Creates Magazine - Autumn 2019

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COVER CREATIVE Melanie Cormack-Hicks

AUTUMN 2019 COVER CREATIVE Melanie Cormack-Hicks - Fine Artist Cover Image: ‘Whisper to Me’ See pg. 4 for full feature

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CONTENTS Melanie Cormack-Hicks Sussex Art Fairs East Apple Store Gallery Black Cat Glass Design Fresh: Art Fair Ascot Sally Anne Morgan Creates Gallery Monmouth Roberta Mason Dawn Harries Made in Marches Glenn Morris Elmslie House David Varney The Dean Heritage Centre Creates Gallery & Coffee Shop Mark Lumley MissFire Morag Lloyds Phil Powell

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Autumn Showcase Creates Gallery & Coffee Shop, Forest of Dean

1st Sept - 31st Oct

Autumn Exhibition Oriel CRiC, Crickhowell

2nd Sept - 9th Nov

Autumn Exhibition Creates Gallery, Monmouth

10th Sept - 2nd Nov

Fresh: Art fair Ascot Ascot Racecourse

20th - 22nd Sept

Sussex Art Fair East Brighton, East Sussex

11th Oct - 13th Oct

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MELANIE CORMACK-HICKS Mel was working as an art teacher in the Cotswolds when she rediscovered her artist’s voice while painting on the beach in Beer on a family holiday. Surrounded by ink-splattered pebbles, she dared to dream that one day she would be able to create evocative artwork that mirrored the raw energy she felt while in the landscape.

“Being present is the most important part of my process. It allows me to feel the landscape and translate that feeling into paint, whether I be in my local woodland, on a Devon beach, beside a pond or river, or on a windswept hillside. All my paintings are inspired by working in the landscape – sketches are made on location, plein air paintings are produced, and many hours are spent just observing, not only what I see, but also how I feel.”

Mel’s last step to embracing her career as an artist was to leave 20 years of teaching behind. She can barely believe this was just two years ago, beginning with a solo exhibition at Chapel Arts in Cheltenham, followed by exhibits at Saatchi’s The Other Art Fair and Bath Art Fair, and being awarded Artist in Residence at WWT Slimbridge last year. In March 2019, she realised her dream of being represented

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She believes it is this process that allows each painting to find its own strength and voice.

Paddle in the Cool Light

“The thrill for me is that people really connected to my artwork.

Every painting has its own narrative, but it doesn’t aim to tell you a story. My mindset is that once a painting is complete it’s no longer mine – that I need to step back in order for the viewer to find their own narrative. My paintings often evoke deep-set memories and feelings in their owners.”

by Marine House Gallery in her beloved Beer, while she now runs Marine House Gallery care deeply three-day painting workshops in the about their artists and their Cotswold landscape close to her home three times a year.

“Creativity is all about the journey and risk. I start every painting with a good dose of visual chaos that leaves me scratching my head and wondering what I’ve done.”

Mel believes this, in turn, gives her the greatest opportunities to explore and harness her creativity, because once that chaos is guided the energy of those initial marks remain.

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customers. As well as displaying Mel’s work in the gallery, they will be representing her at Fresh Art Fair Ascot in September, and at both Battersea and Singapore Affordable Art Fairs in October and November.

You can view Mel’s artwork at Marine House at www.marinehouseatbeer. co.uk/gallery/mel-cormack-hicks/ To join Mel on her art adventures, sign up to her newsletter www.artistmelcormackhicks.com Social Media links: www.linktr.ee/ artistmelcormackhicks

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ART FAIR

SUSSEX ART FAIRS EAST

SUSSEX ART FAIRS EAST 11 - 13 October 2019 Following the success of our first event, Sussex Art Fairs (West) at Goodwood Racecourse in May 2019, the team at Experience Art Events are pleased to announce our second event, Sussex Art Fairs (East). Taking place at Brighton Racecourse overlooking the East Sussex coastline of Brighton, 125 artists, galleries and collectives will come together to exhibit and sell 1000’s of affordable artworks starting from as little as £50 for prints and smaller works, to over £5,000 To make the visit more pleasant, our fair for an outstanding masterpiece. facilities include a full café serving teas, Taking place over three days, the event coffees and snacks and a bar serving starts from 6.00pm on the Friday evening refreshing alcoholic and non-alcoholic at the ticketed Preview Evening. Visitors drinks throughout the weekend. The will be able to chat with the artists and venue is wheelchair accessible, has gallery owners whilst browsing their tidy toilet facilities and welcomes small favourite artworks with drinks from our dogs. All purchases will be wrapped by full bar and be the first to view exhibitors’ our specialist wrapping team ‘artPAKK’ beautiful collections. The fair will then be located near the exit.

Being the first of its kind within the Sussex Counties, Sussex Art Fairs is the perfect place to begin your art collection, or indeed add to your collection if you are already a seasoned art enthusiast. All exhibitor details will be available to peruse within the limited edition brochure at both our event and online at our website www.sussexartfairs.co.uk.

