Woods, Pamela 1938-

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WOODS, Pamela 1938-

PERSONAL: Born January 30, 1938, in Reigate, England; daughter of John (a director) and Nora (a rug designer; maiden name, Cowell) Pearse; married Michael Woods (an artist), August 20, 1960 (divorced, 1975); children: Vanessa, Oliver, Geraldine. Education: Attended Nesta Brooking Ballet School, 1955-65, and London Central School of Theatrical Design; earned B.Sc. (with honors). Religion: Church of England.

ADDRESSES: Office—Gardens for the Soul, 512 Beech Lane, Brownshill, Gloucestershire GL6 8AJ, England. E-mail—pamela@gardensforthesoul.co.uk.

CAREER: Pamela Pearse Ballet School, Guildford, England, director, 1955-75; Pamela Woods Flowers Ltd., England, director, 1975-79; Pamela Woods Floral Agency and Design Studio, Bath, England, director, beginning 1979; Gardens for the Soul, Brownshill, Gloucestershire, England, principal, landscape designer, and presenter of seminars and training workshops. Lecturer at colleges; designer for Rayher Hobby; guest on British and American television programs.

AWARDS, HONORS: Silver Gilt Medal from Hampton Court Flower Show, 1999, for a feng shui garden design.

WRITINGS:

(With Peter Riva) Paper Flowermaking, Studio Vista (London, England), 1972.

(With Peter Riva) Flowers from Feathers, David & Charles (Newton Abbot, England), 1973.

(With Peter Riva) Flowers from Fabrics, David & Charles (Newton Abbot, England), 1974.

(With Peter Riva) Party Decorations and Crackers, Blandford (London, England), 1974.

(With Peter Riva) Feathercraft, Search Press, 1974.

(With Peter Riva) Quilling, Leisure Craft, 1975.

(With Peter Riva) Christmas, Blandford (London, England), 1975.

(With Peter Riva) Creative Flowermaking, Pan Books (London, England), 1975.

(With Peter Riva) Part Works: Victorian Crafts Revived, Batsford (London, England), 1976.

(With Peter Riva) Crafts, Lutterworth (London, England), 1977.

(With Peter Riva) Crafts Encyclopedia, Marshall Cavendish (Tarrytown, NY), 1977.

(With Peter Riva) Papercraft, Hamlyn (London, England), 1979, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY), 1980.

(With Peter Riva) Ribbon Flowers, Rayher Hobby (Laupheim, Germany), 1980.

Making Floral Designs, illustrated by Vanessa Woods, Batsford (London, England), 1984.

Gardens for the Soul: Designing Outdoor Spaces Using Ancient Symbols, Healing Plants, and Feng Shui, photographs by John Glover, Rizzoli (New York, NY), 2002.

Contributor to magazines, including Womancraft and Family Circle.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Booklist, October 1, 2002, Alice Joyce, review of Gardens for the Soul: Designing Outdoor Spaces Using Ancient Symbols, Healing Plants, and Feng Shui, p. 294.