Iconic Derbyshire places are featured in a series of giant
pieces of art that have gone on permanent display in the
city.
Local artist Juliet Hemingray's embroidered pieces and painted
collages are hanging in the spectacular ground floor space of
Derby's Derwent Business Centre.
The huge Victorian former railway warehouse with its cavernous
vaulted ceiling is now home to a dozen creative businesses,
including Juliet's.
Her new pieces are focussed around some of Derbyshire's most
important places such as the silk mill, the railway, and the
cathedral.
Juliet, who has been based at Derwent since 1993, said: "I am a
very proud tenant of the centre, and it is wonderful to see my art
and designs on display here every day."
The artist will also hold open days at the business centre on
Friday and Saturday, February 10 and 11, between 10am and 4pm. They
will be free to the public and a huge collection of Juliet's work
will be on display alongside the new pieces. Refreshments will also
be available.
The Derwent Business Centre forms part of sustainable developer
Blueprint's £18 million investment portfolio. As well as
owning a number of historic buildings in Derby, Blueprint has plans
for an exciting mixed-use development, Sadler Square, in the heart
of the city's Cathedral Quarter
Juliet Hemingray exhibits regularly all over the UK, and her
work is to be found in churches worldwide. Her textiles, paintings
and designs are usually based on biblical themes and Celtic
symbols, and she also embroiders priests' robes and preaching
scarves.