Quartz
will be open to the public from October September 29th - 8th October, inclusive, from
11.00am until 5.00pm.
Last
year's exhibition sold over £35,000 of work at prices from £200
to £2000.
Artists
& Sculptors
We
always welcome the chance to look at work by new artists and sculptors
for consideration (open to artists living in the South West). If you are interested in taking part in the Quartz
exhibition in 2011, please get in touch by clicking on the
e-mail link here.
Tell us a bit about yourself and if possible include a JPEG image
of your work. Alternatively, ask for an application and Conditions
of Entry form to be sent to you.
Charlotte
Lampard, Curator
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Fiona Campbell
Fiona works mainly with steel, copper, wire, recycled and found materials to create textured, primal forms in an apparent state of growth, metamorphosis or flight. Intrigued by woven structures such as nests and cocoons, and vital energies in life, Fiona enjoys exploring different possibilities through her chosen media.
Nestling Cocoon 209cms (H) x 64cms (W) x 50cms (D) steel and wire
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Fiona Campbell
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Toni Davey
Toni Davey is fascinated by the idea of the flat plane appearing to come to life by moving from two dimensions into three, whether it is by the illusion of drawing or physically reinventing the surface by cutting, folding or burning.
In the work the underlying structure of the grid is always present, enabling forms to follow a sequence of changes that produce solutions which are pure, logical and visually beautiful: Qualities that exist in nature.
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Toni Davey
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Kevin Deery
Kevin Deery born in Liverpool in 1960, is a southwest-based sculptor and painter, working primarily in stone. He studied photography at Plymouth College of Art & Design in the 1980's. As a result of his studies there, he became interested in the direct carving methods in sculpture. By the mid 1990's, Kevin had developed his own direct carving style, which brought about successful exhibitions and commissions.
Title of the sculpture is: Thread, In Portland stone on a slate base, 68cm High.
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Kevin Deery
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Adam Edwards
Adam Edwards graduated from St Martins School of Art, London and lives and works in rural Devon. He sculpts in a variety of mediums and produces work that can be seen either inside or out.
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Adam Edwards
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Felicia Fletcher
Felicia Fletcher creates conceptual sculpture in bronze, stone, wood, steel and scagliola - choosing materials in harmony with the concept of the piece. Inspired by nature, her work symbolizes life, exploring physical and metaphysical dualities, such as connection/separation and temporal/eternal. She aims to express the aspect of unity over division, in an attempt to create the peace that comes through integration and wholeness.
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Felicia Fletcher
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Veronica Gosling
"I don't go out to get ideas, they are already there, revolving, visually undefined, but lively. I go to places that seem promising and look for, or just find, materials and objects that could give form to these ideas. these ideas are to do with people and the things they HAVE used in their everyday lives,( particularly country people), but no longer need.. Once you start to see things in this way you can't stop it! Having found the objects I store them like a magpie, and look at them until they become something else and then I assemble them in way which seems to me to make the most of their lines, curves, patina, and "personality"! etc
www.gallery36.co.uk
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Veronica Gosling
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Hamlin and Wright
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Hamlin and Wright
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Zac Greening
Zac Greening's is an artist whose work is inspired by nature and aims to depict man's inextricable economic, social and spiritual link with our natural environment. Common themes found in Zac's work include sustainability, biodiversity, ecology and recycling. Zac hopes that viewers of his work will recognise and re-engage with all of nature's attributes and be reminded of our fragile and symbiotic relationship with the natural environment.
As well as working with well known architects and interior designers to create site specific works Zac has been commissioned to create art pieces for a host of corporate clients that include BP, Speedo and BMW. Currently, Zac is involved in creating artpieces whose narrative mirrors a brand's CSR agenda.
More of Zac's work can be seen at WWW.ZACGREENING.COM
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Zac Greening
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George Hider
"I don’t like waste of any kind. Metal bound for the scrap bin is perfect for my work. I have developed a natural talent to make my sculptures increasingly more lifelike. I want to capture the characteristics of the creatures which unwittingly model for me." says George.
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George Hider
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Bruce Kirby
Bruce Kirby worked as a geologist before training at Weymouth College of Stonemasonry and becoming a stonecarver. Throughout his life a love of rock-climbing on mountains and sea cliffs has been an inspiration; both in terms of the marvels encountered and the rock architecture. The contrast between a single precise chisel mark created in a second and the vast time scale associated with the creation of rocks and the landscape provide him with endless scope, motivation and ideas for his work.
The Earth Cubes are part of a series based upon folded quartz veins seen in Nepal. Although they are based on a small scale geological features, their form also mimics large scale features such as rivers seen in satellite imagery.
