a lino print artist working from my home in Plumstead. My work spans various themes, capturing landscapes I am familiar with including Dungeness, Malvern, Rome, Wiltshire and the Moray Firth, as well as locations around my home in Greenwich. My approach to printing is experimental where the image emerges as I cut and print the layers in the lino. I enjoy blending abstract textures and vibrant tones in the images I create.
Tim Cousins
For 5 years I have been very unwell, so little work has been achieved in my studio at APT. At home, I have been producing small works using pencil, gouache, ink and now some acrylic. I have rediscovered that very small is very beautiful. As the size of people's living accommodation decreases and the reduction in the size of offices increases, there is still plenty of room for my pictures.
Flora Fabris (OOAK Creation)
I’m a potter based on Shooters Hill, who trained as a civil engineer. I draw inspiration from the natural landscapes of my childhood in the French Pyrénées and from Japanese pottery traditions. I create hand-thrown ceramics that balance heritage with personal expression, using hand-carving, hakeme brush marks, and wood-ash glazes. My meditative process embraces spontaneity and imperfection, reflecting the organic beauty of nature.
studio.ooakcreation@gmail.com
www.ooakcreation.com
www.instagram.com/ooak_creation
Jin Farrall
I am a printmaker, member of the Printmakers Council in London, and have exhibited in the UK and abroad. My love of nature, and in particular mushrooms, has been used as a symbolic tool for expressing evocative past childhood memories. I use traditional and contemporary printmaking techniques. Have an abstract style and strive to share and communicate my deep thoughts and feelings through my printmaking.
Carol Fowler
Pattern colour and design have been a lifelong obsession for me. There seems to be nothing more enjoyable than putting colours and shapes on a large sheet of paper or canvas and having the texture answer back, demanding that the colours and design be altered to fit. Give me paper or canvas, paint or soft pastels and let me explain how I see.
Liz Francis
From canvas to cotton: - Delicate roses, originally painted on canvas have been transitioned onto soft organic cotton T-shirts, blending art with fashion. Gentle hues and detailed petals create a timeless aesthetic. Perfect for casual wear or gifting, the T-shirts aim to bring the charm of hand-painted art into everyday style with a touch of nature's grace.
John Frankis
I gravitate towards abstraction and find the ‘tug of war’ between figurative and abstract forms, a powerful driver. I am inspired by the street dynamism and energy of London.
A founding member of the Woolwich Art Group I have studied abstract art at Morley College. I work in acrylics and have recently incorporated carving and collage into my work.
Marlyn Gaston
I have lived in Plumstead for seven years and in the past have exhibited abstract paintings in several galleries. I have also been making wall sculpture for a while to calm my autistic brain.
I do not think about what I am doing, I just fiddle with shapes and see what happens. I will be showing my paintings and sculpture over Open Studio weekend.
Kevin Godby
Kevin has worked in watercolours for several years. He mainly paints landscapes and local scenes in a bold, distinctive style.
Adam Goren
So far so good. Sometimes, we live like we're going on forever. This group of paintings explores that precarious place between this reassuring 'certainty' and its opposite. That often-disorientating in-between place can be terrifying and liberating in equal measure.
This show is dedicated to the memory of fellow Plumstead artist Dora Schweitzer, a beautiful person, great draftswoman and painter of local landscapes, real and surreal.
Margaret Griffith
is known for creating modern, contemporary silver jewellery, with simple clean lines. Each item is handcrafted, hallmarked and are unique one-off items. Margaret uses a variety of different hammer techniques to create subtle and delicate surfaces throughout her jewellery and each item will work with any outfit. Margaret uses different patterns and textures throughout her jewellery.
