Autumn 2021 – Yew Tree Gallery

7th September to 30th October

Earth’s Rich Store of Wonders Untold’ aptly describes the treasures abounding in our world – so important to nurture and so beautifully illustrated by all these artists.

MARK HEARLD ALEX MALCOLMSON ROBINA JACK TERRY SHONE EMILY SUTTON
SUE MARSHALL JILL FANSHAWE KATO GUY ROYLE
A joyful exhibition of collages, paintings, carvings and boxworks, ceramics, woven rugs and jewellery, with garden sculpture by DIANA BARRACLOUGH and HELEN NOCK

We are running behind with our web page for the new exhibition but we hope you enjoy this video of the current show as we add more details below.

Helen Nock

Rita Seres

Mark Hearld

MH1 - Through the Thistles - 88 x 118cm - £2,250 Sold

MARK HEARLD is something of a Wonder himself! His work has attracted a following from the moment he left the Royal College of Art with a Master’s Degree in Natural History Illustration. Constantly broadening his scope, experimenting with different materials, Mark has over the past 20 years or so produced a vast oeuvre of memorable work. His most recognised medium, however, is collage. The fluid brushstrokes of his painting are echoed with equal dexterity in his use of torn or cut paper. Mark’s fertile imagination brings glimpses of wild and domestic creatures to life through his deft snipping of painted paper and card.

Alex Malcolmson

Accompanying Mark’s collages in the gallery’s larger space is the mixed media work of ALEX MALCOLMSON. Brought up on the Shetland Isles, the sea and its creatures as well as maritime history are part of his lifeblood. He honed his artistic skills at Edinburgh College of Art, and has had exhibitions at several Edinburgh art galleries over the years.

Wandering the estuaries where shorebirds abound is one of his favourite pastimes. His empathetic carving and painting of these birds conveys their true essence. His ‘boxworks’ display a different strand of his art. These are often a combination of drawing, maps and found objects and invariably tell a story – most intriguing to interpret!

Robina Jack

Terry Shone

TERRY SHONE has developed his unique ceramic style after a lifelong interest in traditional slip-wares and the lively images of C19th Staffordshire flatbacks and figurines. Wild and domestic birds and animals in a contemporary interpretation (often with a humorous twist), are conceived through slab-built and modelled forms, decorated with coloured slips and glazes ~ frequently reworked over several firings with enamels and lustres. These historic techniques, used in new ways, lead to the freshness and immediacy of Terry’s work.

It may be possible to commission one of Terry’s ceramics if any of these illustrated have already sold. Contact Gilly for more information.

Emily Sutton

Growing up in the depths of North Yorkshire, EMILY SUTTON’s affinity with nature is evident in many aspects of her work. Her love of drawing led to a BA in Illustration at Edinburgh College of Art in 2008, followed quickly by a succession of commissions for illustrating children’s books, for which she is now justly renowned. Well-known too for her silkscreen and lithographic prints, Emily’s observation of the minutiae of daily life – whether in the kitchen or the garden – is beautifully interpreted also in her watercolours in a flowing graphic style and perfect perspective!

Sue Marshall

Summer fruits and earth colours in SUE MARSHALL’S tapestry-woven rugs and cushions hark back to her Scandinavian roots as well as to the hues of Cornwall where she now lives. Sue uses mainly Swedish wools and linens which she dyes in madder, indigo and the colours of the abundant plants and lichens growing around her wooden house on the Penwith peninsula. Her colour sense and designs are intrinsically her own, although touches of Peruvian and Navajo imagery also creep into the patterns she weaves.