The Cubes draw ones thoughts towards the enormous volume of rocks beneath our feet that make up the earths crust.
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Bruce Kirby
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Katie Lake
Designer maker Katie Lake, an established South West based Artist, produces distinctive metalwork for interior and exterior environments and specialises in garden products and 'one off' furniture pieces, often combining steel with glass elements. Her ranges include; bespoke beds, lighting, garden furniture, fire baskets and accessories, gates, railings, and sculptural pieces.
Her work is often described as quirky, colourful, funky and elegant, utilising very simple design elements to create pieces with impact and humour.
Katie will accept commissions for public and private work. Her work is available in National Trust properties, galleries, craft centres and sculpture gardens nationally.
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Katie Lake
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Ayesha Loveridge
Ayesha hopes to become a full time jeweller in the future but at the moment is looking after her 3 young ones! she finds inspiration for her stones from the North Devon coastline...
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Ayesha Loveridge
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Arabella Marshall
Arabella Marshall is a glass artist working primarily in an architectural context. Her work is about bringing a soulfulness to the environments we spend our lives in. She works mainly to commission as well as taking part in selected exhibitions. More can be seen on her website www.arabellamarshall.com and she can be contacted at info@arabellamarshall.com
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Arabella Marshall |
Rachel Sumner
I describe my work as Textile Montages; a combination of vintage farics with dying and embroidery to create complex and colourful imagery. The mood is celebratory, exploring favourite themes of local life and landscape alongside some more quirky interpretations of what lies above and beneath the waves!
I have lived and worked in the westcountry as a professional artist for the last 12 years, since returning from a rural existance in France.
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Rachel Sumner
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Noah Taylor
Noah produces a variety of works over a range of sizes. His output includes interior and exterior furniture and sculpture and architectural metalwork. Most works are in metals though especially in the case of furniture wood and glass are often incorporated. He makes speculative work as well as responding to commissions.
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Noah Taylor
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Scarlet von Teazel
After moving to Somerset I indulged myself by studying a fine art degree. During these studies, amongst many others, one important experience was meeting a controversial German artist, Anselm Kiefer, while working alongside him on his installation for the White Cube in London and later visiting him in his Paris studio. While still being strongly moved by his work, this encounter, together with meeting some other artists that have made the ‘lime light’, left me feeling somewhat cold and shivery. It has refuelled my existing uncertainty about the meaning and purpose of life – and this uncertainty strongly influences my art. I follow instincts and echoes of distant memories of my childhood and of old Prague, textures suffused with emotions, leading a dialogue with the unconscious to try to achieve a deeper understanding of our world. Through my work I try to connect with other people who like me feel at times a bit lost ...
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Scarlet von Teazel
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Clare Trenchard
Clare Trenchard studied sculpture at the Chelsea School of Art where she graduated with a BA in Fine Art in 1978. She has exhibited in London at the I.C.A. and for the Society of Portrait Sculptors. She also exhibits regularly in the West Country. Her sculptures are modelled mainly from life in clay, plaster or wax and cast in bronze or bronze resin.
"My aim is to get to the essence of the thing rather than to produce a mere likeness."
Commissions for portrait sculptures and sculptures of animals make up most of Clare’s work and are normally undertaken in her studio in West Dorset. She will also accept commissions for other sculptural projects and for drawings, and holds regular sculpture and drawing and casting courses.
Lower Abbott's Wootton Farm
Whitchurch Canonicorum
Bridport
Dorset DT6 6NL
Tel: 01297 560 477
Email: claretrenchard@hotmail.co.uk
Website: www.claretrenchard.com
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Clare Trenchard
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Chris Webb
"I work in Portland stone to create pieces, sometimes inspired by the human form. I work hard, using my hands to check the curves and the feel of the stone.
I use touch as a form of instinctive communication with the emerging form. To me the completed work is as much about touch as about visual experience."
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Chris Webb
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Tom Wood
Homestacks and nests by Tom are about increasing Biodiversity in our own gardens regardless of size. They are art for nature. Homestacks increase the presence of beneficial insects and help us to garden without chemicals.
'Having been struck by the diversity of insect life that my previous work attracts I decided to build on this and strengthen the possibilities for insects, small mammals and birds to inhabit my sculptures.'
The terracotta and copper elements have drilled holes in them and are filled with bark + hay to create an ideal habitat for, solitary bees, lady birds, lacewings to name a few.
......Tom’s work is intelligent and it is fun. It is also rather mischievous, and has a hint of the subversive; a desire to literally reverse meanings and turn things (and places) upside down: an island the shape of a bull; a slate stack hanging in a tree...... Dr John Schofield
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Tom Wood
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