Rebecca Handley
Animals and scenery acrylic artist
Harper Bizarre Art
Sarah aka Harper Bizarre Art as a multi-disciplinary artist. Her work has been exhibited internationally and has featured in a variety of publications. She produces unique artwork, sometimes naughty, sometimes nice, sometimes both, and often thought-provoking. Her work can be an expression of everyday life with a witty and quirky edge, and a hope for justice and equality. Her artwork includes ceramics, paintings, and money art. Sarah is an advocate for the positivity of Plumstead, and local venues and themes also resonate across her work.
'She is sweary and silly. I am sweary and silly - a match made in heaven' (Robbie Williams)
Madeline Herbert
I will be showing my colourful painted plates and hand-built sculptural candelabras, various vases and wall pieces. As well as using the material of clay to make ceramics I spend a lot of time with my hands in Plumstead clay soil growing flowers and vegetables. The shapes, colours and growth of these plants inform and inspire my designs. My studio is at Dockyard Ceramic Studios in Woolwich but I will be showing in my allotment shed amongst the vegetables alongside two other ceramic artists from the studio.
i am cailín
creates bold, thought-provoking embroidery that's stitched and subversive. Rooted in Irish soil but wandering wide, my pieces explore feminism, identity, nostalgia, and the emigrant's quiet ache. Beads shimmer, words whisper, and sometimes they swear. It's resistance, reverence, and reclamation in thread. Come feel seen, stirred, and stitched together.
Lottie Jacques
Lottie is a self-taught artist who enjoys experimenting with different styles and media.
Her inspirations come from the world around us which she turns into pieces of art that are often abstract or whimsical.
Lottie has a demanding career as a manager in the retail industry and finds that losing herself in art is a helpful way to decompress.
Jill Jones
I primarily work with oils and pastels, focusing on portraits and still life. This year, I’ve been stepping out of my comfort zone by experimenting with new media and exploring landscapes. This is my third Open Studios, and it's been an exciting journey so far!"
Liudmila Kapleraitiene
I am Liudmila, self-taught metalsmith jeweller. For the past two years I also make whimsical ceramic creatures. Although, I do not live in Plumstead but regularly attending Plumstead Community market since 2017 and feel very welcomed by the community. I am taking part in Open Studio this year and happy to show my works alongside many talented artists.
Karta Kaur
A recent graduate of Central St Martins and member of the Bethlem Artists Collective. She works with clay, cardboard and mindful drawing techniques in the field of arts and wellbeing, advocating the importance of creative collaborative communities to keep curiosity and happiness alive in humans. Her theme this year is CULTIVATING JOY, so she brings palm-held colourful ceramics and intricate drawings bearing inscribed uplifting micro-messages hidden on the back.
Valerie King
I started painting during Covid, and it’s become a way to capture what matters to me. I love walking, being outside, and noticing little things in nature. My work reflects those quiet moments and simple joys. It’s personal, grounded, and inspired by the world just outside my door.
Bożena Krasowska
I am a multidisciplinary artist based in London, working with oil and acrylic paintings, natural gemstone jewellery, and decoupage. My creations are inspired by nature, imagination, and the quiet poetry of everyday life. I also organise cultural and personal development events, including group exhibitions that connect artists and communities through shared creativity. My work has been shown in various galleries and creative spaces across London.
Insuk Kwon
I’m a Korean visual artist based in the UK, working primarily with painting and miniature sculpture. My work explores vulnerability, isolation, and anxiety through surreal, personal imagery. Drawing on familiar objects and domestic scenes, I aim to express complex emotions in a way that feels intimate and relatable.
Pat Lumsdale
I shall be opening my house for Open Studios for the last time this year as I will be moving away from London. I have started the big clear out and that has to include some of my work so I’m having a sale come and have a browse.
I’ll be sad not to be a part of such a great event anymore.
Kate Mackey
I’m a mixed media artist, predominantly inspired by nature and the environment. I grew up painting, sawing wood, knitting and drawing, and after a brief spell in a travel agents I went to art college. From there I became a teacher until an accident in 2022 forced a change in my life. After relearning to draw through collage, I discovered a passion for printmaking which is currently my media of choice.
