Maureen was born in Sussex in 1930. In 1974 she completed a 2 week course on papermaking at Camberwell School of Art. Since then she has been largely self-taught as a papermaker. She makes paper for sale in studio on rural Herefordshire
Memberships
Since 1986 IAMPA (International Association of Paper Makers and Paper Artists)
Chair of Paperweight UK Paper Association (established 1995)
Exhibitions
1981 I C A Gallery, London Crafts Council selected
1982 “Paper Art”, Gardner Gallery, Brighton
1983 “Paper as Image”, Crafts Council Gallery, London
1991 “Tearaways”, Craftspace Touring Show, Birmingham and 5 other venues
1996/7/8/9, 2001/2/3 Paperweight – Mainstone, Salisbury, Nottingham, Dorset and Bath, Sedburgh, Glastonbury
2006 Museum of Modern Art, Wales
2007 Watershed Gallery, Hereford
2007 The Small Gallery, Hereford
Group Exhibitions outside Britain
1986 First Bienennale of Paper Art, Duren Germany
1990 Third Biennale of Paper Art, Duren Germany
1990 Nordiyllands Kunstmuseum, Alborg, Denmark
1991 “Shields” Group Exhibition, Basel, Switzerland
1992 “Californian Fibres”, San Diego, California
1998 Mueum Rijwifjk, Netherlands
Commissions
1986 Seven plant papers provided for “Strange Papers” – an international collection of handmade papers compiled by Fred Siegenthaler
1987 End papers for “In Suffolk” by Michael Hamburger (Five Seasons Press)
1988 Image papers for fine letterpress print annual “Matrix” (Whittington Press)
1989 Cover and end papers for “A Country Woman’s Notes” by Rosemary Verey
1989 15 plant papers for Plant Papers, Paper Plants (Alembic Press)
1990 Cover papers for “Weeds in my Garden” by Miriam McGregor
1993 Cover papers for International Artists and Papermakers Association (I A M P A) annual bulletin
2001 Cover papers for the “EPYNT” by Shirley Jones (Red Hen Press)
Periodic articles for “Matrix” 3, 6, 13, 15, 17, 18 commissioned by Whittington Press.
Publications
Plant Papers 1978 Now in 7th edition
“An Alternative to the Beater?” 1992
“Vegetable Papyrus” 1994
“Handmade Papers” Apple Press 1999
Travel and Workshops
1980 Paper conference, Edinburgh College of Art
1983 International Paper Conference, Japan
1983 Visit to China
From 1986 to 1996, participant in annual IAPMA conferences in:
Duren Germany 86, 88, 90, Barcelona 87, Reno California 89,
Basel 91, Budapest 92, Montreal 93, The Hague Netherlands 94, Kyoto, Japapn, 95, Copenhagen 96
Teaching and Lectures
Taught papermaking at Local Education Authority classes, Kent 1970
Lecture demonstrations at Paddington Institute, London 1979
Royal College of Art, London – Advisor on papermaking 1979
Lectures at Glasgow School of Art, 1980
Regular summer workshops for beginners and experienced students at Brilley, Herefordshire since 1981