8 October–2 November 2022
A new show of limited edition prints by Angie Lewin, with wire sculpture of birds by Celia Smith, and handmade jewellery by Jill Newbrook
You are warmly invited to join us at the opening of the exhibition on
Saturday 8th October
from 10am to 5pm
Drinks and nibbles served until 1pm
Meet Angie Lewin in the gallery from 11am to 2pm
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Please note: Due to broad interest and limited availability, Celia's work is preview only. All work will be on sale in the gallery from 10am at the opening on Saturday with online purchasing live from 5pm. We are not taking reservations.
Angie Lewin:
Angie studied Fine Art Printmaking, followed by a year's postgraduate printmaking. After working in London as an illustrator she studied horticulture, before moving to Norfolk, a move which prompted a return to printmaking. Angie now lives and works in Scotland.
Inspired by both the clifftops and saltmarshes of the North Norfolk coast and the Scottish Highlands, Angie depicts these contrasting environments and their native flora in wood engraving, linocut, silkscreen, lithograph, and collage. These landscapes are often glimpsed through intricately detailed plant forms. Attracted to the relationships between plant communities on an intimate level, even the fine lines of insect eggs on a flower bud are observed in her work. Still lifes often incorporate seedpods, grasses, flints and dried seaweed collected on walking and sketching trips.
Celia Smith:
Celia originally studied Fine Art Sculpture and, having experimented with many different materials, wire became her favoured medium with which she creates animated sculptures of birds.
Growing up as a farmer's daughter, Celia developed a passion for the natural environment and British birds became her main inspiration. Travelling to study and sketch a species in their native habitat, she takes time to capture the movement and character of a bird as well as their shape and features. Celia draws with wire, as others draw with pencil. She seeks out old and interesting wires as if collecting the lines with which she makes her drawings. For her using wire is like drawing in three dimensions, a process that offers a spontaneity that gives her creations a feeling of life and energy.
Jill Newbrook:
Jill initially trained as a graphic designer, later studying jewellery making in London where she now has a studio.
Jill's jewellery is characterized by strong simple shapes, mainly in silver with occasional additions of 18ct gold, featuring photo etching and embossing techniques. She is inspired by the geometric patterns found in Japanese and Islamic art. Using these motifs, she adds oxidisation or texturing to highlight and accentuate the pattern achieving a rich and decorated, yet clean and contemporary look.