Lisa McGilben
Encompassing a diverse range of mediums, including drawing and painting, my primary focus lies in the representation of the human form and its expression. I aspire to provoke thought, evoke emotion, and contribute to a deeper understanding of the human condition.
Peter Macmahon
I started working with ceramics and glass casting. I now work with a variety of mediums such as metal; wire; glass; ceramics; plastic and resin. Currently I have been working with wire and beads to create sculptural lighting.
Amba Malekin-Goneni
I am currently interested in painting and ceramics. Slip casting and slab making objects which I then paint using traditional ceramic designs. At the moment this is focusing on the blue willow pattern and William De Morgan designs, interested both in the aesthetics and the history behind the motifs and styles. I expect as time goes on and I’ve been able to play more, I will begin to include my own references and interests to the motifs.
Michelle Maloney
I work with red clay, slips and underglaze to create hand-built figurative work. My ideas usually start as drawings mainly inspired by the fabulous storybook illustrations of the 60s and 70s. I regularly take part in selected ceramic fairs across the UK but always have the jolliest of times at Plumstravaganza. See you on Shooters Hill!
Sonia Maloney
Blooming Marvellous. I’m a creative community champion and when I’m not busy baking and coordinating I take pictures of people, places and things that intrigue or just make me smile. We all need more joy. The magic of nature and the power of flowers are the theme this year. So do come and enjoy a plethora of popping floral inspirations to brighten the dark spaces.
Xavier Marchand
is a multi-disciplinary radical activist artist who fell into that role because the state of the world we live in demands an activist response. How can it not? Unfiltered raw emotion and moral points challenge the viewer who has no choice but to face the issue at hand, question the work process. He works at Thames side studios U0-202 SE185NR.
Latoya Pierce
Born by the warm shores of Goa and now rooted in the vibrant pulse of London, creates art that feels like a conversation between worlds. Her work is a rich tapestry of colour and forms of florals, patterns, and symbols that echo both memory and imagination. Each piece feels like a whispered story, unfolding in layers, inviting the viewer to wander, to wonder, to feel. Her paintings bloom with intuitive joy, where tropical rhythms meet urban poetry. Through bold strokes and playful details, Latoya builds gardens of emotion—spaces where nostalgia and curiosity coexist. In her world, art is not just seen but felt—a celebration of the beautiful in-between.
Esther Pilcher
I am a Cornish jeweller who has lived in Plumstead for 21 years but still has the heart of the ocean in my bones. Much of my work in copper enamel and mixed metals is based on nature and the sea but my love is all things colourful and joyous so the enamel lends itself to expressing that joy. All of my work is completely handmade.
Angie Pledge
Still messing about with stuff and trying new things.
Mikey Pledge
I taught myself the whims of ‘how to drawer’ in secondary school to avoid classwork. I studied motion graphics and animation, but the industry is not for me. Now I’m just doing my thing. I love character design! I always find things to inspire me, ideas to refine. The love of the game and the game is my brain and whatever I’m into.
Richard Pledge
The Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu said, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.” You know the rest… Teach a man art and he’ll make one!
Britta Pohl
I’m a figurative artist and much of my work explores urban and street scenes, with figures beginning to make their way into the compositions. I enjoy creating paintings, often in liminal spaces, which have a dreamlike quality and where reality blends with imagination. My aim is to evoke an atmosphere that feels both familiar and slightly strange or otherworldly. I love playing with light and shadow and the emotion of colour. My preferred medium is oil on board or canvas.
Sara Radstone
Born 1955; ceramic and mixed media. For over 45 years Sara has lectured and exhibited widely in the UK and overseas. In 2017/18 her work was the subject of a major retrospective at York Art Gallery. Awards include the Arts Foundation and Sainsbury Trust Fellowships. Work can be found in international public and private collections, including the V&A.
