Bevere Gallery’s Winter Show: Lots of interesting ceramics, unusual sculptures, jewellery, cards and a fresh collection of JH paintings! Hope you’ll find time to call in and enjoy the display – also to find something tasty to tempt you in the yummy cafe.

The Winter Show runs until 24 December

Russell Wilson

Russell is strongly influenced by depictions of animals portrayed in prehistoric cave paintings, primitive sculpture from history, his love of folk art, early English pottery and Staffordshire figures/animals. A particular inspiration comes from antique 19th Century Noah’s ark animals, which were carved in wood in a naive, stylised way by people who had often never encountered the animals they were trying to depict. This had the effect of making the carvings slightly odd, or often wrong but ultimately gave them an endearing quality which he hopes in his work he some way achieves.

See more of Rusell’s work here

Michelle Young-Hares

Michelle’s work is an attempt to communicate a meaningful connection with the natural world. A joyful expression of lifecycles, repeating patterns and textures seen in the microscopic to the macro level of observation. A keen interest in botany and natural science fuels a fascinating world of discovery and is an abundant source of inspiration.

See more of Michelle’s work here

Mark Smith

Each piece of work by Mark Smith draws inspiration from the sea, and each has it’s own unique appearance and story to tell. Objects found on travels or by shoreline often become part of the work. Mark uses a variety of techniques to achieve the finished look of a piece, focusing mainly on decay and repair. The work is constantly changing due to the materials found, each piece can never be replicated. Ships, boats, wrecks, beach huts and houses are the main focus of the work, all textured with raised and indented objects that have an indication of our industrial past.

See more of Mark’s work here

Richard St John Heeley

Richard practices free flowing brushwork and spends long hours repeating his designs to gain a fluid feel and simplicity that matches the thrown clay and fits as part of the pot, working in harmony with the form. His work is Influenced by a deep appreciation of Korean 16th century ware from the Chosôn dynasty. The brushed decoration is a combination of slips made from local clay, and found and hand-ground scrap flake iron, which produces a rich variation in colour and brush stroke quality and texture. His work varies between stoneware oxidation and reduction fired depending on the desired surface finish, colour of the clay body and glaze quality.

See more of Richard’s work here

Ostinelli and Priest

Ostinelli and Priest have always thought of their work as a cross-over. On one hand is sculpture, with pieces created in clay and fired, and on the other is painting, where the colour is applied. Bringing both of these elements together builds the character and individuality of each piece. The working partnership flourishes and develops simply due to the balance of understanding between the two artists. This in turn enables them to continue to create work that pleases and inspires.

See more of Ostinelli and Priest’s work here