Try it yourself

Take inspiration from Barbara Hepworth's work and get creative

Fabric designs and print making

Discover the patterns and textures of Hepworth's lesser known artworks

Story

Fabric Design

The hidden world of Barbara Hepworth's fabrics

Story

Print Making

Uncover the least well-known aspect of her oeuvre

Get creative at home

Make your own prints

Learn how with artist Stephanie Jefferies

Video

Make your own stained glass

Learn how with artist Vinny James

Video

Make your own exhibition

Learn how with artist Bryony Pritchard

Can you guess where this is?

Clue: It's a place where Barbara Hepworth once lived

Yorkshire

Study of Robin Hood's Bay (Barbara Hepworth)

Can you guess the material of these sculptures?

Zoom into the artworks to see the texture

What inspired Hepworth to create this artwork?

Clue: You can zoom into the strings

Music

Orpheus (Maquette I) (Barbara Hepworth)

Experiment with lighting

Can you to take a photograph that captures light and shadow like these?

Do you know the name of this sculpture?

Clue: It's one of Barbara Hepworth's most famous public commisions

Single Form

Barbara Hepworth with the plaster Single Form at the Morris Singer Foundry, May 1963. Photograph by Morgan Wells

Zoom into the Hepworth's Spring sculpture

Find inspiration from the carved details

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Now try it yourself

Watch how you can use an unusual object to re-create the shapes

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Fabric designs and print making

Discover the patterns and textures of Hepworth's lesser known artworks

Fabric Design

The hidden world of Barbara Hepworth's fabrics

Print Making

Uncover the least well-known aspect of her oeuvre

Get creative at home

Gather your materials and try re-creating art like Barbara Hepworth

Itea

Delos

Sun and Marble

Make your own prints

Learn how with artist Stephanie Jefferies

Make your own stained glass

Learn how with artist Vinny James

Make your own exhibition

Learn how with artist Bryony Pritchard

Can you guess the material of these sculptures?

Zoom into the artworks to see the texture

Experiment with lighting

Can you to take a photograph that captures light and shadow like these?

Zoom into the Hepworth's Spring sculpture

Find inspiration from the carved details

Now try it yourself

Watch how you can use an unusual object to re-create the shapes

Barbara Hepworth

Meet Barbara Hepworth

Explore more from the collection

Read the stories

See the images