THE summer exhibition at Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge, entitled ‘Summer Solstice’ opens on Sunday, July 8 and will feature a collection of new work to inspire and excite collectors and appreciators of fine art and quality craft.
Textile artist Rachel Wright returns after a very successful exhibition at the Old Chapel last year. She takes her inspiration from landscapes and cityscapes and has a particular love of the sea, harbour towns, boats and lighthouses. The shapes, colours and details of these subject matter are then borrowed and echoed in delicately hand or machine embroidered fabric collages, using vibrant threads, worked onto papers and fabrics. The signature skies in her landscapes are often dramatic and expressive.
Artist illustrator Jackie Morris, famous for her illustrations in the highly acclaimed Lost Words book, will be showing originals painted in sumi inks of otters and her “otter alphabet” along with new linocuts and limited edition prints.
Gail Klevan’s acrylic designer jewellery is bold, colourful, contemporary and perfect statement jewellery for long summer days and nights. Comfortable to wear; each piece is individually hand-crafted and no two pieces are alike. Gail is a graduate of the Royal College of Art in London and is one of the foremost UK designers working in acrylic.
Artist Kate Lycett sees patterns in everything. Her textile design background is always present in the way that she paints and interprets what is around her. From hills adorned with houses and washing lines, to rows of flower pots and stripes of brightly painted drain pipes. Kate incorporates gold thread trace lines through the landscape, and gold leaf changes the surface of her pictures with the changing light of day. She paints beautiful pictures of the places that she loves. The exhibition will be showing a new collection of hand embellished limited edition prints.
Ever popular Shropshire artist Jemima Jameson paints in acrylics on oak and olive wood panels, hand made wooden boxes and cupboards. Heirlooms of the future. Her inspiration comes from the rolling hills, farmland and woods that surrounds her and her work is a celebration of the natural world incorporating both flora and fauna.
Originally from Scotland, artist Lindsey Keir specialises in painting with a variety of oil and water based media using, when appropriate, high-lights of gold leaf and metallic inks as decorative elements. She studied at Glasgow school of Art and the Royal College of Art in London. She draws inspiration from the natural world using strong colour, pattern and texture. She transforms everyday familiar objects with a powerful romantic language using strong colour and texture. The richness of her paintings reflect her designers eye and the unique observational qualities show a true depth of spirit.
Ceramacist Kirsti Brown is inspired by her love of wandering, drawing and daydreaming by the coast. She hand builds ceramic vessels influenced by the sea, beaches and cliffs around Wales and Scotland. The decoration evokes shorelines, waves and landscape featuring her distinctive vivid turquoise glaze.
The exhibition will continue until the end of August. The gallery is open Monday to Saturday 11am to 5pm and Sunday 11am to 4pm. Closed on Tuesday’s. For more information call Yasmin on 01544 388842.