We look forward to welcoming everyone to what will be the first year of many successful Sussex Art Fairs!

Address: Brighton Racecourse, Freshfield Road, Brighton, East Sussex BN2 9XZ

The Preview Evening Friday 11th October (6.00pm to 9.00pm) £12 entry per person Open To The Public Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th October open to the general public all weekend In order to give back to the local (10.00am to 6.00pm) for visitors to find something to suit every community, Sussex Art Fairs will once £6 entry per person each day budget and every type of art buyer. again collaborate with Sussex Wildlife (Free entry for children under 12) Trust who will be offering original artworks for sale donated by our exhibitors with all profits going to the Trust. The Sussex Wildlife Trust is a conservation charity, and the money raised at the fair will continue to protect the wonderfully rich wildlife that is found all around the Sussex towns, countryside and coast. We are excited for them to be part of our second event fair and hope you will be able to check out their stand as well as the amazing artists and galleries on show.

Erica works in polymer clay and acrylics to create figurative, three dimensional scenes. Inspirations are firmly rooted in everyday life - the joy is in creating a painting that celebrates the familiar in a new way.

Erica shows work in a number of galleries across the UK and undertakes an increasing number of private commissions every year. Her designs appear on several ranges of greetings cards, products for the home and children‘s books. www.ericasturla.com 01903 823923 ericasturla@hotmail.co.uk

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Hélio Teles was born in central Brazil in 1967. He attended University in Brazil, where he studied philosophy and theology. He became increasingly involved with the struggles of the poor. This involvement and the experiences associated with it led him to become, at the age of 20, the youngest ever directly elected council member in Brazil, representing the town of Itapirapua.

The use of mixed media is an attempt to recreate the dwellings, crumbling facades of houses and peeling walls. www.helioteles.co.uk 07376 134 590 IG: artisthelioteles paintings@helioteles.co.uk

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Ann now works from a studio at Nucleus Arts Halpern Conservancy Building, 15a High Street, in Rochester.

Ann’s style is impressionistic, representative tending towards some abstraction and expressionism with characteristic blocks of thick impasto. www.annpalmerartist.com FB: annpalmerartist 07831 547811 IG: annpalmerartist ann.loire@gmail.com

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Ann developed her reputation as a plein air oil painter while standing on the pebbly beach in Whitstable watching the tide ebb and flow, the morning mist across the Swale, the light on the horizon, the clouds coming in from the west over London, and the light out to sea.

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AFFORDABLE ART FOR ALL 11th - 13th October 2019 Brighton Racecourse, Freshfield Road, Brighton, East Sussex BN2 9XZ

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GALLERY

APPLE STORE GALLERY

APPLE STORE GALLERY Apple Store Gallery started life in an Arts & Crafts apple store in Brockhampton, Herefordshire. We moved to Rockfield Road, Hereford in March 2014 where we are now open throughout the year for exhibitions of local artists’ work, artist’s workshops, poetry and music events. We also offer a framing service and artist studios for rent.

Our current exhibition, ‘More Happening at ASG’, which is part of h.Art (Herefordshire Art Week), features our studio artists, many of whom you can meet in their studio when you visit. They are happy to talk about their work.

From 7th to 15th September we shall be open daily from 10.00 to 17.00. Our normal opening times are Wednesday to Friday, 10.00 to 4.00 and Saturday, 10.00 to 1.00. Other times by arrangement.

In addition to our regular exhibitions at the gallery, we work with Framework

Herefordshire, a support network for emerging artists to create exhibitions elsewhere. From 6th September to 4th October you can enjoy their work as part of Herefordshire Open and Young Open at The Courtyard Arts Centre, Hereford.

Unit 1, Rockfield Road, Hereford, HR1 2UA 01432 263937 applestoregallery@btinternet.com www.applestoregallery.com

BLACK CAT GLASS DESIGNS

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BLACK CAT GLASS DESIGNS Black Cat Glass Designs is Becci Meakins and Rich Hamblin. They create fused, slumped and stained glass pieces in their garden studio in the Forest of Dean.

Rich and Becci began their venture with glass in 2012. Neither had attended art college but were interested in the arts and therefore decided to look at available courses which would interest them. Rich went on a stained glass course at the Creative Glass Guild in

Over the years, they have attended many other courses to include: pattern bars, drop vases, on-edge strip construction, textures and weaving, casting to name but a few. As America is a huge melting pot for glass artists, they have also participated in courses from American glass studios and learnt many techniques from American tutors.

They are inspired by the vibrancy of colour in glass. By using a mix of transparent and opal glasses, they produce pieces which show the depth and expression of colour. Glass fusion, through heatwork, produces a variety of effects. By working with heat they can create or lose texture, brighten or fade colour and use gravity to ‘stretch’ pieces into vases or deep vessels.

Glass is such a versatile material. What they love about it is the many forms

Bristol. Whilst there, he noticed the huge array of other classes taught there and both Rich and Becci went on to attend a fusing and slumping course in the same year.

