Helen Riddle Textile Artist

Many thanks to everyone who came to say hi at The Festive Market at The Hepworth Wakefield last weekend. It was so lovely to see you all and thank you for all the best wishes for my retirement. Massive thanks to all the team members, past and present, at The Hepworth Wakefield for their support and for putting on such amazing events.
I've been doing Hepworth Markets every year since they started 10 years ago. Starting in the dusty, unheated, industrial charm of the 'Calder Gallery' in full thermals and with a crazy dash across the grass to use the loos in the main gallery building. Then in a maze of marquees which twisted and turned around the sunken garden. One crazy outdoor summer event (on the patch of grass which preceded the beautiful garden) when the wind picked up and lifted the tarpaulins covering the stalls. Then the post-pandemic reduced-scale events in the Auditorium and Learning Centre, and finally into the glorious Carding Shed at Tileyard North. How lucky am I to have all this on my doorstep?!
But now it's time to scale down a bit, be kind to my hands and concentrate on things like drawing in my sketchbook which is my first love creatively. Don't worry, I'll still be making the rhubarb (of course!) and will hopefully have time to explore new creative delights just for the joy of it.
Next weekend I'll be enjoying the second weekend of as a customer - it's open Sat/Sun 10am-4pm so maybe see you there, but for now, it's time to put my feet up and make a brew!