Maggie Rastall
I have always loved making things and when I discovered the world of textiles I was hooked! Playing with colour, texture, pattern and stitching is a constant joy. I make things that please me, and I hope please others. I will have on show wall art, small textile pieces and individually made cards etc.
Andrew Riley
For Andrew's third open studios he will be offering framed paintings and a selection of hand-crafted cards. Working mostly in watercolour, he also combines pastel and pencils to achieve different atmospheric effects.
Andrew runs monthly watercolour workshops at Plumstead Community Market.
Lyn Riley
After a busy career in education, I was persuaded to take an art class when I retired. It has opened up a whole new world of relaxation, creativity and inspiration for me. I enjoy exploring and experimenting with a wide variety of media but I tend to return to acrylics as my favourite medium.
I am inspired by the natural world and I enjoy trying my hand at portraits. However, I am endlessly inspired by our local area, especially the wonderful, historic architecture in Greenwich and the industrial scenes along the River Thames.
I’m looking forward to welcoming you to my home and taking part in the Plumstead Open Studio weekend for the first time this year.
Peter Roper
This will be my second open studios, and I will be offering a variety of prints of pen drawings and cards. I shall also show some acrylics which will be just for exhibition purposes only. Something I am still comparatively new to. I love this opportunity to see and perhaps discuss other people's work and generally chat with like-minded artists.
Sarah Schmidt
French-Belgian-Congolese influences, nature lover, London studio, C&G in ceramics... Creativity is a visual platform for communication, sharing and working through emotions. In my practice, I try and articulate my female experience. I mostly sketch/paint but have recently returned to clay with a story to tell. Oh! And I love to face paint.
Dora Schweitzer
After a relatively short battle with a very ferocious cancer, my beloved Dora passed away. I along with a lot of others loved Her and we will always appreciate her for her unique attitude to art and life! It will be difficult, but I think it’s fitting as she was such a good painter to display her work one more time, it is the least I could do.
Come and share the love with us, and I will try and dig out some Costume drawings and theatre designs which, after all was her main occupation. All power to the Dora that was, we miss you and will love you always.
(Written by her partner Steve Wilson)
Rebecca Sharples
Mixed media artist. Rebecca has a background in Fine Art and illustration. Over the years she has worked in a variety of medias including painting, Mixed media, paper cut out, illustrations and textiles. Currently Rebecca’s art work is based around the theme of Colour and culture. Rebecca's colourful work celebrates the multicultural life in London through colour and patterns in a variety of mediums and crafts with a special love for the colour and vibrancy of Guyana! Rebecca will be joining sister Yaz Sharples selling a wide selection of Handmade Arts and Crafts and goodies such as Handmade cards, Cultural bunting, Art and more.
Yaz Sharples
Whilst living in Hong Kong for a number of years, I was inspired by the detail, texture and contrast of its unique architecture and created a series of miniature collages depicting these amazing buildings. Using this style I have created a number of collages of local landmarks which 'm sure you may recognise! In addition, I'll also be displaying my collection of brightly vividly coloured acrylic large paintings of flowers. As well as original paintings, prints and greeting cards will also be available and I will be donating 10% of all sales to Rights of Women an amazing organisation.
Kara Simpson
was born in Edinburgh and now lives and works in London. She studied Fine Art/Sculpture in Dundee and completed a Masters in Design for Interactive Media in London. She is a digital artist whose work, for the most part, documents a deeply personal journey. Combining personal and pop culture nostalgia to explore thoughts, dreams and memories. The unapologetically playful style gives these dark thoughts a soft space to sit and breathe, allowing for the possibility of reinvention whilst also challenging the notion that childhood is a time of unfettered innocence.
Zara Taylor
A ceramicist and traditional Chinese brush painter, 2 very different disciplines but I do let them crash into each other. Prawns, crabs, bamboo, orchids, lotus are all favourite subject matter whether carved into vessels or hand painted on smaller dishes. Separately I have also been developing larger vases experimenting with glazes and oxides to produce natural organic finishes. The outcome, unknown until they emerge from the kiln, each unique.