After the fusing course, they purchased a kiln which for a year or so, was in the kitchen in their home. During this time a studio was built in their garden and when this was finally completed in 2013, they moved their venture out of the kitchen/ diner and into the studio.

it comes in and how those forms can be utilised. Glass comes in sheet form, powder or crushed. It can come in long thin strands or thicker rods. It can be iridised, plain, opaque or transparent.

With such a mutable substance, they never get bored of working with it!

In 2014, Becci and Rich became members of the Herefordshire Guild of Craftsmen.

They exhibit regularly with the Guild at a variety of shows throughout the year. They will be participating at h.Art at Ewyas Harold Memorial Hall and St Michael’s Church Tenhbury from 7th -15th September, and at The Autumn Show at Malvern Three Counties Showground on 28th and 29th September. www.blackcatglassdesigns.co.uk 07713 499427 info@blackcatglassdesigns.co.uk

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FRESH: ART FAIR ASCOT

FRESH: ART FAIR ASCOT 20 - 22 September 2019 Britain’s fastest growing contemporary art fair will open at Ascot Racecourse this September, hosting 53 leading galleries from across the UK and Europe. There will be 6000 original prints and paintings, sculpture, glass and ceramics with prices ranging from £100 to £30,000. The 600 artists represented will include exciting new talent, established professionals and Royal Academicians. Work by acclaimed sculptors Sophie Ryder and Adam Binder will be there together with Sir Peter Blake, Hockney, Hirst, Emin, Banksy, Warhol and McLean.

Exhibiting galleries include London’s Quantum Contemporary Art, Cube Gallery and Gallery Different; Lime Tree Gallery from Bristol; Young Jamieson from Marlborough; Doorway Gallery, Sol Art and Gormley’s all from Dublin, and Bruno Dahl from Denmark.

artists, professionally hung in large roomlike spaces,” says Fresh: founder Eleanor Wardle. “All our galleries are experts with their fingers on the pulse of the market, so our visitors know they are looking at acknowledged talent and can buy with confidence”

Bonhams who will advise them on selling their art and may consign suitable works to an appropriate auction.

“We’re expecting around 6,000 visitors over the weekend”, says Eleanor. “There will be a Private View on the Thursday evening with live jazz, no shortage of free wine and first Browsing and buying contemporary art pick of the art. With well over a thousand has never been easier. With 53 galleries guests there’ll be a huge buzz”. in one convenient place, Fresh: is the The Racecourse is less than twenty minutes perfect way to see a huge volume of quality from the M4, M3 and M25 with unlimited work in a couple of hours with coffee, free parking and a mainline station 5 lunch or a glass of wine. The Fair will also minutes walk. There will be NO racing, have a full programme of talks and artist just ART. With two fabulous Fresh: Cafés demonstrations with at least six painters, and Ascot’s spectacular Racecourse, Fresh: sculptors and print-makers showing their makes an unmissable day out. skills over the weekend. Talks will include ‘Art in Interior Design’ by interiors expert Tickets are £8 on the door or £6 online.

Dee Campling and the intricacies of framing Private View tickets are £12 on the door or

by London framer and fine art fabricator £10 online. Children under sixteen are free and very welcome. Friday is free all day, no Darbyshire. ticket required.

Visitors are also invited to bring up to three pieces (or photographs) of their old pre- Visit: www.freshartfair.net

Unlike many contemporary art fairs, Fresh: exhibits galleries not solo artists. “It means we can show the work of far more contemporary art for a free valuation by

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SALLY ANNE MORGAN Sally is a painter print-maker based in Worcester. She makes reduction prints using hessian backed lino and her work has often been compared to the travel poster art of the 20th century. Creating prints enables her to interpret the world in lines, shapes and blocks of colour.

Sally usually begins with a sketch from her sketch books. She then draws a thumbnail image before making a full size drawing. She then plays with colours until she has the final draft before transferring this image to the lino and cutting away each layer; inking the block; and then pressing it into paper. The nature of the process means that a limited edition of hand-made prints is created; each one being slightly unique. Sally loves the physicality of cutting, inking up and pressing as well as the excitement of the reveal of the final result! Sally also works with soft, dry pastels, working on mountboard, or pastel-mat. With this medium she creates colourful energetic pieces.

Sally is a 2019 finalist in the Artists and Illustrators Magazine’s Artist of the Year Competition and her work was exhibited at the Mall Galleries in London. She has also exhibited as part of the RBSA Open Exhibition in the Spring of 2019; had a solo exhibition at Number 8 in Pershore, exhibited at Obsidian Art in Buckinghamshire, and Bevere Gallery, Worcester.

The Bevere Gallery is also where Sally runs printing with lino workshops throughout the autumn and spring each year. Details can be found on her website.

