Posts By: Sophie Howard

A series of vibrant digital prints depicting skateboarders in motion made by George Shipley. These modified stills capture the colour of the sport, with a deliberate nod to Matisse, Andy Warhol and wider street culture.

with Moksa Rava Guided Meditations to help us reconnect with self and others as we turn to face climate change. For activists and those who want to make a difference but don’t yet know how. TUESDAY EVENINGS: November 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th. December 7th & 14th Drop in Class/Entry by Donation Info: Moksha 07385… Read more »

Abstract painting by Anna Grear. Anna is deeply drawn to the non-objective and to the idea that reality is emergent, complex, mysterious and dynamic. Her interest in New Materialist thought, her long-standing meditation practice and her passion (as a hypnotherapist) for the communicative unconscious leads her to see each painting as an evolving relationship between… Read more »

Prints by Jemma Gunning Jemma’s work is an investigation and portal into our fading heritage. She comes to find herself drawn to structures that have been left to fall deeper into decaying states of disrepair. With every site she discovers, a sense of nostalgia washes over her. Questions arise around the lost and forgotten, sparking… Read more »

Poetry workshop with Dawn Gorman Explore your thoughts about landscapes that were exploited to establish our industrial past, and the bittersweet irony of the modern-time loss of our industrial heritage. We will take inspiration from Jemma Gunning’s haunting artwork in her exhibition Remnants at HOURS, which is an investigation and portal into structures that have… Read more »

Want to develop three-dimensional fictional characters but just can’t get there? The Enneagram is an ancient model of personality types that provides a fascinating framework for understanding ourselves and others better. It’s often the missing ingredient for writers struggling to flesh out their characters and make them as complex as we all are. In this… Read more »

Dive into the wonderful world of flash fiction in this workshop. What’s that, you might ask? Flash fiction is usually less than 1000 words. It’s dense, often challenging, typically uses a typical story arc, and tends to be immediate. Also known as microfiction, smoke-long fiction, drabble, or sudden fiction – soon these terms will roll… Read more »

A solo exhibition of abstract paintings by Nigel Shipley inspired by Japanese prints. The Japanese term Floating World was an expression of the new economy and social ambitions of the Edo period (1615-1868). Woodblock prints were produced in huge numbers at that time. Some of the best artists were Hiroshige, Hokusai and Utagawa Kuniyoshi. These… Read more »

by Beki Wills. ‘These are automatically generated extreme doodles or extensions of my thought processes. Mostly linear, nearly always black ink and gesso, they are interwoven strands of subconscious which will always try to escape the frame, in this case the edge of the paper, but always struggling to get there. Each subsequent drawing joins… Read more »

Sculpture, drawing and painting by Jenny Life A celebration of movement and landscape through paint, print and clay. Exploring the way that light enhances the contours of the human form, this exhibition aims to capture the dynamism of the moving body. Life drawings, sketches of ballet dancers in rehearsals and, due to lockdown, online performances… Read more »