We have made a series of seven ‘Ubiquitous Bowls’ each is a ‘Landscape Study’. The works are overlay/cameo and each surface is intricately carved with observations of this beautiful landscape.

“This group of works endeavours to reconcile the contradiction between the romantic illusion of the landscape as a natural wilderness and the obvious evidence of structured management.

Our vessels suggest the marks carved in to the earth through the labor of many hands over time, buring, clearing, carving, dividing and building. Both labour for agriculture and recreation creating the structured functional patterns from the lush grazing lands up to moorland scrub.

Our way of working with glass is about layering, both adding and removing colour.  This physical process lends itself to our interest and observations of the landscape around us, so too does our return to the bowl form as this allow the viewer  the opportunity to change their ‘perspective’ of the ‘landscape’.

Contemporary Applied Arts will be showing three new landscape pieces.

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Audiences with our artists

Friday 25 May, 6:00 pm

Join us for a once in a lifetime opportunity to find out what inspires and motivates the exceptional artists behind the Inspired Landscape Exhibition, William Tillyer, Len Tabner, Peter Hicks, Joe Cornish and Gillies Jones. After event meal available in the Woolly Sheep café, please ring for details. This is a bookable event. Cost: £10 including canapés and drinks. Wheelchair Accessible

Connected with Landscape
Friday 8 June, 6:00 pm
Conversations between artists of the North York Moors, Joe Cornish, Kate Jones and Peter Hicks who are exhibiting in the Inspired by… Gallery with William Tillyer and Len Tabner to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the National Park. After event meal available in the Woolly Sheep café, please ring for details. This is a bookable event. Cost: £10.00 including canapés and drinks. Wheelchair Accessible

Please book early to avoid disappointment. Tel: 01439 772737

71 artists will exhibit at the fifth British Glass Biennale which takes place 24 August until 15 September 2012.

With a record 209 applicants and over 1200 images to look through, selections were a challenging task for the esteemed jury. Across two days 100 pieces by 70 artists were selected and along with a piece by juror Catherine Hough, the British Glass Biennale 2012 looks set to be an exciting showcase of the current trends and techniques emerging within the UK glass scene.

Showing our new work – Landscape Study #9 2012

Stephen making a bowl in preparation for Collect. See earlier post for details.

Follow this link to see the image http://yfrog.com/kfdrhrgzj

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This prestigious fair, now in its fourth year at the Saatchi Gallery, London, presents 31 of the world’s finest international galleries representing exceptional work of museum quality from their portfolio of artists.
This stellar line-up of artists will occupy the ground and first floor of the Saatchi Gallery whilst the Project Space returns to the second floor, featuring ten installations by artists with a focus on textiles and furniture.

We will be presenting our new work ‘Landscape Studies’ with Contemporary Applied Arts London.