Sally is a founder member and co-ordinator of Worcestershire Open Studios, which had its inaugural year in 2015; and she opens her studio each August Bank Holiday, as part of this event. www.sallyannemorgan.co.uk sally@sallyannemorgan.co.uk 07796181276

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ART GALLERY

CREATES GALLERY

CREATES GALLERY, MONMOUTH Creates Gallery’s Autumn Exhibition begins on the 10th September showing inspiring works by well-established artists and makers.

painting specialising in wine, which was also something he was starting to take a great interest in. He has developed a unique blend of working with both contemporary and traditional styles, colours and techniques, and this gives his paintings an individuality, detail and atmosphere. In 2004 Peter was invited to take part in a prestigious Still Life exhibition in California, where he was the bestselling artist in the show. He has continued to paint fine wines and still life and has achieved much acclaim and recognition for his work.

The Autumn Exhibition in Monmouth will see a new collection of work by our resident artists; Kip Kavallares, Mark Beresford, Warren Day, Doug Eaton, Paul Burgess, Pat Handley, Walter Keeler, David Hoskin, Nik Burns and many more. The show will also explore a range of different disciplines that include Fine Art, Ceramics, Sculpture, Glass, and Jewellery by master Jeweller Paul Hatton.

Our Autumn featured artist is Peter Kotka. Peter initially trained as a toolmaker and only really started painting full time during the 1980s.

He took time to read about painters and their techniques and was inspired by the landscape paintings of John Constable. In fact, this was time well invested as many years later he copied Constables ‘Haywain’ for an American client, half full size.

After some surprising success with a Gallery, and early commissioning of works which sold quickly, successful exhibitions followed and his professional career had started. Peter explored different techniques and followed the detailed style such as that of Dutch Landscape painters of the

Toscana’s Super Tuscan by Peter Kotka

16th Century, Jacob van Ruysdael in particular. Royal Doulton also requested him to paint a series of designs for collector plates entitled ’Harvest Home’ and numerous card designs followed for Hallmark and Polytint. He also started undertaking an adult education teaching post with a local college, and the classes proved so popular that he stills runs local classes to this day.

Occasionally, if requested, bespoke ‘painting holidays’ are organised for small groups of artists. Peter decided to find a new challenge and direction and focused on perfecting ‘Still Life’

We also welcome back Pierre Williams.

Pierre’s work moves all who see it.

Crafted from an undeniably strong sense of personal experience and life narrative, each piece begs questions about the human condition, hope, change and longing. Pierre poetically transforms his art into stories that land with anyone who has contemplated their life and position within the world.

The decoration sits ajar from the works’ titles, prompting further exploration of the meaning. The lustres suggest the preciousness in us all, even pugilists, a reference common throughout his work, striking a chord with anyone who has had to fight or struggle for change in their existence. And through all of this meaning, there is a an encapsulating, joyous curiosity of beauty in each and every piece.

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The Autumn Exhibition is on show until the 2nd November so stop by while visiting Monmouth.

All works are available on the Collectorplan Scheme through the Arts Council Wales. This means you can now purchase original works of art at any of our galleries and spread the cost interest-free up to 12 months, from as little as £10 a month.

Join our mailing list via our website www.createsgallery. com for more information about upcoming events and new works by our resident artists and find us on Facebook and Instagram @createsgallery

Parson’s Grove III by Paul Burgess

Creates Gallery, 15 Church Street, Monmouth, NP25 3BX Open: Tuesday – Friday: 10am - 3pm & Saturday: 10am - 4pm Two Pugilists waiting by the Swift

by Pierre Williams

A Forever Moment

by Steven Outram

18ct Yellow Gold, Pear-shape earnings set Sky Blue Topaz

by Master Jeweller Paul Hatton

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GLASS

ROBERTA MASON

ROBERTA MASON It’s all about the sea. Roberta’s work is inspired by the formation of waves, the language of bubbles and the amazing world of strange and wonderful marine creatures.

Her aim is to share her love of and fascination with the seas and oceans of the world through her work. In the words of Rachel Carson, “The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.” She hopes that this is the case.

The creation of her work involves using traditional glass techniques, in non-traditional ways, to create unique, sculptural work and installations. Roberta feels that transparency and movement of hot glass captures a snapshot of life in a way no other material can.

Her journey into art has come via science and technology and she has recently graduated with an MA in Ceramics and

Glass from the Royal College of Art in London.

She is a finalist in the Visual Art Open UK & International Emerging Artist Awards 2019 and has two sculptures, Shorebreak and The Most Charming Creatures, which will be shown in the VAO Finalists Exhibition as part of the Chester Arts Fair, 15-17th Nov 2019, Chester Racecourse, Chester.

From the 18th Nov to the 1st of Dec 2019 Roberta will be taking part in the Creative Coverage Group Exhibition, The Oxmarket, Chichester, St Andrews Court, East St, Chichester PO19 1YH, where a selection of her new work, Porifera, will be shown.

A selection of Roberta’s work is currently part of the Summer Exhibition at Gallery Plus, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.

www.robertamasonartglass.com roberta@robertamasonartglass.com

Painting by Tim Rossiter

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ARTIST DAWN HARRIES

DAWN HARRIES Dawn Harries is a Welsh artist with a passion for nature and wildlife, who draws inspiration for her paintings from the stunning natural beauty of the British countryside, especially her local surroundings of Wales with its rugged coastline.

