A well attended private view on Sunday with mulled wine and mince pies (I made the pies myself). A slightly early start to the festive season but the work seemed to merit it with some great colour and obvious connections to places of worship. There are some nice political pieces based around perceptions of women and some 'witch' and 'green man' bits but also some purely decorative pieces. These would make great gifts and start from as little as £8. A piece of original, unique, hand-made art for under £10? whats not to like?
Amy McCarthy has kindly given us the opportunity to exhibit a body of her recent work between a full schedule of commissions, residencies and community projects . One of Amy s many contributions to Teignmouth (without gratuity) is the organisation of TRAIL the annual outdoor sculpture exhibition, which this year has a splinter exhibition at the Devon Guild of Craftsmen at Bovey Tracey . If you have not already been its well worth it. McCarthy uses both traditional and non-traditional glass based processes and while many of her commissions are collaborations between client and artist using formal design practices, her own works are filled with challenging political and social commentary. We
