Organic folk art comes to Eccleshall
Gallery at 12 in Eccleshall is hosting an exhibition from 5th to 26th November by Sue Prince OBE DL from the Staffordshire Peak District village of Ilam.
Sue has a long association with Eccleshall, starting when she moved there as a teenager. More recently she created the popular out-door advent calendar for the Eccleshall Methodist Chapel, having designed their splendid stained glass window in 1996.
‘I am so pleased to be exhibiting in Eccleshall, the place has always been close to my heart. It was a great place to grow up and is now a wonderful place to visit. My work is all about traditional values, rural connections, current affairs and storytelling; Eccleshall embodies many of the community values I illustrate.’ said Sue
Sue’s egg tempera folk art has been inspired by Swedish Bonads (decorative wall hangings) found in Unnaryd, a little village in Halland, Southern Sweden. She grinds the earth pigments and uses egg yolk from her organic hens to make her own paints. She tells stories through her paintings and celebrates traditions, using the landscape that surrounds her. Living on her family’s organic dairy farm in the Staffordshire Peak District, she strives to make her work as natural as possible.
Sue has been instrumental in the revival of this ancient folk art in Sweden and now runs a summer school every year in Sweden for Swedish people. In 2009 she participated in the 42nd gathering of international naive artists at the Galerija likovnih Samorastnikov (The Gallery of Naïve Artists) in Trebnje, Slovenia and has paintings in museum and gallery collections in Slovenia and Sweden.
So, Christmas present problems will be solved by Gallery at 12, not only will there be the wonderful display of paintings, jewellery, sculptures and cards by local artists, Sue will have paintings, both originals and prints and postcards for sale.
Contacts:
Sue Prince 01335 310274
info@beechenhill.co.uk www.beechenhill.co.uk
http://www.galleryat12.co.uk
The pieces of artwork I produce are a textile which has been constructed directly from my drawings.
I am inspired by modern Artists (mainly mid-century), architecture, interior design, landscapes and much more. I then use a mixture of this inspiration of colours, shapes, marks and lines to design a piece.
I hand stitch onto felt, useing a simple running or back stitch to create the images and I applique to create the textures and depth, using silks, nets, metalic fabric. I also add beads and mirrors.
The series in Gallery at 12 has been inspired by Indian Interiors, landscapes by Graham Sutherland, Mexican 'Day of the Dead' celebrations and graffiti art. The smaller pieces are inspired by the St Ives artist Alfred Wallis but any beach will do!
If you'd like the opportunity to exhibit your work
in our special exhibitions area please drop in and find out more
or give Gallery@12 a call on 01785 850757