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Primarily a landscape and seascape artist, she is largely self taught and paints in a variety of mediums including oils, acrylics, watercolour, pastels and inks. Her painting style is usually impressionistic but with a strong representational bias, as she likes the viewer to be able to recognise the landscape while she shares the feeling and character of the place from her own perspective. Her artistic drive culminates in a desire to capture the different seasons, atmospheres, beauty and light of various landscapes. She’s never short of inspiration wherever she goes and her painting process usually begins with a walk in the countryside

Teaching painting techniques is something Dawn finds very rewarding and she’s a regular guest artist at Pure Artwork Studios. Her workshops are relaxed, informative and friendly and she loves helping people build the confidence to find their own artistic voice.

Penarth Art Fair, Penarth Pier Pavillion 19-20th October 2019.

The Gate Gallery, Roath, Cardiff – 13th March 2020 to 17th April 2020.

Torch Theatre, Pembroke – April 2020

or the coast. Armed with her camera, sketchbook and watercolours, she records her own interpretation of the scene, so she can produce finished pieces from her home studio, in whichever style and medium suits the subject matter.

Dawn’s artworks have sold to collectors in the UK and overseas and she previously reached the shortlist for Artists & Illustrators Artist of the Year.

She currently has work showing at Ardent Gallery, Brecon, and Y Galeri, Caerphilly, and her next exhibitions

Dawn considers all commission requests, whether it’s a special place from a holiday, a favourite view, a much loved pet, or a treasured memory, a commissioned painting is something special and can make a lovely gift.

Please contact Dawn to discuss further. www.dawnharriesart.co.uk info@dawnharries.com 07986 170408 FB/IG:dawnharriesart

MADE IN THE MARCHES

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MADE IN THE MARCHES Made in the Marches celebrates and showcases the work of both established and emerging artists and makers, living and creating in the Marches of Herefordshire, Shropshire and Powys.

Themed bi-monthly exhibitions offer a diverse and changing collection, reflecting the talent and essence of the region. The Gallery is supported by local artists, from painters to potters, and enriched by visiting artists working in diverse media, especially those which celebrate the natural world, or use innovations borne out of traditional techniques. More information about our Resident Artists and Visiting Artists can be found on our website.

During Herefordshire Art Week (September 7th - 15th), Made in the Marches will be one of ten venues, galleries and studios open in the Kington district. We will be showing work by fourteen artists, and offering Meet the Artist and Demonstrations almost every day, including: Helen Smith, Tapestry Weaver and Textile Artist (Demonstration, Tuesday 10th Sept, 11am – 3pm). Helen weaves miniature, colourful and often playful scenes from natural fibres. As a textile enthusiast, she also creates

Sharon Rudge - Rocks

beautiful quilted wall art and hand sewn decorations; fusions of traditional technique with original ideas, all infused with Helen’s sense of joy and gentle humour.

Jane Keay, Painter and Illustrator (Meet the Artist, Friday 13th Sept, 11am – 3pm). Jane’s ink and watercolour paintings depict wild places and glimpsed moments, of stillness or movement. Having lived and painted in Welsh Borders for decades, Jane’s paintings capture the quiet energy of the natural world and shine with the light of misty Marches mornings.

For more information about these and other events both during h.Art week and through the rest of the year, such as art classes, workshops and demonstrations, visit us online and sign up to our newsletter.

Kate Kato - Entomology

Made in the Marches Gallery, 12 Church Street, Kington, HR5 3AZ Open: Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 5pm www.madeinthemarches.com FB: @MadeintheMarches IG: madeinthemarchesgallery

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SCULPTURE

GLENN MORRIS

GLENN MORRIS For Glenn, life and work is an intense relationship with materials - the use of one’s hands and the act of making becomes an extension of the thought process and a visual realisation of ideas. Sculpture, therefore, is not a pastime or even the ‘working day’ but an all consuming and compulsive way of life.

one such attempt to, hopefully, engage the viewer with the fragility of nature and, perhaps, also ourselves. The piece is a third working of a sort of memorial to Rachel Carson.

(It would be fair to say that Glenn sees much of his work in this light - a sort of homage to irretrievable loss, particularly beauty.)

With the passing of years he has found himself drawn increasingly towards the human relationship with time and the so called ‘Natural World’. These themes occur repeatedly and with each work, or series of works, Glenn attempts to draw on themes such as surface, memory, space and often figurative forms to focus on the ephemeral nature of beauty, the inexorable damage to the environment and the human place within these themes.

