Coming Soon...

Prepare to enter the world of Helen Noakes - Be amused and enthralled by the jewellery she makes.

Sensational swimmer rings, playful penguin earrings and precious polar bear necklaces....

We're very excited! Due to arrive early November!

Wonderful & whimsical! Jewellery sure to produce smiles!

We love Alan Ardiff's range of wonderfully whimsical kinetic jewellery - coming soon to Fenwick Gallery

Alan's miniature kinetic jewellery has been embraced enthusiastically and over the years and has achieved followers all around the world.

Alan also likes to express himself in a variety of different ways. He is equally comfortable through the medium of paint, drawing and sculpture.

Watch out for Alan's work arriving shortly....

Birdy from pixelated on Vimeo.

Butterfly from pixelated on Vimeo.

Birdy from pixelated on Vimeo.

We're delighted to have exciting new work from Sally MacDonell

A Professional member of The Craft Potters Association Sally is continually fascinated by people - "I'm a great observer of people and thrive on interaction with others. I explore the human condition by modelling the female form from clay; changing the mood and feeling of a piece by the positioning of a shoulder or hand.

“In a world where so much energy is put into noticing the differences between people, I look for the feelings, desires, mannerisms we all share, elevating the ordinary into something special. We are all so curious.”

As a child I took delight in poking sticks into the ritual bonfire of a weekend. Little did I appreciate as an adult I'd have bonfires for a living! My smoke firings are fast and have a lot of flames, really more flames than smoke. I use wood shavings and newspaper and the firing lasts around 10 minutes. Hot blackened figures are precariously lifted out of the flames and left to sizzle on the grass. When cool the figures are cleaned and waxed. It's a wonderfully exciting and smelly process. A frozen moment of fire captured in the surface patina of the figures."

Having smoke fired for 12 years; Sally has recently rediscovered glazes. Prompted into action by a desire to create large scale outdoor pieces - "I'm developing a range of work using underglaze colours mixed with engobe and fired to 1260'. I'm drawn to the colours found in the Greek terracottas from the second century BC. Surfaces that show experience, having been eroded and fragmented. When I apply the glaze it's very much like painting. It's a very spontaneous process which fits with the way I hand build."

Our next exhibition is ....Very Valentine

22nd January to 19th February 2011

An exciting exhibition of contemporary British craft including textiles, glass and jewellery all with made with love by local and national artists - gorgeous gifts for a perfect valentines day!

Open

Tuesday – Saturday 11.00am – 4.00pm,

Sunday 11.00am – 4.00pm

Our next exhibition is .....Inspire

Inspire is an exciting exhibition of gorgeous hand crafted, contemporary jewellery from the finest British makers, including Kate Smith, Lesley Strickland, Lindsay Mann and many more….

Featuring only the best local and national British artists, be inspired from
01 November – 31 December.

Open Monday – Saturday 10.00am – 5.00pm, Sunday 11.00am – 5.00pm

Elaine’s creations are not static copies from life – they capture life itself

Elaine is one of those artists whose work really moves you. Technically brilliant, Elaine’s creations are not static copies from life – they capture life itself. Each piece is full of vitality and captures the spirit of the animal.

Elaine says; ‘My fascination for anatomy goes as far back as I can remember. My aim is to capture the piece from inside to out from stretching slabs of clay to form a rib cage, rump, neck etc, right down to the feet. The challenge is combining an anatomical approach with capturing the essence of the creature,’

Upon graduation from Exeter College of Art and Design, Elaine set up her studio in Hampshire in 1987.

She been featured in many magazines, including ‘The Craftsman’; ‘Inspirations’; ‘Country Living’; ‘Garden Inspirations’; ‘World Of Interiors’; ‘Homes And Antiques’ and ‘Ceramic Review’, as well as the ‘Observer’ and ‘Guardian’ newspapers.

Texture plays a large part in most of Elaine’s pieces. As she says: ‘I love to work with different pieces of fabric, shells, netting and brushes, which are impressed into the clay, forming a reference to animal hide and brand marks, or sometimes just pure indulgence’.

Most pieces are made from stoneware clay and decorated with slips, stains and glazes. Subjects range from farm animals to exotic wild animals, stags, dogs and horses, hares and more recently mythological pieces.

To purchase a piece of Elaines work or for more information please call or email

Best in Show - 12 August - 30 September 2010

Best in show is an exciting exhibition of over forty works by leading UK artists specialising in dogs including Olivia Brown, Virginia Dowe, Jane Layton, Phil Hayes and more…

Striking, eccentric and humorous are just some of the qualities featured in the ceramics, sculptures, jewellery, paintings and prints inspired by our favourite furry friends!

Featuring only the best local and national UK artists, Best in Show runs from 12th August – 30th September.

Olivia Brown - Pug

Nicole Fenwick - Marcel

Jane Layton - Posh Pooch & All Ears