AN exhibition featuring ceramics and prints continues at The Moors National Park Centre in Danby this month.
New Ground showcases work by printmaker Hester Cox and ceramicist Charlotte Morrison and runs until January 25 at the Inspired by...gallery.
Hester is a printmaker specialising in collagraph – a collage printmaking technique. Her prints often have a strong sense of narrative, reflecting her love of stories, poetry and folklore. She designs printing plates using card onto which she applies collage elements, textured paints, glues and gesso, often combining this with intricate cutting.
The plates are sealed with varnish, and then inked and wiped by hand, before being passed through an etching press. Multiple plates are often used to create a richly coloured and textured limited-edition print. For Hester, the excitement of lifting the paper to reveal a new print has never diminished.
She first discovered the wild beauty of the National Park while fell-running along moorland tracks and trails.
Her most recent work is a response to this experience and by documenting her journeys, using words and images, Hester has recorded in print some of the sites seen, wildlife glimpsed and stories revealed throughout a calendar year.
Charlotte works mainly with porcelain and uses slab building and slip casting methods, before glazing and applying textures and patterns to her work by hand.
These time-consuming methods mean that every single piece of Charlotte’s work is unique. Much of her work is inspired by vintage design, incorporating the text, colours and patterns of 50’s packaging into mugs, vases and clocks.
Her most recent ceramics are inspired by the ancient roads that cross the varied Yorkshire landscapes.
This year will see the Inspired by… gallery host a major international print exhibition and activity programme in conjunction with Chrysalis Arts and part-funded by Arts Council England, plus an exhibition of new work by renowned Whitby watercolour artist John Freeman.
The gallery will be one of the launch venues for the 2016 North York Moors Chamber Music Festival and its artist in residence Carole Tyler. It is also holding a range of music events, talks and workshops, including a performance by Filey’s highly-acclaimed band, Morning Bride.
The Inspired by… gallery is open from 10.30am to 4pm at the weekends in January.
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