GALLERIES TAKING PART IN DARTMOUTH GALLERIES FESTIVAL baxters contd.
vintage magazines and other interesting finds from the local beaches. Shirley enjoys the fun of creating objects that are a little bit different and quirky. Steve Mansfield - Inspired by form and texture, Steve
makes his driftwood birds using just a few hand tools with little or no work done to change the found shapes, finishing the job that was started by the sea. He says, “You stare at piles of driftwood for several weeks, sometimes months, until inspiration strikes and two pieces come together. I used an old boat spar for years as a garden chair arm before it became a bird!” Dinny Pocock says she is always on the lookout for ‘small
joys’ - that’s where ideas hide. Seeing a blackbird intently pecking at the ground recalls the motion of an old sewing machine and sets her mind to thinking, how could these two images be combined to create a narrative? Her charming needlefelted creatures can therefore be found on wood planes, chess pieces, printing blocks or even wooden tape measures. Whilst Alan Tugwell was studying for a diploma in Art & Creativity in New Zealand, he began creating flowing abstract forms using the beautiful native woods washed up on the beach by his house. Now based in Cornwall his human forms create a tactile experience for the ‘viewer’ his labels always say ‘Please Touch! rather than the opposite - a pleasure usually denied to people in most galleries. Andrew Ruffhead (Fish and Ships Coastal Art) works from his studio in Burnham Market producing his artworks made from driftwood and reclaimed boats, all with a coastal theme. Andrew is a true beach comber, sifting through the flotsam and jetsam to winkle out seaside treasures such as shells, rope and bits of abandoned boat, that can be re-fashioned into fun pieces of coastal art. Kingswear resident Joanne Smith (The Barefoot
Beachcomber) is well known for her beautiful cards which sell so quickly in Baxters. Each piece is unique, made from a mixture of seaglass, shells and pieces of pottery, all found on the beaches around Dartmouth with broken costume jewellery adding a little bit of sparkle. She also makes larger pieces from driftwood and in this show we will have a mixture of those and jewelled pieces mounted on reclaimed wood to stunning effect.
Boat builder-turned artist Andre Daniel uses a variety of British native woods from fallen trees to make his amazing moths and butterflies. He says, “Every one is original and unique because no two pieces are ever the same. I look at every piece of wood and create something different. I don’t fell a tree to make a moth; it’s the little obscure pieces that I find that would otherwise not be used for anything else.” Clare Cutts is one of Baxter’s most popular printmakers. She has always used a variety of experimental screen printing courses to feed her knowledge and one of these was using a cut wood template to emboss the paper. During a talk demonstrating this technique the audience enthused over the wood shapes and she has now also started making laser cut trees which with their slightly scorched edges create a stunning feature. You will be able to see a preview of some of the pieces online at the beginning of May and the full exhibition from May 28th
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www.baxtersgallery.co.uk
Ainscough British Contemporary Art
Art was established in Chelsea in 1995 exhibiting British contemporary artists. The Foss Street gallery opened in 2005 exhibiting Ainscough’s accomplished gallery artists over three floors. The May exhibition is full of wonderful new paintings by the renowned Scottish Colourists Alison McWhirter, Marie Scott, Caroline Bailey RSW and Christine McArthur. New landscape paintings by Elaine Pamphilon and Lewis Noble. New beautiful bronze sculpture by the wonderful Christopher Marvell. You can follow us on instagram and
www.acag.co.uk. Often open by appointment, please ring 01548 844732 or
art@acag.co.uk
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