JOAN BAXTER

Inspired by the landscapes and heritage of the far north of Scotland where she lives, Joan Baxter uses the ancient technique of tapestry weaving to explore her world... As the daughter of a painter, creativity was an integral and normal part of Baxter's childhood. A love of the natural world was formed and nurtured by family holidays in a remote loch-side cottage in the West Highlands... After studying tapestry at Edinburgh College of Art and Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts during the 1970s, she spent eight years working as a weaver and trainer in commercial tapestry studios in the UK and Australia, notably working on the Henry Moore tapestries at West Dean Tapestry Studio.