Our SUMMER EXHIBITION runs until Saturday 26th July 2008
The Summer Exhibition brings new work from the following artists:
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"Evening Light"
Oil on Canvas
Colin Carruthers |
"Before the Flower"
Acrylic on Canvas
Judith Grassi |
"Birch Trees and Meadow"
Oil on Canvas
Terence Clarke |
NEW ARTIST - Richard Clare
Award-winning landscape artist Richard Clare is known for his colourful and dynamic paintings of the northern landscape of England and more recently of Tuscany where he now lives with his family.
In a very short space of time, Richard has gained a reputation for high quality, exciting and dynamic paintings. He has received media attention in national magazines and his artworks are included in many private collections throughout Britain and more recently in France, Italy, Spain and China.
In 2006, Richard was one of 13 finalists selected from over 3,000 entries in an international competition organised by “International Artist Magazine”. His painting “Sunset over Derbyshire” won first prize.
A wide selection of Richard’s paintings will be on display throughout the Summer at the Gallery and there are plans to exhibit some of his regional paintings at Purple Gallery later on in the year. |
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Hilltop Village, Tuscany
Oil on Board
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NEW SCULPTURE - by Sue Dyer
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Sue gained a degree in Glass and Ceramics at Stourbridge College of Art in the 1970's. Following her interest in Ikebana and Japanese gardens, she began to concentrate on ceramics, focussing on inlayed porcelain vases, Parallel to these themes she developed large-scale stone sculptural forms which could be placed within the environment. Inspired by the landscape, the individual pieces have a great feeling of timelessness and purity of sculptural form. The use of applied porcelain coloured slips, before firing at 1260 °C, create great subtleties of texture and colour.
As well as exhibiting widely in galleries in the U.K. Sue teaches ceramics in Birmingham and often runs workshops where "Mishima" (inlay) techniques are demonstrated.
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CERAMICS
RAKU by Paul Jenkins
This exhibition sees the arrival of more work by highly collected sculptor, Paul Jenkins. In addition to his solid bronze hare collection, we have some new Raku animals.
What is Raku?
The technique of Raku firing in the field of ceramic art, originated in Japan. Chojiro, a 16th Century Japanese potter, developed a method for firing simple Japanese tea vessels, a process which later, would become known as Raku. The simple wares became very popular and the leading warrior statesman at the time presented Chojiro with a seal bearing the symbol of Raku. Raku became Chojiro’s family name, and started a ceramic dynasty which has continued for 450 years and through fifteen generations of Raku potters. |
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DARTINGTON POTTERY
Dartington remains one of the world's leading potteries specialising in the technically challenging but aesthetically rewarding art of reduction fired stoneware utilising outstanding reactive glaze effects. Today, Dartington Pottery is eagerly sought both in its standard designs, in limited editions and individual artists' one-off pieces.
We now have new stock from the following ranges: Forget-me-not, Haymeadow and Peacock. There are also two new exciting ranges : The Black and White Flower and Midnight Garden range designed by Janna Wareham. We have varying shapes and sizes of jugs, bowls and vases in stock.
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In the early twentieth century, Bernard Leach (1887-1979), who has come to be widely known as the father of studio pottery, happened to attend a chance gathering in Japan in which Raku firing was being done. It was there that he witnessed the pottery, already bisque fired, being brought up to red hot and removed from the kiln at the peak temperature. The pots were then quenched in water to crackle the glaze and freeze certain characteristics of the firing. He tried it himself and was immediately hooked. Leach, when he returned to England, introduced Raku firing to his pottery workshop in St. Ives. |
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JEWELLERY - A selection of jewellery from the Summer Range by Carrie Elspeth
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