Exhibitions
We'll keep you informed of our exhibition
dates and locations. Recent exhibitions
include:
Norman
Rea Gallery, University of York - January 2007
Ryedale Open Exhibition, Malton, N. Yorks - July 2007
Next exhibition: Pocklington Arts Centre,
Pocklington
- February 2008
'Putting
the Pieces Together’ 5-29th FEBRUARY 2008
An
exhibition of ceramic mosaics & textile wall hangings by Sue
Kershaw
‘Putting
the Pieces Together’An exhibition of ceramic mosaics &
textile wall hangingsby Sue Kershaw“Life is a complex picture
and breaking it up into parts before rebuilding it can sometimes
help make sense of it all! I have always had a fascination with
‘pieces’ from childhood jigsaws, to colouring in ‘Altair’
designs, building paper and shell collages, to patchwork and short
story writing.
In my mosaics and textile wall hangings, I ‘undo the pieces’
seeing the completed image first before stripping it down into
parts.I have been hooked on mosaics since holidaying in Ravenna
in Italy, during the early 1990s. This, and further explorations
of the Roman sites of Britain, Italy, Spain and Greece, have inspired
a whole series of mosaic wall plaques, some of which are based
upon original Roman floor designs. Each are produced with hand-cut
double fired French porcelain tesserae which has an impervious
matt surface, very similar to the natural stone colours of the
Roman and Byzantine mosaics, mounted on a hardboard backing suitable
for wall or tabletop display. In sharp textural and colour contrast,
I also produce original bright and bold contemporary textile wall
hangings using solid blocks of colour in 100% cotton fabric, reflecting
both a love of geometric shapes and nature.
All of my textile works are completed using a form of the English
piecing method whereby each piece of fabric, stiffened with interfacing,
is secured to an accurately cut card shape. The fabric pieces
are positioned right sides together and hand-stitched. The foundation
cards are removed on completion. The design is then machine finished
off at the back of the picture and stretched over a hardboard
frame for wall hanging.”Opening Times: Tues 10am - 4pm,
Thurs 10am - 1pm, Fri 10am - 4pm, Sat 9.30am - 1pm and during
live/cinema events.
Free
Admission.
Contact Tel: 07929 884759 or Email: sak501@york.ac.uk or www.art2enjoy.co.uk
POCKLINGTON
ARTS CENTRE
MARKET PLACE
POCKLINGTON,
YORK
www.pocklingtonartscentre.co.uk
01759 301547