Gallery Exhibition Openings at the Ardent Gallery in Brecon, and Printmaking and Ceramics at Oriel Cric

Exhibition Openings at two galleries this week

This week sees the opening of two exciting exhibitions both featuring my prints: On Thursday 6th July The Ardent Gallery in Brecon previews its Open Exhibition with a wide selection of 2 dimensional works. ' Hafod Sentinel' was created for an Aberystwyth printmakers exhibition inspired by the Hafod Estate in mid Wales Glenn will also be exhibiting in this show. 8th July sees the launch of Oriel Crics Summer Exhibition of Printmaking and ceramics. They will be including a selection of pieces from my series of landscape pieces which combine pictorial elements of the landscape with 2 dimensional representations of social and industrial history. They bring together layered collagraph prints inspired by tiny sections of Ordnance Survey maps, with overprinted original maps, pamphlets documenting geographical surveys of South Wales, recycled books of local history and other ephemera. These works interweave elements from local industry, traditional welsh quilting designs and patterns created by fields, roads and geological strata. Ardent Gallery Open Exhibition 6th July - 3rd August Preview Thurs 6th July 6-8pm Ardent Gallery, 46 High Street, Brecon. LD3 7AP http://www.ardentgallery.co.uk Oriel Cric Summer exhibition of printmakers and Ceramicists 5th July - 11th September Exhibition Launch 8th July 2pm Crickhowell Resource and Information Centre, Beaufort Street, Crickhowell, NP8 1BN http://www.visitcrickhowell.co.uk/what-to-do/the-cric-oriel-gallery/ Everybody welcome to these events Its not too late to book yourself onto the sketchbook workshop  at Ceridwen, Drefach Felindre on Sun 9th July.  Book here

Shape Shifters and Spirit Lifters

The Square Pegs have been curating for quite some time now- we have selected makers and artists, combining them to create exhibitions, sometimes themed, sometimes not, but always with quality and the skill of the artist as top of our list of criteria for inclusion

 our next show is no exception........

you will find some new names and work in the Guildhall in two weeks time. 

More information about exhibitors and their work will shortly be included on thesquarepegs.co.uk or why not follow us on our Facebook page for all the latest news  https://www.facebook.com/TheSquarePegs/

Bloomin Women - Contemporary Creatives at Rhondda Heritage Park

My next show away from West Wales will be at 'Bloomin Women' at the Rhondda Heritage Park. I am looking forward to meeting this group of talented entrepreneurs as well as being able to show my work to a new audience. I hope to bring a selection of both my recycled packaging books a well as my handprinted wrapping papers, cards and all sorts of sketch books and note books. ( I have some new ideas but they will likely have only reached the paper stage by next week)

Melissa Warren, who has been organising this event, has shown her work at several 'Square Pegs' events and we have all been impressed with her ideas and workmanship- I cant wait to meet the other creative people that she has chosen to be part of this group.

Note: I will only be there on the Sunday

Saturday & Sunday 11- 4.30pm Free Admission

Also taking place will be the Rose Festival Weekend ~ Saturday 30^th June 1pm - 4pm  & Sunday 1^st July 10am - 4pm ~ a blooming great day out with the only remaining Rose Society in Wales ~ based in the Rhondda. Stunning displays, gardening advice, plant sales plus much more. Free Admission

WWW.rhonddaheritagepark.com

Small Packages - Square Pegs

The Square Pegs are exhibiting in Cardigan this week-  a pop up shop show this time. As usual we have a another new line up including ceramicist Rosemarie Barr- just back from Scotland with a 1st in her pocket and painter Zara Kuchi showing a selection of birds and hand painted tiles. For details of venue and full line up see http://www.thesquarepegs.co.uk