Muir Trust Residency

Medieval Room by Christopher Barrett, oil on canvas, 1994  © the artist 

For the residency, Revealing Interiors, Christopher chose to take the medieval wall paintings of the county for his inspiration, including the Tudor House at the museum.

Unbound workbook by Dale Devereux Barker, printed card, 1999 © the artist

Dale worked alongside the exhibition, Picasso to Hockney, Great Prints of the Century for his printmaking residency and took inspiration from Museum objects and local history.

Glade, Boddington Hill by Peter Clayton, watercolour, 2000 © the artist

Peter’s residency coincided with a major exhibition of Victorian watercolours, The Callows’ Chilterns. Peter spent time in the Chiltern hills painting his own watercolours, as well as working in the Museum.

Black & white raku fired form by Tim Andrews, porcelain and T-material, 2002 © the artist

During his residency, Tim produced a range of sculptural pieces inspired by a varied selection of objects from the Museum collections and fired in his raku kiln in the garden. 

Lord Carrington by Eileen Hogan, watercolour, 2005  © the artist

Inspired by a major exhibition on Buckinghamshire in the Civil War,  Eileen created a portrait of Lord Carrington and explored the relationship between oral history and portraiture.

Ring by Michael Carberry, silver, 2007  © the artist

Michael’s individual and thought-provoking response to museum objects was matched by a series of highly successful jewellery workshops.

The Modern Jury by Ros Asquith, mixed media, 2009  © the artist

Inspired by the exhibition Scenes of Victorian Life and Aylesbury town itself Ros created a modern and humorous reflection of the issues and concerns of contemporary life.

Lichen by Mandy Bonnell, pencil on paper, 2011  © the artist

Mandy was inspired by the Museum’s natural history collection of lichens to create a series of twenty small concertina books, each inspired by a different lichen specimen.

Angela by Naomi Ryder, machine stitch on silk chiffon, 2013 © the artist

For her residency, Naomi was inspired by the visitors and staff at the museum to create free machine embroidered portraits of everyday life.

Long-eared owl by Lorraine Izon, ceramic, 2015  © the artist

Inspired by the Nature Detectives exhibition and Bucks wildlife in the local countryside, Lorraine created ceramic bird sculptures. Her simple yet strong forms came alive through intricate patterns and textures.

Liberty by James Fox, textile & other materials, 2017 © the artist

Inspired by the social history and art objects relating to themes of ‘Liberty’, James created a unique installation that brought together Liberty fabrics, motifs from Bucks lace and local history.

Large Totem by Katie Surridge, bronze, 2019 © the artist

Katie was inspired by items in the archaeology stores to create new artefacts derived from the negative shapes created by the original items within their packaging. She used a variety of media to create various installations.