Walking the St Michaels Way, for the upcoming Tremenheere Sculpture Park exhibition
Published December 2022
Following on from Together We Rise at Chichester Cathedral, a group of sculptors, all members of The Royal Society of sculptors, are exhibiting at Tremenheere Sculpture park in July 2023.
My work will be inspired by the pilgrimage route which passes through the sculpture park, and especially the sacred wells which can be found along the Cornish stage of the...
A new studio!
Published December 2022
Studio relocation August 2022
It has been wonderful to be by the sea for 8 years, and we have moved to a beautiful Chapel in Tisbury.
It is an inspiring space with a brook nearby and is next to a public footpath through the stunning Wiltshire countryside. I am already developing a body of work about lichen and trees, and the meadow grasses...
Together We Rise at Chichester Cathedral July- September 2023
Published December 2022
Together We Rise was an idea which galvanised a group of members from the Royal Society of Sculptors who met on zoom throughout the pandemic. Our curator, Jacquiline Creswell, worked with all 26 sculptors to bring about Together We Rise at Chichester Cathedral. Please follow this link to see works in location.
Photo by Paul Gonella
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Insider Snapshot into 2022: Unpacking the Archive
Unpacking my archive 2022 – an opportunity to share a quick overview of my work to date
Currently, I am engaged in research for a new chapter of work. In doing so, I unpacked a part of my archive to best understand my linear progression to date and provide context to new developments.
Archive of the Natural World
Lichen suspended in the kitchen with Vermeer 38
The new...
New Exhibition, ‘Together We Rise’, in Chichester Cathedral
Together We Rise comprises over 25 artworks by Royal Society of Sculptors members, presented within Chichester Cathedral. The work responds to the artists’ experience of the pandemic, their resilience, sense of community, and collective hope
The exhibition will open at Chichester Cathedral on 27th June and runs until 6th September 2022
During this challenging period, a group of...
Update from isolation: the Covid-19 Blog – Glass Globes
As the pandemic extended my thoughts were taken over by this unprecedented situation, with fear for the safety of my loved ones and frustration at the environmental disasters this planet endures. In my opinion, disrespect towards the current ecosystem has led to the conditions for a virus such as this coming about. My response to the situation we find ourselves in has been to create a...
The timely development of STEM to STEAM
Last night I was invited to attend an event hosted by Carole Bent, a creative catalyst and Bill Cotton from the BCP council, which bought together 8 local creatives and considered the values of art in the school curriculum. It was held at Talbot Heath school. Led by Angharad Holloway, Talbot Heath already pioneers STEAM education and has recently built an amazing STEAM hub where...
Revolutionary Allusion Collaboration with Lizzie Sykes – we are fig.
Allusion uniquely combines dance, film and glass sculpture and is the result of a creative collaboration between Rebecca Newnham and Lizzie Sykes. It consists of a site-specific dance film projected through and onto a curved sculptural glass screen. The glass sculpture was made to reflect the film, and its enamelled surface captures the...
Heave: A video of experimental work
Lucy Turner created this short film of experimental artwork in progress by Rebecca Newnham for an open studio event.
Revolutionary use of Parabola Concepts in Design
‘Parabola’ refers to a mathematical curve which is used in architecture, seen in Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia for example. It follows the curve of an object thrown up in the air, straighter sides and a more steeply curved apex and is symmetrical. A sound wave will...