Living at opposite ends of Cornwall, ANDREW WADDINGTON and ROD WALKER are both drawn to aspects of the changing seasons around them.  The gardens of Trewidden and wilder moorland surrounding his Penwith studio stimulate Rod’s painting, while the softer landscape of East Cornwall with its sheep, hares and songbirds play upon Andrew’s imagination in composing his.  Snatches of Italian countryside creep into his work too.  This very different terrain settles in his mind’s eye as he works at renovating a cottage in the hills of Abruzzo.

“The shape of a fallen leaf, the shape of my walks, the nooks and crannies and the paths that link them, all influence my paintings”.  Rod Walker

Birds, plants, fish and abstract shapes decorate JILL FANSHAWE KATO’s hand-built stoneware ceramics. In her painterly approach and unique stylisation, the pots become her canvases. Much of her formative training was in Japan where she regularly exhibits.

LYNDA RUTH BROWN spends much of her time in St Ives, capturing the shape of coast, harbour and moorland in her abstract oil paintings.  A graduate of Bath Academy of Art, she has latterly been working on a series of monoprints which delve into the layers of pattern and colour in the land around us.

KIRSTEN GLASBROOK brings to her tapestry weaving her own unique vision of life, expressed through contemporary, thought-provoking images.  She hand-dyes nettle yarn from Nepal which has a pleasantly uneven texture and takes the colourful dyes well. Frequently working to commission on large tapestries, Kirsten shows here a collection of smaller works, some playful and some incorporating lettering.

JANE BOWEN’s wheel-thrown earthenware is decorated with oxides and colourful slips, following the English and French slipware traditions. An erstwhile apprentice to Clive Bowen following her Camberwell School of Art training, she now shares a workshop in Oxfordshire with her husband Dylan. Her brushstrokes are light and vigorous, suggesting the warmth and conviviality of meals outdoors.

JOANNA WASON is best known for the stoneware vessels she has been making at the Leach Pottery, St Ives, since 1988.  However, modelling clay into sculpture has been her passion for many years too, so this is a unique opportunity to see a collection of her oxidised stoneware and bronze resin figurative pieces. Comfortably relaxing with a book, these figures are part of her Library series.

JOHN MALTBY and GUY ROYLE are frequent exhibitors at Yew Tree Gallery and both have created exceptional new work for SPRING SONG.  A small selection is shown here though more images are available by e-mail from Gilly.

Using different coloured golds, GUY ROYLE fashions leaf, bird and abstract motifs on his beaten silver brooches and bangles, whilst necklaces and earrings combine semi-precious stones with carved silver and gold beads.