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An exhibition at Parndon Mill

Parndon Mill, Pardon Mill Lane, Harlow CM20 2HP 

Sunday 8th November till Sunday 20th December 2026

Tuesday to Fridays 10.30am to 4.30pm and Saturday and Sunday 2pm to 4pm. Sunday 8th is the Preview Day

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Artists & Craftspeople from here and further afield offer their unique and affordable works for sale in this exhibition. Some of this year’s guest artists are:

The Essex Silk Painters based in Toot Hill are a vibrant, inclusive community of artists and craftspeople specialising in silk painting. They are a regional branch associated with the Guild of silk painters.

The group will be exhibiting a selection of their work including scarves, floral paintings and notebooks and journals.

Abbey Hook.
Abbey is an award winning contemporary jewellery artist working primarily in silver and copper creating distinctive sculptural jewellery from her London studio.

Inspired by nature, history and ancient craftsmanship Abby's work brings traditional processes into a contemporary context. Every piece is shaped and constructed by hand.

Kevin Lewis
Kevin is based in Hertfordshire. He creates bold, vibrant and rhythmic compositions using mixed media, fluid paint, high viscosity acrylic inks, watercolour and pastels.

Anna-Maria Aurich
Anna -Maria is from west London she specialises in advanced kiln-formed glass techniques and hand blown glass.

Sarah Hollis
Sarah is based in Hertfordshire who has always been fascinated by the transformation of clay into pottery, either functional or abstract, beautiful or utilitarian. Most of her current work is functional and created in stoneware with graduated and blended glazes or alternatively painted loosely with bright coloured slips, underglazes and oxides.

She is constantly striving to perfect the forms she makes and trying new techniques and experiments.

Abigail Zawadi
Abigail is a deaf artist who celebrates her Maasai culture and expresses herself through her abstracted landscapes, texture and bold colour.

Resident artists and those closer to home,

Yuki Kokai, Ewa Wawrzyniak, Rachael Hones. Muna Zuberi. Liz Boast. Jon Lewis, Gemma Smale,
Fiona Bennett. Ann Beatty. Teresa Chlapowski. Liz Loveless, Sue Chapman & Dawn Easby, and that’s not all!

More exhibition information here.

 

About Parndon Mill

Just to the east of Roydon, on the edge of Harlow and beside the River Stort, you'll find Parndon Mill, a hub of creativity. Exhibitions, sales of art from the resident artists, events, classes and workshops all take place within this historic mill - in beautiful surroundings. Since the sixties it has been occupied by artists and craftsmen who have gradually restored the premises.

Parndon Mill provides workspace for artists, craftspeople, designers and architects who have the opportunity to share ideas and use their different skills to collaborate on creative work. They also run classes to pass on their skills.

Find out more about the history of Parndon Mill here.