NEWS
|
Join my newsletter to receive details about upcoming exhibitions and invitations to private views as well as early bird information about art workshops and courses:
|
|
May 2019
|
|
|
OPEN STUDIO SHOW
18th-27th May 10am-5pm daily at Bull Mill Arts. 'A Calendar of Trees' private view and piano performance on Friday 17th May 6.30-8.30pm Exhibition of bronze sculpture and hand burnished linocut prints by Olivia Clifton-Bligh; piano compositions by Dean Brodrick; cards from the 'Birth Trees' rewilding project commissioned by Pens Salmon; 'Earth Works' aerial photographs of prehistoric Britain by David Abram; hand carved spoons by Jill Swan. And Open Studios with resident artists at Bull Mill Arts. |
|
Birth Tree Cards
A rewilding project commissioned by Penelope Salmon A series of cards commissioned by writer and eco-campaigner Penelope Salmon from original linocut prints by Olivia Clifton-Bligh. Each image represents one of 13 lunar months with a corresponding native tree from the Irish Tree Ogham. Printed on recycled card with a recycled paper envelope wrapped in a biodegradable sleeve, all the profits from these cards go towards the planting of trees. |
|
Dean Brodrick
A Calendar of Trees 13 piano compositions expressing the nature of 13 native trees from the Irish Tree Ogham, performed live for the opening night of Bull Mill Arts summer open studios and available as a CD throughout the exhibition. Resident composer and musician at Bull Mill, Dean Brodrick has a particular interest in Sacred Art, Geometry and Music, the Palaeolithic and the culture of the first peoples. |
|
David Abram
Earth Works: Images of Prehistoric Britain Aerial photographer David Abram has spent five years exploring the monuments carved across the uplands of southern Britain by our ancient ancestors. Captured in the ethereal light of sunrise, his images reveal a wealth of surprising shapes and symmetries, many invisible at ground level, and suggesting a high degree of sensitivity to the terrain in which they were set. Whether you interpret them as fertility symbols, elements in some kind of wide-ranging sacred geography or as essentially functional objects designed to do a specific job for the people who made them, this extraordinary set of photographs will redefine the way you perceive these enigmatic earth works and their place in the wider landscape. |
|
Jill Swan
The Spoon Academy 'I have been carving spoons since I acquired a small piece of woodland some years ago and was determined to produce something beautiful from the wood after being told by an ‘expert’ that my ancient woodland full of Oak, Maple, Beech, Hornbeam, Chestnut, Rowan and Holly had no value as it was ‘all just firewood’. Now demonstrating and teaching all over the country, my Spoon Academy is spreading the message that spoon carving is part of a resurgence of traditional crafts, reconnecting us to the countryside and to natural materials, breathing new life into neglected woodlands. I produce eating, serving and cooking spoons, made from my own wood and woods from local sources. Some rare, some exotic, some plain and humble. All my spoons are sustainable and made entirely by hand.' |
June 2019
|
|
|
WAX SCULPTURE WORKSHOP
15th-16th June 10am-4pm daily with Olivia Clifton-Bligh at Bull Mill Arts £125 2-day course exploring a complete creative arc, from preparatory working drawings and observation skills, to the development of a three-dimensional composition and practical methods for constructing an armature and modelling in wax. This workshop is suitable for all levels of experience, from beginners to practicing artists. All tools and materials are provided. Numbers are limited to 8 participants; please book early. |
|
|
|
LINOCUT PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP
Saturday 29th June: fully booked, waiting list only Sunday 30th June: spaces available 10am - 4.30pm, £50 with Olivia Clifton-Bligh at Bull Mill Using simple techniques for striking results. Step by step through the creative printing process, from composing your design to cutting and printing your block, using reduction, multi block or masking techniques for multicoloured or monochrome prints. Whether you are making a limited edition print series, designing your own card or experimenting with repeat pattern work, this workshop is perfect for complete beginners as well as experienced artists. Places are limited to 10 people; please book early. |
July 2019
|
|
|
MOULD MAKING COURSE
13th-16th July 10am - 4pm, at Bull Mill Arts £245 tuition + £80 materials A comprehensive and intensive 4-day course, packed with valuable information for all artists. Full technical instruction and supervision by an expert foundry man, to create a reusable rubber mould (suitable for plaster, wax, cement, resin casting) and a wax model ready for bronze casting. This workshop is suitable for all levels of experience, from beginners to practicing artists. All tools and materials are provided. Numbers are limited to 8 participants; please book early. |
|
|
I am currently exhibiting with:
|
|
David Simon Contemporary
4 Bartlett Street, Bath BA1 2QZ 37 High Street, Castle Cary BA7 7AP www.davidsimoncontemporary.com Messums Wiltshire Place Farm, Court Street, Tisbury, Salisbury SP3 6LW www.messumswiltshire.com Tanya Baxter Contemporary Kings Road Gallery, 436 Kings Road, London SW10 0LJ tanyabaxtercontemporary.com |
|
also at Bull Mill Arts
|
|
The Banjul or Bust Film Project: 4 friends, 2 trusty old vans, a documentary film and human rights campaign, travelling 3700 miles from the UK to the Gambia to raise money for Amnesty International...
The team successfully made it all the way to the Gambia and delivered their cargo of prosthetic limbs to an amputee clinic in Banjul for Legs4Africa. On their return to the UK they have begun editing their film footage and interviews to create a documentary. See more info about the Banjul or Bust Project at www.yogapod.co.uk/and-now |
|
Nick Andrew and Tanya Hinton's studio is open on the first Saturday of every month, showing contemporary landscape and weathered wood paintings.
www.nickandrew.co.uk www.tanyahinton.jimdo.com 
|
|
|
