Summer Exhibition
2021
Our Summer 2021 Exhibition features artists from across the United Kingdom, delivering Prints, Pottery and Jewellery
Contact us directly if you would like to find out more about our artists featured below or purchase one of their pieces.
Denise
Brown
Made in stoneware clay, the vessels are constructed from hand-cut templates and using press moulds. The detailed images are incised by hand using a simple potter’s knife. Each piece is unique and all decorated on both sides. After construction, the vessels are left to dry very slowly to prevent excessive warping. Denise uses a copper carbonate wash to create the colour outline of the design, and then paints using a range of dry glazes and underglazes. High firing to 1230°C gives the stoneware clay a warm, weathered look, as some of the colours begin to burn away in the kiln. Each piece is then finished with the hand application of 22ct gold leaf or 12ct white gold leaf. Denise’s work aims to evoke memories, and to capture the essence of coastal and rural landscape
Drusilla
Cole
In Dru’s printmaking practice she enjoys creating original linocuts and collagraphs in her studio in Bishops Castle .
Her recent artwork is inspired by swimming and the sea. Dru loves portraying the swimmers in their patterned costumes amid the swirls of water and she especially enjoy using vibrant colour in her prints.
Having graduated from Wimbledon School of Art and London's Central School of Art, Dru taught as Senior Lecturer at The University of the Arts, London for over twenty five years.
Pattern has long been an interest of hers and she currently has several books published on the subject.
Rowena
Park
Rowena works with clear acrylic which is shaped and bent using grinders, saw cuts and polishing grits to achieve the basic shapes , and transparent coloured lacquers combined with almost pure gold leaf which is applied to the back surfaces to create the vibrant and glowing effects, which are then “viewed” through the acrylic layer, a process she has developed since leaving college. The clear acrylic enhances the jewel like quality of the combination of lacquers and gold leaf by focusing the light into the acrylic and bouncing off from the coloured layer.
Constantly evolving new motifs and colourways, inspiration has been drawn from various sources, most recently from the many walks taken in the South Downs. “The “Fern” range is a fairly literal interpretation from nature whereas the “Candystripe” range is more obscure being taken from the striped awnings and deck chairs common to beaches such as Brighton where she lives.
Rowena likes to work with non precious materials so that the consideration is of the artistic merit not the intrinsic value of a piece. Her aim is to create wearable pieces of art within the confines of the field of jewellery.
Andrew
Pentland
Andrew loves the entire process of creating something beautiful to use from a lump of clay; and he takes full responsibility for the whole making process from preparing the clay, glaze application, selecting the method of firing as well as the final position each piece takes in the kiln. It is for this reason that Andrew enjoys kiln building projects as he finds the bond between making, kiln building and the process of firing fascinating. This direct involvement often becomes an overpowering catalyst in his design process, and to have control of both making and firing is an absolute must for Andrew as a potter.
Andrew’s work will be arriving soon.
Nancy
Pickard
Nancy was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1963. She grew up in the Channel Islands and then went to the Central School of Art, London and University of Wales Institute, Cardiff. Nancy moved to West Cornwall in 2002 and made her home in a 200 year old converted Wesleyan Chapel. She now lives and has her studio in Devon.
"An all-round artist who cannot be categorised - painter, artist, jewellery maker, sculptor, ceramicist - Nancy constantly reinvents herself. Her sculptural jewellery is made by enamelling onto hand cut pieces of silver. Each piece is unique and she never makes two pieces the same.
"The paintings and wall pieces are striking and bold. Nancy’s understanding of all kinds of art makes her work refreshing and original."
- Sarah Brittain
Director of Cornwall Contemporary, Penzance