About Sally Pinhey

Sally Pinhey’s work is known for its liveliness, charm and detail as well as botanical accuracy.  She has illustrated three specialist books: Pears, ISBN 0-9532136-0-9, Plums ISBN 098104-49070 and Natural Dyes ISBN 978-1-84797-100-5. Sally has also contributed to other books for Dorling Kindersley, Aurum Press, Top That Publishing and Church House. She holds numerous RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) medals, having exhibited regularly at RHS shows. Art Tutor at Kingston Maurward College, Dorchester since 1999, Sally has also been a tutor at the Eden Project, St Austell and The Springhead Trust, Shaftesbury. She was an invited demonstrator at Art in Action between 2002 and 2005. Sally has run art holidays in France and taken botanical artists trekking in the Himalayas. In 2003 her work “Egdon Heath” was bought by The House of Lords. "My driving forces have always been the wonders of plant life, and the buzz I get from helping others achieve their artistic goals," says Sally. "To this end, my next book for Crowood Press will be a companion handbook for botanical artists." Sally is currently raising awareness and funds for Sand Dams water harvesting projects in African drylands, the connection being  planting medicinal trees.