Why Sachet Mixte Women you may ask? Well since late in 2012 we have been producing the Sachet Mixte Arts Journal which was developed to support male artists, many of whom struggle with getting their work out there and with issues of confidence in their art. Now that Sachet Mixte has blossomed and is in fact in its Sixth Edition, it seemed a great time to focus on and celebrate female artists, to help them to showcase their art and boost sales of their works. As Sachet Mixte is bi-monthly we aim to produce Sachet Mixte Women at the same frequency only in between each Sachet Mixte Journal publication. As with Sachet Mixte the format is to showcase 21 artists from around the world although by chance this first edition has a predominance of UK artists. However, we do have representation from Hungary, Japan, France, Brazil, USA, India and Germany. We will aim to have many other countries represented in future issues. We have a small range of artistic styles in this the First Edition of Sachet Mixte Women: photographers, painters, textile designers and jewellery designers and we hope in future editions to broaden this mix. Having said that, the subject matter is even more diverse as you will see here and this makes for an exciting and thought provoking First Edition. Contributors to this edition: Tunde Lanye-Szabo, Hungary. Lynn Howarth, UK. Carol Meikelham, UK. Kaya Sato, Japan. Marie-France Oosterhof, France. Michele Martinoli, UK. Lindsay Bainbridge, UK. Margaret Evans, UK. Rona Innes, UK. Priscilla Flor, Brazil. Lind Anne Hartman, USA. Kalpana Goyal, India. Ulrike Bernhardt, Germany. Vivian Tong, USA. Michelle Castro, USA. Anna Cicirelli, USA. Lopa Mudra, India. Jenny Robertson, UK. Yonne Taylor, UK. Clare Spencer, UK. Sian Powpreek, UK."