49 the call of the sea AN EXHIBITION AT BAXTERS LAUNCHING FRIDAY 25TH MAY AT 6PM
At the end of May Baxters will be transformed into a calm beautiful environment showcasing work from 9 artists and makers whose work will evoke the pull we feel towards the sea. Watching and being by the sea has a calming influence and Sarah has always felt that connection. She can spend many a happy moment just gazing at the sea’s horizon or at the mesmerising crash of waves on the shore. That first glimpse as you turn a corner heading towards a favourite spot is enough to send your shoulders down and create a sense of anticipation. The work shown in the exhibition has all been specially created with this feeling in mind and will showcase gallery artists and several new to Baxters.
Paintings will come from Heather Howe and Ruth Taylor. Heather Howe started
showing at Baxters last year and her work is recognised by many visitors from her home county of Cornwall. Ruth Taylor is a new artist to Baxters and Sarah is thrilled to show her work in
this exhibition. She is inspired as much by a love of colour and pattern as by the English countryside, the moors, estuaries and views to the sea as well as the South Downs landscape of her childhood. Sarah is excited to welcome Jane Reeves back to Baxters with this show. Jane
showed her glass panels in the gallery for many years. She has put together a won- derful collection of her fused glass wave paintings for the exhibition. Gallery favourite Kirsty Elson trawls the beaches near her home on the south
Cornish coast, collecting driftwood and other finds left by the tide. Led by the shapes and forms of these materials, she creates unique coastal themed sculptures. Sophie Howard pieces express thoughts about life beyond the purely visible.
She works on collections of pieces exploring themes and materials, movement and stillness, bodies and patterns and has been excited to create a new collection of ceramic beach people specially for this show. Kathryn O’Kell works mainly in English lime wood, carving and painting birds
from tiny wrens to swans. This time she will be creating a collection of sea birds. Kathryn’s work sold out quickly last time she showed with Baxters so be sure to choose your favourite early. If ceramics is your love – Sarah is somewhat addicted herself – then 2 new makers
to Baxters will tempt you for sure. Jan Lewin Cadogan’s inspiration and influences come from watching crashing waves, crunching the sea foam left behind on sand, looking at barnacles glistening in the sun, peering into the smooth mirrors of rock pools, sitting in sandy bays whilst looking at the amazing colours the sea has to offer and walks along coast path of Pembrokeshire where she lives. Brought up just over a mile from the Dorset coast Juliet Macleod realises that the sea has always drawn her to it: She makes wheel thrown porcelain pottery for functional and decorative use. Her pots use seascapes as the inspiration for their patterning, with refelected colours both inside and at the foot reminiscent of the lichens and seaweeds found on the coast. Finally, for a piece of jewellery to make you think of the sea whether by the colour of the semi-precious stone or the ammonite adorning it look no further than the wonderful creations by Tessa Sambrook. Showing with Baxters for over 10 years now, Tessa’s work is collected by her avid fans who love the quality of the stones she chooses but most importantly the fact that she doesn’t make the obvious.
The Call of the Sea will launch at Baxters, 12 Foss Street, Dartmouth TQ6 9DR on 25th May at 6pm. Do come and meet some of the artists and enjoy Dartmouth Galleries Night when many other galleries will launch new shows. The Baxters exhibition continues until 14th June and can also be viewed online
www.baxtersgallery.co.uk
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