'Conversations' exhibition 18th April to 9th May 2020 at Twenty Twenty Gallery

‘Conversations’

Creating dialogues through sculpture and painting.

Sharon Griffin and Zoë Taylor

18th April to 9th May 2020 ON-LINE EXHIBITION TWENTY TWENTY GALLERY

SHARON GRIFFIN

ZOĂ‹ TAYLOR

The basis of my work is the human form, with references to Greek mythology, theatre, feminism and folklore.

Much of my work is fuelled by long car journeys from the Midlands through to west Wales to visit parents,.

I am drawn to forests, woodlands, humans and animals.

I hunt, gather and forage in the woodland at the back of my house for found objects and twisted branches, smooth stones, oxides, coal, metals, plants and the odd skull or bone.

Everything item has a history and a story to tell.

The journey through that wonderful landscape along the old road, much of which was an original Drovers road, skirting the Black Mountains and the Brecon Beacons and then travelling through the lush fields towards the sea. I am mindful of the subtle changes in the earth, the colours of the soils from Herefordshire to West Wales.

The faun takes on the power of the animals and creatures found in the woodland so he can express himself.

Perhaps whilst in disguise, we can be our truer selves.

Sharon Griffin Little Faun of the Forest Stoneware H20cm

My natural predisposition to muster soft neutrals has to be challenged occasionally and I actually love bright work but find it almost impossible to do. One of my earthy landscapes came dressed for a party and there was no other way of describing it so ‘Party Dress’ it was.

Zoë Taylor Party Dress Mixed media on aluminium panel 70 x 70cm

ZOË TAYLOR

Sometimes, and only sometimes, a little bit of magic happens and a work will almost paint itself. This was one of those happy moments when, without over-thinking or over-painting, a darling little image appeared .

A bright and fresh painting made with sweeping arm movements feeling the sky grow out of the paint.

ZoĂŤ Taylor Escalate Mixed media on aluminium panel 40 x 40cm

Sometimes colours are just lovely together and here there is a calming richness. Loosely based on a line drawing in pencil. I really enjoyed all the oil sketches I made last year as they are so immediate.

ZoĂŤ Taylor Treeline Oil sketch on paper 48.5 x 57cm

The sky has very subtle layers quietly revealing themselves and then the soft ground colour breaches to reveal a richer surface beneath. Lost ground from a previous time.

ZoĂŤ Taylor In Forgetting Mixed media on aluminium panel 50 x 70cm

ZOË TAYLOR - Video on-line

ZoĂŤ Taylor A Grey Blue Blanket Mixed media on aluminium panel 25 x 75cm

ZoĂŤ Taylor Bare Faced Mixed media on aluminium panel 40 x 50cm

ZoĂŤ Taylor Given Boundaries Mixed media on aluminium panel 50 x 70cm

SHARON GRIFFIN

Investigating Feminist folklore helps to tell Herstory rather than History. The person who wrote History is the person who won the war. Herstory is about the empowerment of women and taking strength from the land and from her family.

She is stripped bare but takes on the camouflage of the woods. Water, earth, rock gives power to her to tell her story.

Sharon Griffin Telling her Story Stoneware, slips,engobes, glaze, sgraffito H22cm x D12cm x W24cm

Goddess of the Trees was formed from roaming the beloved woodland next to the Wrekin. I breathe in the smells of the bark, hear the rustling of the leaves made by the wind and for a moment I am part of the woods.

Whilst creating this body of work, I studied tales of the supernatural Owl Women; stories of dryads, taking on the power of the trees and shapeshifting.

Sharon Griffin Goddess of the Trees and Forests Stoneware and found branches H 65cm (not including branches)

Sharon Griffin Wind Stoneware with found branches H 30cm

SHARON GRIFFIN- Video on-line

Masculinity. The fragile male. Equality. Inside the masculine face and forward stance is the same energy and feeling we all have which at times can be vulnerable and fragile.

Sharon Griffin A Fluttering Inside Terracotta. Slips, engobes, glaze H 25 x D10cm x W15cm

Sharon Griffin Woman with a Voice Terracotta high fired to stoneware. Slips, engobes, gold leaf.

H50cm

Sharon Griffin Cloak of protection Terracotta high fired to stoneware. Porcelain. Slips, oxides, glaze, resin. (Plinth not included) H 25cm x D10cm x W35cm

Price List: 18th April to 9th May 2020 SHARON GRIFFIN

ZOË TAYLOR

Little Faun of the Forest Stoneware H20cm

£350

Party Dress Mixed media on aluminium panel 70 x 70cm

£1,345

£550

Escalate Mixed media on aluminium panel 40 x 40cm

£765

£1,500

Treeline Oil sketch on paper 48.5 x 57cm

£450

£550

In My Forgetting Mixed media on aluminium panel 50 x 70cm

£1,150

£425

A Grey Blue Blanket Mixed media on aluminium panel 25 X 75cm

£960

Bare Faced Mixed media on aluminium panel 40 x 50cm

£865

Given Boundaries Mixed media on aluminium panel 50 x 70cm

£1,150

Telling her Story Stoneware, slips,engobes, glaze, sgraffito H22cm x D12cm x W24cm Goddess of the Trees and Forests Stoneware and found branches H 65cm (not including branches) Wind Stoneware with found branches H 30cm A Fluttering Inside Terracotta. Slips, engobes, glaze H 25 x D10cm x W15cm

Woman with a Voice Terracotta high fired to stoneware.

Slips, engobes, gold leaf.

H50cm £695 Cloak of protection Terracotta high fired to stoneware.

Porcelain. Slips, oxides, glaze, resin. (Plinth not included) H 25cm x D10cm x W35cm

£395

Prices correct at going to press. We reserve the right to make changes.

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