Glenn has spent long periods of time over the last 25 years living and travelling with the Inuit in the Arctic both in Greenland and Arctic Canada. Often, during these times he has felt an intense and profound link to the land; the feeling is almost primeval in terms of its intensity and with it comes a sense of just how insignificant one is. Glenn believes this ‘state of mind’, as it were, only becomes apparent and tangible after a person has spent at least two months in a true wilderness environment and is not something that he has felt in day-to-day life. The times Glenn has shared with

‘Silent Spring’, the sculpture he entered for the recent exhibition at the ‘Secret Gallery’ in Newent is an example of

Chrysalis

Elm Seed

Silent Spring 1

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the Inuit, living, as they do on the very edge of where it is possible for humans to inhabit, have given him a profound sense of how society, our ‘western society’, has lost connection with nature; these experiences, he believes also inform his work.

Glenn is a strong believer in the ‘craft’ of sculpture and chooses to work in very traditional ways with stone being his preferred medium; this can be a long process and a marble carving may take up to four hundred hours to complete.

However, although the life of a sculptor is, to say the least, rather tenuous in financial terms, Glenn has been lucky enough to be able to work full time recently doing something he loves doing.

For a number of years Glenn has also taught stone carving as part of ‘Arts in the Marches’ to the Llangarron Stone Carvers group. The group meets regularly and has produced some wonderful work. New members are always welcome. www.glennmorris.co.uk @glennmorrissculpture

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CRAFT FAIR

ELMSLIE HOUSE

ELMSLIE HOUSE Elmslie House are excited to announce that following their recent expansion, The Blue Magpie Contemporary Craft Fair being held over the weekend of November 16th & 17th, will be their biggest two day event to date.

jewellery and mixed media art - there is bound to be something for everyone, and a great opportunity to get ahead with buying Christmas gifts.

This year, Elmslie House are introducing a small admission charge of ÂŁ2 per Adult (accompanied Now spanning over two floors of this historic Grade II children go free), but in return, your ticket will be listed home and venue, there will be a further cafĂŠ area entered into a raffle draw to win a bag of Designeradded and even more makers exhibiting in the new Maker goodies. spaces, which are currently undergoing refurbishment The Fair is open from 10.30 to 4.30 on both Saturday to provide a new Yoga Studio, Meeting room and 16th and Sunday 17th November. Follow the Magpie!

Conference/Workshop facilities. info@elmsliehouse.co.uk With over 30 Designer-Makers exhibiting in disciplines www.elmsliehouse.co.uk ranging from glass to wood, ceramics to textiles, 07789 470780

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DAVID VARNEY

DAVID VARNEY David takes inspiration from his work as an environment and conservation volunteer, working in and around Epping Forest in Essex.

“The sights, sounds, colours and textures from the countryside around us are truly inspirational and hopefully the depth, colours and textures created in my work evoke similar emotions.

David uses contemporary materials with both abstract and figurative techniques, crafting reflective and tactile pieces, which in turn create interest and intrigue and evoke emotional connections.

“Although I thoroughly enjoy using traditional mediums such as watercolours and acrylics to paint traditional real life scenes for my own pleasure, I wanted to create something truly different for others.”

the same, ensuring collectors that their investment is truly original.

Embellishments are crafted and then incorporated into layers of resin.

By using paint, pigments, inks and metallics with resin, a reflective and tactile piece of art is slowly built up over time into layers, which are then manipulated with tools, airflow and heat, in order to create a free-flowing, contemporary piece of original 3D resin art.

Due to the techniques used, every piece of art is truly original and although inspiration can be drawn from other works, no two pieces will ever be

Having previously exhibited at exhibitions and art fairs around the country, David is now represented by Cloud Gallery, which have galleries in Brighton, Chichester and Worthing (www.cloudgalleryfineart.co.uk) as well as concentrating on commission pieces and is more than happy to discuss the creation of your own original artwork. www.davidvarneyart.co.uk david@davidvarneyart.co.uk IG: @davidvarneyart FB: David Varney Art

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MORAG LLOYDS Morag Lloyds is a Scottish artist and designer. Trained in Illustration Design and Fine Art, her working life has been in design, teaching, working in art in healthcare, and exhibiting with galleries around the UK. Currently her work is published with Natural Partners Art and Morag produces her designs as homewares available in giftshops around the UK. Morag’s paintings are currently with galleries in Devon, Cambridge, Kirkcudbrightshire, Lothians, Perthshire and Argyll.

Alongside her illustration work and paintings she loves to create work from found objects and/or natural elements, especially driftwood. Landscape and history are her constant inspiration and from her Argyll studio she has this in abundance.

Morag’s new jewellery collection is made from pieces of driftwood carefully chosen.

The wood is cleaned and dried then cut, sanded, painted and burnt. Each piece is individual bearing the scars from journeys made around the coastlines of Argyll and beyond. Morag loves the fact that each piece has its own secret history so she never knows where the driftwood has actually travelled from.

The inspiration for this collection comes from the standing stones, the cup and ring marks and the stone carvings from ancient history.

