Artists talk transcript- Brook, Marsh, Moss
A solo show at The Vanner Gallery
3.5.24 – 8.6.24
Artists talk transcript
Brook Marsh Moss at the Vanner Gallery, 23rd May 2024
Thanks to David Christie for the lovely introduction. Thank you especially for sharing the photo of your daughter with my sculpture, Launch, nearby in the Close, at Salisbury Cathedral, in 2016. It is captivating that 8 years later he is a...
Brook, Marsh, Moss
A solo show at The Vanner Gallery
3.5.24 – 8.6.24
Brook, Marsh, Moss considers the places where land meets water, specific riparian areas like riverbanks and salt marshes, and the life that flourishes there.
A characteristic feature of these areas is lichen. The presence of lichen signifies clean air and is found in profusion in the places that have inspired the work...
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
Quercus...
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...
Exciting Launch Announcement: No Woman is an Island
No Woman is an Island is a curated collection of works by seven award-winning female artists: Cath Bloomfield, Phoebe Cummings, Nicky Knowles RWA, Debbie Lee, Rebecca Newnham FRSS, Sarah Purvey, and Patricia Volk RWA FRSS.
I am delighted to be included in this exhibition, curated by Jacquiline Creswell, at the Vanner Gallery, which brings together mid-career women artists in a show which...
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...
The Thrilling Unveiling of the eco-conscious Quercus Edition
Quercus Edition 3m tall, an edition of 8.
Sculpture construction system which is durable and kinder to the planet. December 2021
Quercus Edition explores the characteristics of the oak leaf, which has both Golden Section and Fibonacci proportions, and the sculptures rotate through the golden angle as they rise upwards optimistically. They embody spiritual and geometric principles...
The Great Epiphany; Fun and Colourful
Epiphany: Swarm Blur Sharyn’s Shed Series (300 x 200mm)
The Epiphany series are glass sketches with colourful enamels fired onto the surface, edged with copper, and with an optional oak stand.
The sketches are colourful abstracts inspired by aspects of an experience, painted onto glass with a history, previously a shed window or a greenhouse or a front door, so has had all...