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Author: hamer the framer
Twig Works
Another wonderful windowful! Chris Kenny has it for August and September and he’s filled it with a selection of his twig works. Constructions with found twigs, set on pins and all beautifully framed in acrylic boxes or in his own handmade wooden boxes. Continue reading “Twig Works”
A Tree For Palestine (And Other Drawings)
The Rowley Gallery window is full of all my own work! A rare treat. I don’t often get the opportunity these days. The idea came to me the day I received a refusal from the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition! So here’s my own summer exhibition. A collection of ink drawings on bark paper, some old and some new, scribbles, glyphs, diagrams and prayers. Continue reading “A Tree For Palestine (And Other Drawings)”
A Conversation With Howard Phipps
We’ve a wonderful windowful of wood engravings by Howard Phipps. They’ll be here throughout August and there are also plenty more inside, in the Print Room and in the plan chest. Continue reading “A Conversation With Howard Phipps”
Paintings From My Shed
On Saturday 2nd March we opened a new window display of pictures by Jonathan Gibbs, and despite our usual habit of not having a launch party, Jonathan promised to bring his guitar along, so how could we refuse. He also produced these gorgeous invitation cards. Please call in if you’re passing. Go out of your way if you’re not. We’d love to see you. Continue reading “Paintings From My Shed”
Pool/Loop
The Book Of Vanishing Species
We’ve a windowful of wonderful engravings from Beatrice Forshall for June and July. Many were used to illustrate her new book, a glorious celebration of life on Earth and a poignant reminder of the life we’ve extinguished. Continue reading “The Book Of Vanishing Species”
Bathed In Sound
Bathed In Sound is a song about trying to imagine myself as a whale floating in the ocean, immersed in a liquid medium full of sound, surrounded by plankton and the immense wild wetness of the ocean. Continue reading “Bathed In Sound”
Heart Valley
The filmmaker Christian Cargill presents a loving portrait of the Welsh shepherd Wilf Davies, who works his farm alone, eats the same meal every day, and has never left his valley.
Le Quattro Volte
This is the most beautiful film. I posted it here five years ago but it had disappeared, so catch it now while you can, before it goes again. It’s a film unlike any other. Time passes slowly from one life to another. From goatherd to goat to tree to charcoal.
We each have four successive lives within ourselves; each one contained within the others. We are mineral; we are made of salt, water and organic matter. We are vegetable; like plants we breathe, reproduce and nourish ourselves. We are animal; we have imagination, memory and knowledge of the outside world. In the end we are rational beings; we possess will and reason. We each have four distinct lives within ourselves… and so we must discover ourselves four times.