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Kate Rattray (The Dreaming Lark), Helen Edwards and Paula Wilson
Venue
Venue Address
The Orangery
Ashburton Court Guest House
79, East Street
Ashburton
Venue Postcode
TQ13 7AL
What3Words
foggy.students.touchy
Directions
From Ashburton town centre, 5 minute walk up East Street to Ashburton Court Guest house. Come through small black gate and up steps to Orangery on the left of the main guest house entrance.
Parking
Car park Ashburton centre, or 30 minutes free on East Street (B3352).
Venue Facilities
Artist statement
Three artists inspired by the landscape of Dartmoor:
Kate is an artist printmaker exploring the otherworldly and folkloric landscape.
Helen is a mixed media textile artist using salvaged or natural materials to make functional or decorative pieces.
Paula combines materials including wild clay to make small unique tactile vessels with a connection to place.
Extended Bio
Kate, Helen and Paula are artists all deeply concerned about the environment and try to find responsible ways to work with the land whilst using recycled materials where possible.
Kate often uses UK made recycled paper and vegetable printing inks that can be cleaned up with water, whilst she experiments making her own paper and inks from foraging small amounts of moorland grasses, flowers and berries. She also makes collages with her misprints.
Helen is motivated by the wild environment and her garden. Her ethos is “Sow Sew Weave Grow”.
Paula’s starting point is always the clay itself, not making for purpose or function, she is increasingly interested in more sculptural shapes, being led by the clay, letting new narratives be created.
‘Clay found,
Held and turned.
Form. Wood burned.
Ash and water fused.’
Vessel Curious
Group Members
Kate Rattray (The Dreaming Lark), Helen Edwards, Paula Wilson
Gallery
Stones and Swallows by Kate
Moonlight birds by Kate
The Nine Maidens by Kate
Raven by Kate
In a Different Light by Helen
Indigo scarves by Helen
Kitchen towels by Helen
Woven cushion by Helen
Anagama fired vessels by Paula
Anglesey wild clay bottle by Paula
Stoneware vessel by Paula
Enclosed forms by Paula