Stamford “ESC Artist” Exhibition

 This amazing exhibition organised by a group of creative artists Eve, Shalini and Cathi “ESC  Artists” took place in Stamford Art Center between the 23rd  of October and the 4^th of November 2018. There were on display highly skillful and very creative works produced by professional artists.

If you love glass, you would be pleasantly surprised to see striking work by Cathi Prince. She is a professional artist who creates her stained glass magic in her printing studio.In her Stained glass she combines unique sense of colour and skills of handling such fragile material like glass. Her glass work can be seen in different elements of a building such as doors or windows.

If your preference lies with textile artworks, then let me introduce Eve Marshall, who dedicated years perfecting her art of textile felting skills. She works on large scales creating virtually abstract paintings using textile. Her works are highly decorative, her creativity knows no boundaries.

 Another textile artist Claire Rudin produces stunning batik paintings. She mastered her techniques over 20 years. Every work that she produces is full of subtle colour combinations, joy and inspiration. 

At this vibrant exhibition were also presented artisans working with metal such as Shalini and Dave Austin, with her creative metal items. She derives her inspiration from nature and breathes it into metal wire jewellery and metal wire objects such as leaves, bowls, trees and so on.

 The pottery section of the exhibition was presented by Katherine Winfrey and Pat Armstrong. Though Katherine Winfrey’s pottery echoes old English and French folk traditions  in colour schemes and rustic subject matter, she nevertheless, brings her own creative interpretation to her ceramic items.

As a contrast, the pottery of Pat Armstrong is based on ancient Anglo-Saxon pots. These flamboyant vases and jars in deep red, green and blue tints look very contemporary and make a strong artistic statement. Pat is using dark colour schemes, which distinguishes her pottery from other types of ceramics.

Another artist represented at this vibrant exhibition was a watercolorist Karen Neale. Shehas been perfecting watercolour technique since her early years. She brings her unique interpretation to the drawings and watercolour paintings of cityscapes and urban landscapes. Having had an architectural background she uses her discerning eye to grasp the main characteristics of buildings or entire streets and communicate them on the paper in her unique, creative way.

Blog and Photography contributed by Nadine Platt

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