On the weekend of 22nd & 23rd June 2024 we took part in the annual Secret Gardens of St Ives event. We welcomed 120 visitors to our little Cornish garden & opened the studio too. A successful fundraising event for local charity St Ives Community Fund.
Another #100dayproject just completed! This time my theme was #100daysofbeachfinds incorporating a beach walk/clean to collect the source material then a daily drawing of some of those finds. Man-made & natural items combined to create a collection of postcard sized images.
Over the past few years we have installed 2 Memory Trees for Cornwall Hospice Care at Mount Edgcumbe in St Austell & St Julia's in Hayle. As I am currently working on another metalwork commission I thought I would share details of how these pieces developed & how you can order your own leaf from CHC.
An introduction to our 'cat clan' - family of cats in St Ives. Meet Timmy, Sidney Six Diners, Barnaby the Chonk & Treacle Soft Paws each with their own character. St Ives has a cat connection - not just in our house.
I have recently completed a really inspiring course of experimental painting with artist Dan Pyne at the Newlyn School of Art. Exploring surface textures, paint effects & unique surfaces with alternative materials has given me a plethora of new ideas! I am looking forward to creating new artwork incorporating some of these techniques.
The annual event in St Just at Cape Cornwall School continues until 5 pm Friday this week. The show raises fund for Cancer Research UK & includes over 200 exhibitors of art & craft work all made within a 30 mile radius of the area. I am exhibiting metalwork & artwork at the exhibition.
After a three day course with Hilary Jean Gibson, through the St Ives School of Painting, I created a sketchbook of observations made at the Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden. Here I am sharing some of the pages & ideas.
One of the things which inspire my work is RUST! I thought I would share a few images & also mention a new studio on the horizon.
On the weekend of 22nd & 23rd June 2024 we took part in the annual Secret Gardens of St Ives event. We welcomed 120 visitors to our little Cornish garden & opened the studio too. A successful fundraising event for local charity St Ives Community Fund.
Another #100dayproject just completed! This time my theme was #100daysofbeachfinds incorporating a beach walk/clean to collect the source material then a daily drawing of some of those finds. Man-made & natural items combined to create a collection of postcard sized images.
A brief history of Troika pottery with examples of the pieces in our own small collection.
Over the past few years we have installed 2 Memory Trees for Cornwall Hospice Care at Mount Edgcumbe in St Austell & St Julia's in Hayle. As I am currently working on another metalwork commission I thought I would share details of how these pieces developed & how you can order your own leaf from CHC.
An introduction to our 'cat clan' - family of cats in St Ives. Meet Timmy, Sidney Six Diners, Barnaby the Chonk & Treacle Soft Paws each with their own character. St Ives has a cat connection - not just in our house.
With our move across St Ives to Ponckle's gallery we wanted to share our collection & a brief history of her interesting life with cats of course!
A look back at what we got up to during 2023 in the gallery & around Cornwall. An enjoyable year of exploring new ideas.
I have recently completed a really inspiring course of experimental painting with artist Dan Pyne at the Newlyn School of Art. Exploring surface textures, paint effects & unique surfaces with alternative materials has given me a plethora of new ideas! I am looking forward to creating new artwork incorporating some of these techniques.
The annual event in St Just at Cape Cornwall School continues until 5 pm Friday this week. The show raises fund for Cancer Research UK & includes over 200 exhibitors of art & craft work all made within a 30 mile radius of the area. I am exhibiting metalwork & artwork at the exhibition.
After a three day course with Hilary Jean Gibson, through the St Ives School of Painting, I created a sketchbook of observations made at the Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden. Here I am sharing some of the pages & ideas.
May has already been a busy month with the introduction of the new jewellery collection to our gallery, Back Road Artworks & to the website. T...
