A NEW exhibition is to be held at the Allendale Forge Studios in November.

'It's All in Your Head' by painter Tracey Taylor will run throughout the month.

Tracey said: "I love to experiment, trying new techniques, colour palettes and styles to bring my ideas to life. I haven’t even scratched the surface but at the Forge you can get a glimpse of what I have achieved so far. My thoughts, dreams and emotions cast into existence forever.

"I almost quit on this exhibition before it started. It has been a goal of mine for a long time, still my demons got the better of me. The emotions can be overwhelming when you inject so much of yourself into your craft as I have for years now and cluster them all together for everyone to see. Fear, doubt, crisis of credibility to name but a few.

"The Forge team (family) have been instrumental in helping me push forward through the head talk and have encouraged me to reach for my dreams.

"If my exhibition inspires one person to open the door to their dreams or aspirations then I will deem this exhibition a success."

Allendale Forge Studios is open daily from 10am until 5pm.