SARAH WOODS - The Edge of the Land

The Edge of the Land

Sarah Woods

Sarah Woods The Edge of the Land 4 – 30 May 2020

Belgrave St Ives 22 Fore Street, St Ives Cornwall TR26 1HE

01736 794888

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Catalogue cover: Across the North Clis / 2019 (detail)

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Artist Notes I find most of my inspiration in the simple forms of the coastline surrounding the studio, often towards Zennor and to the North Cliffs of Cornwall. There’s a feeling of openness when you reach the coast that brings balance and calm. The rhythm of the landscape can restore and influence us, as well as bring a focus to the way we work within the environment.

This collection of paintings and prints brings attention to the process of making, the method of mark making, and the act of repeating a single movement to represent minimal and balanced observations. The paintings focus on the simple notion of repeating a single mark. Every element is worked by hand, and each piece features a sewn line between the canvas, often suggesting the landscape in the form of a diptych. As each tone is layered, I visualise the landscape in areas of light and dark, similar to the method of mark making in my drawings and prints.

The lines of an etching signify something meditative in the landscape. A methodical process of observing and drawing the coast, reflecting the balance that being beside the water brings. The motion of the water seems to echo the methodical lines of my drawings with focus on movement, feeling and repetition. Something structured but also intuitive is reflected in the process of working on a print.

Each print begins with a sketchbook drawing that is slowly worked into an etching, and printed to a limited edition in the studio. When working with a plate my practice of printmaking focuses on the movement of ink and the direction of hand-drawn lines, becoming familiar with the marks that are unique to each piece.

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Across the North Cliffs / 2019 Acrylic on hand-sewn canvas / 101.5 x 203 cm (diptych) Each canvas 101.5 x 101.5 cm £2,500

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The Edge of the Land / 2020 Etching on Somerset Satin paper 40 x 28 cm (plate) Sheet size: 50 x 35 cm Edition of 35 6

£270

Between Land and Sea / 2019 Etching on Somerset Satin paper 26 x 38.5 cm (plate) Sheet size: 35 x 50 cm Edition of 35 £270

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Early Morning in Newlyn / 2020 Acrylic on hand-sewn canvas / 64 x 64 cm £695 8

Land in Shadow / 2020 Acrylic on hand-sewn canvas / 64 x 64 cm £695 9

Through the Trees / 2019 Etching on Somerset Satin paper 40 x 28 cm (plate) Sheet size: 50 x 35 cm Edition of 35 10

£270

From Blue Hills, St. Agnes / 2020 Etching on Somerset Satin paper 40 x 28 cm (plate) Sheet size: 50 x 35 cm Edition of 35 £270

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Where the Land Falls Away / 2020 Acrylic on hand-sewn canvas / 101.5 x 203 cm (diptych) Each canvas 101.5 x 101.5 cm £2,500

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Looking over the Fields / 2019 Acrylic on linen panel / 43 x 43 cm ÂŁ550 14

From Newlyn over the Harbour / 2020 Acrylic on hand-sewn linen / 43 x 43 cm ÂŁ550 15

Morvah Land / 2020 Acrylic on linen / 40.5 x 40.5 cm £550 16

Across the North Cliffs / 2020 Etching on Somerset Satin paper 13.5 x 18.5 cm (plate) Sheet size: 28 x 36 cm Edition of 35 £185

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Rolling in / 2020

Botallack / 2019

Etching on Somerset Satin paper 13.5 x 18.5 cm (plate) Sheet size: 28 x 36 cm Edition of 35

Etching on Somerset Satin paper 6.5 x 10 cm (plate) Sheet size: 12.5 x 18 cm Edition of 30

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Between Hills / 2019 Acrylic on linen panel / 33 x 33 cm £495 19

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Pendeen Cliffs / 2019

Slow Ocean Waves / 2020

Etching on Somerset Satin paper 10 x 6.5 cm (plate) Sheet size: 18 x 12.5 cm Edition of 30

Etching on Somerset Satin paper 18.5 x 13.5 cm (plate) Sheet size: 36 x 28 cm Edition of 35

£95

£185

Rain, Penzance / 2019

From Porthleven / 2020

Etching on Somerset Satin paper 10 x 6.5 cm (plate) Sheet size: 18 x 12.5 cm Edition of 30

Etching on Somerset Satin paper 18.5 x 13.5 cm (plate) Sheet size: 36 x 28 cm Edition of 35

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ÂŁ185

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Sarah Woods Born: 1994 Studied 2013 – 2016

BA (Hons) Fine Art, Falmouth University, Cornwall

2012 – 2013

Fine Art Foundation Diploma, Runshaw College, Chorley

One-Person Exhibitions 2020

The Edge of the Land, Belgrave St Ives, Cornwall

2019

Between Land and Sea, Borlase Smart Room, Porthmeor Studios, St Ives

Selected Group Exhibitions 2020

Emerging, Beside the Wave Gallery, Falmouth, Cornwall

2019

Prints & Drawings, Belgrave St Ives, Cornwall Circle Autumn-Winter Mixed, Circle Contemporary, Hawksfield, Atlantic Highway, Cornwall Travelling Light, Circle Contemporary, Hawksfield, Atlantic Highway, Cornwall The Tide Rises and Falls, Beside the Wave Gallery, Falmouth, Cornwall North Coast Etchings, Open, Unit 3 Wheal Kitty, St Agnes, Cornwall

2018

Winter Exhibition, Belgrave St Ives, Cornwall Outside In: Inside Out, Borlase Smart Room, Porthmeor Studios, St Ives, Cornwall Artscape – New Contemporary Painters, Belgrave St Ives, Cornwall

2017

Winter Exhibition, Beside the Wave Gallery, Falmouth, Cornwall Hex on the Beach, Porthmeor Studios, St. Ives, Cornwall

2016

Collaborators, The Exchange, Penzance, Cornwall Print, The Poly, Falmouth, Cornwall Homemade, Newlyn Art Gallery, Newlyn, Cornwall Translating Line, Circa 21, Penzance, Cornwall Nautical, The Fish Factory, Falmouth, Cornwall

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Schism, The Poly, Falmouth, Cornwall

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