5–30 March 2022
Mixed media paintings of place, inspired by the Norfolk coastline by Peter Clayton alongside a special jewellery showcase from Ulli Kaiser
You are warmly invited to join us for drinks at the exhibition opening and to meet the artists on Saturday 5th March 2022 from 10am to 5pm.
Drinks and nibbles served 11am to 1pm.
"In Conversation" with Peter Clayton 11.30am to 12pm with an opportunity to chat with the artist before and afterwards.
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Peter Clayton is a Leicester-based artist originally from the North West of England. His work explores a wide variety of media experimenting with diverse means of expression and he has worked in scale from mini-prints to murals and approaches ranging from graphic representation to abstraction. Most recently inspiration has come from woodland, coastal and urban environments where he tries to capture a sense of place - stillness, movement, stability, change and the fusion of light and dark, form and space.
"I enjoy working in, and often combining, a wide range of painting and print media. I explore a range of styles and approaches to picture making depending on the subject matter and what I'm trying to express about it."
Over the past forty years, Peter has exhibited in over 160 solo and group shows in commercial and public galleries throughout the UK. He has undertaken numerous residences and commissions for local authorities, museums, interior designers and publishers and enjoys collaborating with fellow artists. Peter has taught art courses for adults for over 30 years in venues nationally and currently works at Attenborough Arts (University of Leicester), Leicester Adult Learning Services and Leicester Print Workshop where he has a studio.
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Ulli Kaiser was born in Austria and studied Textile Art and Art Education (emphasis Painting) at the University for Music and Dramatic Arts, Salzburg. After years in Hong Kong, she moved to England in 1998 and now designs and works from her studio near Guildford, Surrey.
Ulli creates stunningly beautiful contemporary jewellery with her interest in different creative techniques, a rich array of colours and material diversity. Linking all her works is the hardly known technique of bead-crochet, where hundreds of beads, such as seed pearls, shells, antique facet-cut glass beads or tiny gemstones are strung and crocheted with.
She finds her inspirations in myths and legends, vintage objects and old botanical studies. Her work evolves while making and presents itself in unique, one off pieces.
