Angie Lewin and Lizzie Farey Revealed : A Familiar Landscape
Angie Lewin and Lizzie Farey Revealed : A Familiar Landscape 8 September - 3 October 2012
An exhibition of paintings and prints by Angie Lewin combined with the willow sculpture of Lizzie Farey.
Front cover: Angie Lewin, Spey Birches, screenprint, edition of 100, 58 w x 38 h cms
Book Signing Angie Lewin will be in the gallery on Saturday 22nd September signing copies of her recent book Plants and Places between 12-2pm Guided Tour Lizzie Farey will give a guided tour of the exhibition on Saturday 29th September between 11 - 12pm. Please RSVP to mail@scottish-gallery.co.uk Films Films by Cristian Barnett of Angie Lewin and Lizzie Farey working will be played throughout the course of the exhibition.
Lizzie Farey Lizzie trained in fine art and stained glass before turning to basketry in 1991, learning the first steps from her sister-in-law in North Wales. She planted a field of willow cuttings and her passion for working with natural materials began. Always keen to try new approaches to this traditional craft Lizzie gradually gained a strong reputation for her simple innovative forms, especially the spheres often decorated with catkins or pussy willow. In July 2011 Lizzie’s willow light installation ‘Heart’ went on permanent display in the newly refurbished National Museum in Edinburgh.
“I take my influences from the Galloway countryside where I live and work. I am surrounded by hills, lochs, larch and heather, the essence of which I try to recapture in my work. I grow my willow in nearby farmer’s fields and collect ash and other materials from the hedgerows. My working life is governed by the cycle of nature. The work leads me and stimulates me at the same time. The pieces that I forge create a sense of spaciousness and take on a life of their own. I try to express the complex in as simple a way as possible the natural materials often having a quiet and still effect on the viewer. “ Lizzie Farey, 2012
Left: Lizzie Farey, Wild Grasses, 2012, willow, 82cm x 94cm
Lizzie Farey, Hirondelles, 2012, willow, 1.5 m x 1.5 m, photography Shannon Tofts
Lizzie Farey, Willow Sketch, 2012, willow, 70cm diameter
Lizzie Farey, Willow Vase, 25 diameter x 50 h cms, 2011, photography Shannon Tofts
Left: Lizzie Farey, Leaves and Seeds, 2012, willow, 70cm diameter Right: Lizzie Farey, Nest Bowl, 2012, 33 cm diameter x 22 cm h, willow, larch, birch, heather, wild honeysuckle
Above: Lizzie Farey in her studio Right: Lizzie Farey, Aerial Lines, 2012, willow, 130 cm diameter approx, photography Kim Ayres
Lizzie Farey, Flanders Red Bowl, 2012, flanders red willow, 30 cm diameter
Lizzie Farey, Untitled, willow, 60 cm diameter, 2012
Angie Lewin “My prints and watercolour drawings are inspired by wild plants in their native landscape. Work in this exhibition is inspired by time spent in the Scottish Highlands and depicts the contrasting landscapes of shoreline, riverbank and woodland, often glimpsed through intricately detailed plantforms. Studio still lifes incorporate seepods and feathers, grasses, larch cones and pebbles collected for their subtle variations, on walking and sketching trips� Angie Lewin, 2012
Watercolour Drawings
Angie Lewin, Cup with Red Stem, watercolour drawing, 2012, 30 x 34 cms
Angie Lewin, Beach and Moor Still Life, watercolour drawing, 2012, 55 x 39 cms
Angie Lewin, Mug with Yellow Rattle and Yarrow, watercolour drawing, 2012, 33 x 40 cms
Angie Lewin, Persephone Bowl with Thrift and Feathers, watercolour drawing, 2012, 51 x 56 cms
Angie Lewin, Rye Pot with Teasels, watercolour drawing, 2012, 29 x 39 cms
Angie Lewin, The Yellow Cup, watercolour drawing, 2012, 45 x 60 cms
Prints
Angie studied Fine Art Printmaking at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design between 1983 and 1986, followed by a year’s part-time postgraduate printmaking at Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts. After working in London as an illustrator she studied horticulture and a move to Norfolk prompted a return to printmaking.
Angie Lewin, Spey Birches, screenprint, edition of 100, 58 w x 38 h cms
This exhibition includes a selection of Angie’s limited edition linocuts, wood engravings, screenprints and lithographs. There are new unseen prints as well as prints that are the last in the edition.
Angie Lewin, Five Trees, wood engraving, edition of 40, 4.5 x 12 cms, last in the edition
Angie Lewin, Night Thrift, wood engraving, edition of 75, 7.5 x 4.5 cms
Angie Lewin, Winter Shore, wood engraving, edition of 75, 7.5 x 5 cms
Above: Angie Lewin, Knockando Thrift and Feathers, screenprint, 47.5 w x 30 h cms Left: Angie Lewin, Oscars Nest, screenprint, edition of 125, 40 w x 50 h cms
Angie Lewin, Thistle Pot, wood engraving, 10 x 10 cms
Above: Angie Lewin, Seaweed and Seedheads, wood engraving, edition of 40, 10 x 7 cms, last in the edition Left: Angie Lewin, Island Celebration, linocut, edition of 75, 43 x 39 cms
Angie Lewin, Teabowl and Bracken, wood engraving, edition of 75, 7.5 w x 5 h cms Right: Angie Lewin, Skye Sun, linocut, edition of 75, 36 x 43 cms
Angie Lewin, The Yellow Cup, screenprint, edition of 85, 60 w x 45 h cms
Angie Lewin, Winter Spey II, wood engraving, edition of 40, 10 x 10 cms, last in the edition
Angie Lewin, Clashnessie, wood engraving, edition of 75, 9 x 7 cms
Angie Lewin, Cone, wood engraving, edition of 75, 5 x 5 cms
Above: Pollwick, lithograph and linocut, edition of 12, 38 x 29 cms, last in the edition Left: Angie Lewin, Lichen and Thrift, screenprint, edition of 85, 74 x 54.5 cms