Morag will be attending Scotland’s Trade Fair at the SEC in Glasgow on the 22nd to the 23rd September. Her stand number is LG14. If you are trade and unable to make the show and would like to stock her designs or if you would like to buy individual pieces directly from Morag, please contact her via her website, instagram or email where she can direct you to her various selling platforms or stockists. www.morag-lloyds.co.uk morag@moraglloyds.com IG: moraglloyds_art

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MUSEUM

THE DEAN HERITAGE CENTRE

THE DEAN HERITAGE CENTRE Located in the Forest of Dean village of Soudley, the Dean Heritage Centre offers a perfect fun day out for all the family. There are five acres to explore, and the centre has something for everyone to discover including history, culture, art and a variety of interesting and unique attractions set against a spectacular backdrop.

With five museum galleries, various outside displays and exciting arts and crafts demonstrations; a visit to the Dean Heritage Centre can last for a few hours. Why not spend the day and bring along a picnic to enjoy or have a bite to eat in our Creates Gallery & Coffee Shop?

Our aim for the future is to preserve the heritage of the Forest with stories and artefacts and create an exciting, interactive Centre to bring it back to life. With your generous support we can: • Bring our exceptional collections to life through our engaging exhibitions, displays, research, outreach and loan box programmes for visitors, students and lifelong learners alike.

• Acquire important new collection items, preserving our shared cultural heritage.

• Look after precious items for future generations in order to secure a lasting legacy and safeguard our collection for future benefit.

• Provide access to our collections and the opportunity to research with our Research Room and new digital technologies.

Upcoming Events: Halloween Spooktacular at the Dean Heritage Centre - Saturday 26th October to Sunday 3rd November

Join us for spooktacular family fun to enjoy scary trails, creepy craft and pumpkin carving. You can explore our ghoulish cottage where the resident witches may invite you in for a cup of witches brew or search the woodland for monsters if you dare and our team of artists and facilitators will be here to help you have a simply monsterific time.

A very Traditional Christmas at the Dean Heritage Centre - 14th & 15th and 21st & 22nd December This year add a little Forest magic to your celebrations and join us to enjoy a variety of Christmas activities in our beautiful Forest setting.

For two weekends in December Father Christmas will be taking time out to spend some time in our cosy Forester’s Cottage. You will find him in the homely kitchen keeping warm by the range fire and of course he will have gifts for all the children who visit him. It will be an ideal opportunity to make sure all letters and requests for Christmas presents are given to the great man himself before Christmas Eve. While you are here take time to enjoy a festive treat in Creates Gallery and Coffee shop or browse our range of great products in the gift shop. It is an ideal opportunity to shop for a Christmas gift that is a little different. We stock unique, locally produced, quality items, a range of local gifts and books and there are plenty of toys and collectables to appeal to our younger visitors which make perfect stocking fillers.

Visit: www.deanheritagecentre.com for more information about upcoming events.

Dean Heritage Centre, Camp Mill, Soudley, GL14 2UB

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ART GALLERY

CREATES GALLERY & COFFEE SHOP

CREATES GALLERY & COFFEE SHOP Creates Gallery & Coffee Shop, at the Dean Heritage Centre, Forest of Dean, showcases paintings, glass, jewellery, and sculpture by local artists in the Wye Valley area. The upcoming exhibition ‘Autumn Showcase’ supports artist and makers in the area, and exhibits local scenes and handmade materials.

This exhibition begins on the 1st September and ends on the 31st October.

Creates Gallery & Coffee Shop also offers snacks, luxury hot drinks and light lunches surrounded by art and sculpture, all year round. Enjoy our newly launched menu that includes vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options on our sun deck or inside on those not so warm autumn days.

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A full list of exhibiting artists can be found on our website along with the latest opening times, regular updates and a full list of events at both of our galleries. www.createsgallery.com/forestofdean Creates Gallery & Coffee Shop, Dean Heritage Centre, Camp Mill, Soudley, GL14 2UB Open: Monday – Sunday: 10am – 5pm info@createsgallery.com Ceramic Hares by Helen Higgins

MARK LUMLEY

BLACKSMITH

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MARK LUMLEY Mark has worked as a sculptor & blacksmith for the past 30 years, transforming basic metal bars into fluid human forms, creating outward simplicity by letting the forged steel and bronze find their own shape.

Mark mainly sells through private clients and he has exhibited in a wide variety of art fairs and galleries. For over 20 years he has been making a range of hand-forged furniture for Soane Britain, winning the Walpole Award. His work has been sold and written about all over the world.

Mark’s work and the high demands for Soane Britain have taken most of Mark’s time, however, his passion is sculpture and this year he has exhibited his latest body of work at Fresh: Art Fair (Cheltenham) with Creates Gallery and participated in exhibitions from London to Wales.

Exhibiting an expansive body of previously unseen works, this show reveals the rigour, dedication and experimentation of a secretive and devotional practitioner. Focusing on the human form and in particular the head, Mark’s work uses his expertise

as a blacksmith to push the limitations of solid metal bar, using metal like clay, affording a fluidity and organic form which reveals the alchemy of his practice. Other pieces compile off-cuts of metal which are shaped, welded and ground using similar processes to those employed for furniture making.

