Nicky Hunter Art

I always knew I was destined for a creative career even as a child, the art room at school was my favourite place so I naturally went to art college in Shropshire to study a diploma in Art & Design and then completed a degree in Textiles & Surface Pattern Design at De Montfort University, Leicester in 1998.

My career began as an embroidery designer in the bridal industry, taking me on many journeys to exciting colourful places from India, China, and Europe in search of luxurious silks and evocative tactile fabrics on which to create floral and decorative patterns with lustrous coloured threads, beads and diamante. This progressed to creating ranges of furnishing fabrics, collaborating with other well known designers on interior development projects including palaces, theatre and film production companies, giving me an array of exciting creative opportunities. My designs often featured in fashion, bridal and interiors magazines, also on TV, and gained me recognition and awards in the interior design industry. These were exciting times!

Since 2017 I have been hosting painting workshops to support others on their creative journeys; enthusiastically sharing the joy of working with watercolour and related medium. It is truly rewarding helping others to develop their skills to blossom creatively.