A new venture!
Lampshades by Coo Geller coming early next spring
A collection of Clover & other wonders
I am excited to invite you to my latest exhibition at Trymwood Studios, Bristol.
I will be showing a wide selection of my work, made over many years, but also some new work.
You may be aware that my work focuses on the close observation of the natural world. The gallery at Trymwood Studios is the ideal setting for this exhibition as it is set in a beautiful converted stables, adjacent to Westbury Wildlife Park.
You may be aware that my work focuses on the close observation of the natural world. The gallery at Trymwood Studios is the ideal setting for this exhibition as it is set in a beautiful converted stables, adjacent to Westbury Wildlife Park.
See below for map and further information.
If you are planning on coming to the show and you would like to see me, I will be at the gallery on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th from 11am – 4pm.
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It would be lovely to see you there.
The Lockleaze Story Project
Over the past few weeks I have been working on something a bit different from the usual.
The Lockleaze Story Project aims to collect stories from a variety of groups and individuals in order to create a picture of Lockleaze through the stories of those who live and work here.
As an artist living locally, I was invited to participate and have made a video about myself and my art practise. Thanks to Peter Heydon (Film footage) and Brian Holmes (Video Maker).
Girl with flowers
I have recently inherited some things from my Mum, one of which was a card I painted for her when I was a child. She would have liked the fact that I have now made it into a greetings card which is now available on my web site shop.
Wild Carrot, Moss and Stone
Recently I have been making a new series of cards which began with the Wild Carrot plant I noticed in Stoke Park last year. Like the clover, I found the variety in the shape and size of the flower head and stages of growth astounding. I noticed a little tiny flower in the middle, sometimes deep red, bright red, or pale pink. I wanted to bring attention to this little detail so I made a card which showed the whole of the flower head, and then on the back of the card, I zoomed in to show more of the detail.
Since then I have added to my back-to-front series more cards:
Stone – I found a stone on Tenby beach that was so smooth and perfectly shaped – just like an egg!
Moss – I zoomed in on a tiny tendril of moss using an electron microscope – what I saw seemed such a surprise. It looked like a sheaf of wheat.
Herbaria and Note Books at the Museum in the Park
Current project: Herbaria and notebooks, Museum in the Park
Before lock down I returned to the Museum in the Park stores to look at artefacts for a new project.
I was attracted to the notebooks sometimes known as ‘Herbaria.’ I found three of these particularly interesting.
– A handmade book with a faded marbled cover (1856) titled One Hundred Specimens of British Mosses. Inside, each page was filled with small pressed species of moss with details of each written in ibeautiful cursive script.
– A hand-bound book in which each page is filled with the most equisite numbered ink drawings of shells, in fine detail. A glossary on the opposite page lists, names and give details of each.
– The third book is a book of fungi , with what looks like a snail-eaten aged brown cover and very old photographs of a man (possibly the author) in a tree. It contains other fungi photographs as well as childlike drawings explaining aspects of fungi life.
I feel passionate about these books and treasure the care and thought that went into their making. I would love to enable others to see and engage with them.
This is my work in progress and I am thinking possibly of making my own book works and interactive work to involve the viewer in a physical and emotional way – as I did with the nests and eggs. But this will unfold over the next few years….
Insight Printmakers will be working with a variety of items from the collection over the next two years, after which the new work will be exhibited alongside the artefacts.
Finding a four leaf clover at Cafe Grounded, Fishponds, Bristol
My Prints are adorning the walls at Grounded, Fishponds, Bristol
Call in for a look and some tasty food and drinks.
See website for opening times.
Cabbage to Clover exhibition at Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s River Cottage Canteen, Bristol
Cabbage to Clover
Exhibition at River cottage canteen, Bristol
October 2018 – April 2020
I have loved been involved with River Cottage over the last three years, having my prints adorning the walls, private viewings, my cards for sale and eating from their lovely menu.
Sadly, River Cottage have now permanently closed their Bristol restaurant so my exhibition no longer up and running there.
I will miss them.
Into the Light – Nests and Eggs
Exhibition of work as part of IN-sight Printmakers
The Museum in the Park, Stroud
29th September – 28th October 2018
I was given the opportunity to choose artefacts from the Museum’s stores from which to make a new body of work. I worked with their beautiful nest and egg collection for two years, and my responses were exhibited in the gallery alongside the original artefacts.
Meet the artist event: Sunday 28th October 2018
Nest Eggs at Museum in the Park
Resident Artist Triodos Bank, Bristol
Triodos Bank Bristol
May – October 2018
Private view Thursday 31st May 2018.
As Triodos Bank’s resident artist, I am privileged to have my work displayed in their stunning building in central Bristol.
My work has also been purchased to form part of Triodos Bank private collection.
The CEO of this ethical bank says that the property “reflects our values and ethos. It not only meets exceptionally high environmental standards, but we’ve made sure the space reflects our approach to business, sustainable materials and showcasing the work of local artists and craftspeople.”