When asked why his pieces are so sought after, Mark says he feels that his work has a soul. That every piece of metal he works with becomes exactly what it wants to be because he listens to it. He doesn’t force it into a shape that it doesn’t want to be. He doesn’t think he could replicate any pieces exactly, because every bit of metal he works with has a slightly different destiny.

He loves to create complex pieces, but never sketches out the idea first. He just dives straight in and gets started. His advice to any artist who wants to be successful is just that - get started. It doesn’t matter where you start. Start anywhere!

You can find out more about Mark and his work on his website – www.marklumley.co.uk and if you would like to purchase any of his pieces, you can call 01594 842226.

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ARTIST BLACKSMITH

MISSFIRE

MISSFIRE

Clare McHugh works under the creative name of MissFire, producing her own unique brand of artistic metalwork since 2008.

While studying Metalwork and Jewellery at The Surrey Institute of Art and Design, she chose to specialise in blacksmithing, finding herself fascinated with the history and significance of the craft. “Early on I chose metal as a material with which to express my creativity. I was attracted to its versatility, strength and durability. The ability to control and manipulate steel using hot-forged blacksmithing techniques opened up the possibilities of what I could do with it, and the past 18 years have been spent allowing my skills to catch up with my design ideas.”

MissFire is perhaps best known for her vibrant and exciting “Flower Series” sculptures, a collection of over 15 different floral subjects immortalised in steel and painted with intense colour combinations. This year’s new pieces include Aquilegia and Dodecatheon.

Work is created at her studio in Drybrook, in the Forest of Dean.

She individually creates pieces on a variety of scales, from tiny acorns with copper leaves, to towering Foxgloves and arching Bluebells.

This year is a very exciting one for MissFire, as she has been largely occupied by a large-scale public sculpture commission for The Open University for their 50th Anniversary celebrations.

The 22ft high and 20ft wide wall-mounted Oak Tree Sculpture, is designed to hold approximately 7000 shields.

It will be installed in the Library on campus in Milton Keynes.

The ‘Tree of Learning’ is an opportunity for the alumni to donate towards a scholarships for carers fund, and in return receive a personalised shield to be hung from the branches of the tree.

The fundraising initiative, led by Cheltenham-based marketing company Cello Signal, has been such a huge success that the Tree has had to ‘grow’ along the way to accommodate demand.

It will now cover the entirety of the wall space in the atrium of the Betty Boothroyd Library, and be an impressive spectacle for many years to come. www.missfire.co.uk missfireart@outlook.com 07748473782 Studio 8, The Yard, The Cross, Drybrook, Glos, GL17 9BU

TIMOTHY HAWKINS GALLERY

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TIMOTHY HAWKINS GALLERY Timothy Hawkins Gallery displays original, contemporary Art and Craft including unique pieces of extraordinary wooden furniture designed and made by Master Craftsman Cabinet Maker Tim.

You will also find blank greeting cards by a good number of the artists, as well as one or two books and DVDs. The basis of Tim’s furniture making is in creating bespoke pieces and many of the other artists welcome commissions so if you have something in particular in mind then don’t hesitate to ask!

The majority of the gallery’s artists are professionals living and working in Herefordshire and their work is housed in part of the ground floor and first floor of one of the ancient, characterful buildings in beautiful Church Street, within the heart of the city of Hereford.

A very short pedestrianised street leading to the Cathedral, Church Street is also home to a good number of other delightful and very diverse little businesses, some of which serve food and drink.

More than seventy artists currently show their work, which includes glass; sculpture; textiles; ceramics; jewellery; metalwork; lighting; furniture and other woodwork.

There are various forms of wallhanging artwork including paintings; collagraphs; textile pictures & intaglio (unique and limited edition) prints.

Timothy Hawkins Gallery* 14 Church Street Hereford HR1 2LR 01432 507007 info@timothyhawkinsgallery.co.uk www.timothyhawkinsgallery.co.uk * part of Fine Furniture Ltd.

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PHOTOGRAPHY

PHIL POWELL

PHIL POWELL After a ten-year dream of becoming a Fine Arts Photographer, Phil was accepted into the art world with a warm welcome after launching his first ever public exhibition at h.Art in 2018.

With 2019 seeing big changes, Phil has been overwhelmed with interest from an extensive list of Fine Art Galleries wishing to display his work over the next two years and will be exhibiting at h.Art again this September.

You can find him at Venue #70, St Catherine’s Church, Hoarwithy.

While his love for nature and decaying structures send him all over the country, his most recent

ventures have led him to Wales. Phil can also often be found within the heart of the Forest of Dean and its surrounding areas.

Whilst he has been known for his Urbex inspired style and Industrial Photography, his outlook on farm machinery has caught the eye of eager agricultural lovers and as a result he has taken on several commissions.

Phil continues to amaze art lovers with his unique and intriguing vision and has been embracing a recent change in his style which has enabled him to create The Darkside Exhibition which was launched this summer with great success.

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