Having graduated in Design from Central/St Martins, Amber Khokhar studied at the Academy of Fine Art, Warsaw, at Harvard's Arthur M, Sackler Museum, Massachusetts, she studied 'Painting Traditions of India' and she holds a Masters in Traditional Art.
Amber continues to work as a practising artist who takes inspiration from traditional floral motifs. Her distinctive hand painted designs - on tiles and plates - are highly collectable. Commissioned work includes bespoke bone china, hand cut engraved crystal and currently Amber is working on a carpet design for the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace.
Amber has delivered a number of workshops for the Victoria and Albert Museum and in January will be teaching 'Iznik Tiles: Floral motifs in Dynamic Arrangements' at the British Museum, as part of the World Arts and Artefacts Programme through Birkbeck University .
Courses:
Decorative plant forms for embroidery
Design and work your own Stumpwork Piece
Decorative plant forms for embroidery - continued
Embroidery - inspiration from the gardens at Hampton Court Palace
Crewelwork project - 1 - exploring designs
Crewelwork project - 2 - applying design and choosing stitches
