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Hepworth Studios
​Tutors

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Founder and Director - Caitlin Hepworth ( formally Hughes)
Graduating from the National Art School in 2000 with a BFA in Sculpture, Caitlin went on to complete a Master of Teaching in Visual Arts at the University of Sydney in 2002. She has taught at numerous institutions around NSW and in 2009 opened her school, Hughes Studio - School of Visual Art and Mosaic. Caitlin has been represented in numerous national and international exhibitions including the Waterhouse National Science Prize 2018 at the South Australian Museum and Sculpture at Scenic World 2018. She has been a finalist in the SAMA MAI Exhibition 2016 & 2017 as well as a finalist in the GoCM ‘Stories we Tell’ 2017. In 2018 Caitlin was a participant in the Third Symposium of Mosaic Art in Sardinia Italy with Maestro Giulio Menossi and the 2018 recipient of the SAMA Robin Brett Scholarship which enabled her to study with Verdiano Marzi at CMS in 2019. Caitlin a member of NAVA, AIMC, SAMA and Mosaic Association of Australia and NewZealand (MAANZ) where she holds the voluntary position Exhibitions Coordinator.

Read more about Caitlin's Qualifications or visit her webpage.
www.caitlinhepworth.com
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Adults and Kids Tutor
​Cindy Topic
​Blue Mountains, NSW


Cindy is a designer and creator with Bachelor of Design from UNSW.  Cindy works as a mosaic assistant on commissions and large scale projects as well as teaching
Adult's Garden Mosaics and
​Kids Mosaic Classes.
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Adults Tutor
​Andrea Ketterling
Blue Mountains, NSW


Andrea
began working with mosaics in 2014. She is a member of Hare Street Cooperative Gallery in Glenbrook and was a finalist in the MAANZ international exhibition in 2022. 
Andrea teaches the adults class Fragments: Introduction to Classical  Mosaics Class.
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Kids Tutor
Erin Hall
Blue Mountains, NSW


Erin has been making mosaics for approx 5 years and enjoys combining her creative passions with her love of nature and bush care. Her works are inspired by nature and both dimensional and textural.



​Guest TUTORS
Bringing the best to the Blue Mountains

The following high quality tutors have been invited to teach workshops at Hepworth Studios.
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Tutor - Erin Pankratz
Alberta, Canada

Erin Pankratz has built a unique body of work that intertwines mosaic, drawing, weaving, and painting. Her work has been exhibited in Italy, France, Japan, Argentina, USA, and is in private collections in Canada, USA, Argentina, Brazil, and Italy. In 2011 she created a large mosaic mural for the Edmonton International Airport and is currently fabricating a large work  for the Edmonton light rail transit expansion.
​ www.erinpankratz.com


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Tutor - Cetta Pilati
Melbourne, VIC

Cetta Pilati works predominantly in marble mosaic exploring a fusion of traditional technique and timeless contemporary design with a key focus on the quiet forgotten simplicity and tradition of ancient approaches to art. Cetta has Bachelor of Fine Arts (Majoring in Sculpture) from RMIT University.
www.cetta-pilati.com.au

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Tutor - Pamela Irving
Melbourne, VIC

Pamela Irving has worked as a full time artist for over 30 years.  She works across media to create mosaics, sculptures, paintings drawings and large scale public works. Pamela’s works are represented in public and private collections nationally and internationally including the Museum of Art Ravenna.
www.pamelairving.com.au
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Tutor - Marian Shapiro
Blue Mountains, NSW

Award-winning artist, Marian Shapiro is a sought after teacher in Australia and abroad.  Her work has appeared in many mosaic publications and is shown and collected both nationally and internationally. ​
www.dariandesign.com.au

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Tutor - Kelley Knickerbocker
Seattle, USA

​Kelley is well known for her unique and inventive take on mosaic andamento. She brings a thorough and organised approach to her refreshing 'out of the square' teaching which she shares with students around the globe.
www.rivenworksmosaics.com

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Tutor - Helen Bodycomb
Castlemaine, Victoria
Helen Bodycomb is  a leading teacher of technique-based mosaics in Australia and abroad, She  is currently completing a PhD at La Trobe University. Previously Helen was an artist-in-residence at La Scuola di Mosaicisti del Friuli, in Spilimbergo Italy, mentored by Maestro Giulio Candussio. 
www.helenbodycomb.com
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Tutor - Wendy Edwards
​Hobart, Tasmania

Wendy is renowned for her large bird sculptures
and gained recognition through being granted over fifteen public art commissions through the Tasmanian Art in Public Places Scheme and the Hobart City Council.

www.wendyedwards.net.au




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Tutor - Rachel Bremner
Hobart, Tasmania
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Award winning artist Rachel studied in Italy at the Ravenna Mosaic School with Luciana Notturni and in the US at the Chicago Mosaic School with Paris-based mosaic master Verdiano Marzi. www.rachelbremner.com 


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Sophie Haythornthwaite
Painting Tutor
Blue Mountains, NSW

Sophie Haythornthwaite trained in Florence, Italy at Charles H Cecil Studios. She grinds her own pigments and prepares her own canvases, mediums and varnishes using traditional methods and recipes, and paints using the traditional methods and materials of the Italian, French and Dutch painters of the Renaissance and Baroque periods.  
​www.sophiehaythornthwaite.com.au
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Tutor - Margo Anton
​Canada

Margo Anton has been working as a professional mosaic artist for over a decade, creating fine art mosaics, mosaic jewellery, exhibiting and teaching classes around the globe.  www.margoanton.com.

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HEPWORTH STUDIOS at the Woodford Academy
90 - 92 Great Western Highway Woodford, 2778, NSW, Australia.
caitlin@hepworthstudios.com
​0416 110 675
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © CAITLIN HEPWORTH 2023
Hepworth Studios is located within the Ngurra (Country) of the Dharug and Gundungurra peoples. We pay respect to Elders both past, present and emerging while recognising the strength, capacity and resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Blue Mountains region.
  • Home
  • Share & Connect
  • Kids and teens
    • Kids Mosaics 9-12
    • Mentoring for Young Artists
    • Student Galleries >
      • Children's Mosaic Gallery
      • Children's Visual Art Gallery
  • Online Classes
    • ANDAMENTO LEVEL 1
    • ANDAMENTO LEVEL 2
    • ANDAMENTO LEVEL 3
    • ANDAMENTO LEVEL 4
    • ANDAMENTO LEVEL 5
    • ANDAMENTO LEVEL 6
    • Mosaic Arts Online
  • Adults classes
    • Introduction to Mosaics
    • Adult's Studio Sessions
  • adults workshops
    • Understanding Values
    • Andamento Boot Camp
    • Stars of Ravenna
    • Aquileia to Pompeii
    • Focus on Form
    • Focus on Form: Byron Bay
    • Houses of Hundertwasser
  • bookings
    • Adult Online Bookings
    • Adult In-Studio Classes
    • Adult Workshop Bookings
    • Kids Class Enrolment
    • Kids Class Payment
  • About
    • Contact
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