CREFTOW YN MORVAH
24th August - 5th Sept at Morvah Schoolhouse
"Creftow is an artist run co-op and gallery based in Church Street, opposite the museum, in the heart of Helston. Since its inception over fifteen years ago Creftow has continued to evolve and grow. Today Creftow comprises eighteen full working members and a number of invited guest members. The co-op produces an eclectic array of beautifully crafted, high quality art work including painting, sculpture, ceramics, metal work and textiles in an exciting range of styles from the detailed figurative to the entirely abstract."
Some of the artists have their own websites and also Creftow has one: www.creftow.com
Carolle Blackwell ''The sculptures are made from stoneware clay, dug from Cornish claypits at St Agnes. They are fired to a high temperature which makes them weatherproof. The sculptures, called Haniwa, take their name from the 6th century Japanese sculptures used to encircle burial mounds.''
Michelle Cowmeadow is a ceramicist displaying her fascination with animals. Her work is concerned with aspects of the mythic and the indigenous soul.
Lynne Gingell graduated with a B.A. Hons from Falmouth College of Art in 1994 after studying at Exeter University and the City of Cardiff College of Education. She has worked as a teacher with both adults and children.
Ian Griffiths, was born in Yorkshire in 1956. He believes that to experiment is the key to progression. Although he does not limit himself to one particular style most of his paintings uses several layers of transparent colour gradually building up to more opaque colour which results in a more intense and vibrant painting allowing the light to shine through. The subject matter is carefully researched to provide accuracy. Composition and atmosphere are equally important as the subject itself. http://www.artbygriff.com
Leo Hallissey qualified as an architect in London and is now retired. Many people say that Leo’s pots are influenced by his architectural training and he acknowledges this, although occasionally his pots show a degree of spontaneous mark making on the surface. Leo is fascinated by how clay can be transformed by the energy applied to it by the potter, especially to the surface, and by fire.
Paul Hoskin creates unusual metalwork pieces using recycled materials (wherever possible), including copper and steel candleholders, clocks and mirrors, bowls. He undertakes unique commissions such as the Cornwall Tourism awards, together with bespoke gates and railings. These elegant forms hide the furious activity needed in their creation as they are transformed from discarded detritus into desirable objects. www.abstractarcs.com
Nicky Mills "I am a self taught designer/maker since the early 1970's making knitwear designs for adults. With the arrival of my children my natural progression was to develop children's knitwear. More recently I have experimented with different materials and techniques, one example being a crocheted hammock made of recycled supermarket carrier bags as an exhibition piece."
Ann Mullaly received a BA Hons in Fine Art at Falmouth College of Arts. Her work is animal, children and adult portraiture in terracotta and stoneware.
Deryl Petrucci "Intuition plays a large part in the conception of my work, which is expressed through the means of abstraction and figuration. At times my search is for a distillation and simplification of the subtle and complex and at others a celebration of form and decoration.