Rob Thom
In 2024 I made a pen and watercolour sketch for every single day of the year, and wrote a bit of the news in the margins.
Sketching the Days is now a 432 page A5 paperback book, with 366 unique observational sketches – many of Plumstead – and a record of the events that shaped our world. In addition to my sketchbook, I’ll be exhibiting local paintings, prints and greeting cards. My painting is inspired by the local landscape and beyond, and I prefer the energy of working on location rather than being in a studio. I also always end up having nice chats with inquisitive passers-by; if you see me out and about, come and say hello!
Harpreet Uppal
(born 1997) studied her BA at the Slade School of Fine Art. She is British Indian and based in Plumstead. At its core, her practice is about engaging with aspects of spirituality. She is particularly focused on the interpretation of Divine feminine energy and how it exists in a modern society. Her work often explores escapism.
Fiona Veacock
My hand built ceramic homewares are inspired by London living, our historic locale & the sharing of food with friends & family. Designs celebrate the handwork, letting the making show itself. I enjoy using inlays, incised drawings, stamps & mono-print, often overlaying glazes with decals from my drawings. I’m hugely looking forward to showing along Jack and Kate who I first met when they joyfully attended one of my clay classes.
Bettina Vetter
My pottery practice began as a personal, creative outlet - a space free from the pressure of perfection. Working primarily on the wheel, I allow forms to emerge organically, embracing the unexpected and letting each piece evolve naturally.
The results are sculptural yet functional objects, often with dual purposes - vessels that serve as both vases and candlesticks, for example.
Strong lines, geometric forms, and flowing curves are central to my aesthetic. I work predominantly with white clay and glaze in matte white and neutral tones, often leaving parts of the surface unglazed to reveal the raw clay beneath. This interplay of texture and tone gives each piece a tactile presence and simplicity.
Alice Wakefield
Alice makes wheel-thrown and hand-built functional pottery from her shared studio space in Woolwich Dockyard. Her pieces aim to retain the rhythm and immediacy of the making process in its fired state. Alice looks for surface with rich patina and texture often achieved by reduction firing her work in wood or soda kilns.
www.alicemaywakefield.com
Jack Walker
My work is figurative paintings of common scenes of growing up in the local area. The figures are often with abstract undertones while still trying to keep the recognisable connection to keep the viewer engaged. I tend to deal with the themes of class and class representation in the art world.
Kate Walsh
My textile art is inspired by nature and being a professional gardener. Created using threads, textiles and embroidery techniques on dissolvable fabric. The resulting lace-like embroideries are shaped into 3D flowers, leaves or insects, then made into cards, decorations and ornaments.
I'm sharing some of my creations for the first time. No formal training, just half a century of creating!
Warwick
is an artist whose creative journey was rekindled after years in the commercial arts. Specializing in relief printmaking, he creates vibrant, textured “portals” that explore form, colour, and emotion. His abstract works invite viewers into immersive alternate realities, reflecting a personal story of rediscovery, transformation, and the enduring power of creative passion.
https://www.artswarwick.com/
www.instagram.com/prints_warwick
Steve Wilson
I originally studied fine art at Brighton where I did a lot of film and installation work. I then worked in tv, film and theatre as a designer and scenic artist. My artwork is mainly mixed media 2D and 3D pieces, which I collage together using original print sources, found objects and laser cut elements. Sometimes I am inspired by current events and the state of the world, other times it is just a visual manifestation of my internal monologue.
Helen Young
Unique and affordable jewellery celebrating our solar system! Helen creates jewellery crafted with carefully chosen gemstones beads & sterling silver from planet Earth to make - Lunar & Solar eclipses, Moon & Mars landings, planets & moons in orbit & alignment and including the Sun orrery necklace!
Jane Young
Artist and Illustrator. Oil and watercolour paintings. Textiles.
