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

Bookbinding: I day course at Preseli, Crymych on 27th February 2016

Bookmaking Workshop

Make a complete book with hard covers and a stitched and covered spine, suitable for use as a sketchbook, notebook, diary or journal. Learn techniques for including storage pockets or envelopes, place markers and retaining ribbons for closure.

During this one day workshop participants will complete an A5 size book (portrait format) filled with drawing quality cartridge paper.

Tools /Materials suggestion list

I will provide

pieces of thick greyboard for the covers

book cloth for the book spine

140gsm white acid free cartridge for the pages

thread

Please will you bring:

Essential tools- scissors- I use a big pair for cutting paper and a small pair for fiddly bits

a metal ruler – both for measuring and as a cutting edge

darning size needle

a paintbrush suitable for glueing

If you have one

a craft knife / stanley knife

board to cut on

a bradawl with a point

you will need

wrapping papers for the book covers eg interesting paper bags, packaging, gift wrap, advertising flyers, pages from magazines..... etc

on Sat  on 27th February 2016

place: The Art Room, Preseli, Crymych

Time: 10-3pm

Booking: preseli.learning@pembrokeshire.gov.uk