St Ives Sacred Art Exhibition

- Journeys 9th - 29th September 2013

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Exhibition Guide

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To Ia, patron saint of this ancient house of prayer, and to Luke and Catherine of Bologna, patron saints of all artists.

elcome to the St Ives Sacred Art Exhibition! As you walk through the aisles of this holy place you will encounter artworks from all over the UK.

So, why sacred art? The setting aside of particular artworks for the purpose of veneration or as precious ornaments arises from the Churchs desire to express her faith in ways that complement the Word entrusted to her. Thus, with regards to visual arts, some pieces are created to synthetize the Christian faith through the use of symbols encoding the faith and instructing the believer; others become objects of devotion focal points for prayer that open the eyes of faith to transcendental truths. The concept that any form of art has the potentiality to be sacred lies behind the Churchs faith in Jesus. Trusting in the testimony of the evangelist John who writes, The Word was made flesh (1:14), the Church holds the belief that human skills and the very stuff which composes the universe have been redeemed by God through the incarnation, death and resurrection of His Son. Therefore, awaiting for this redemption to be manifested plainly, the Church sets aside ordinary matter to the Glory of God, furthering the divine mission to restore all things in Christ (Eph. 1:10). The organisers of this event and I sincerely hope that you will be inspired by the outstanding work presented here. We also do hope that this exhibition will provide you with fresher, deeper insights into the Christian faith. God bless,
- Fr Diego Galanzino
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Featured Artists
Colin Brown (p. 4)
Barracks Ope Tregonings Ope Steps N. 2 Webber Hill

Alessio Mancino (p. 16)

Visit to the Cross

Suzanne Newton (p. 16)

Sunset St Nicholas St Nicholas with the Pickling Boys

Rachel Brown (p. 5)

Saints

Pam Parkinson (p. 17)

Christ the Teacher

Anita Collier (p. 6)

The Gift

Carlton Jordan Piper (p. 17)

St Pauls Cathedral Series

Ruth Dent (p. 7)

Celebrating Evensong

Steve Slimm (p. 18)

Alone Amidst Chaos

Kremena Dimitrova (p. 8)

Noahs Ark Journey Baby Jesus Journey Begins

Mark Spray (p. 18)

We Shall Enter In

Rae Thornton (p. 19)

Touching Stillness He Is Here The Path is the Fruit

John Dunne (p. 9)

The Seasons, Song of Songs

John Emanuel (p. 10)

Seated Figure

Kate Walters (p. 19)

The Mother Holds Back the Flood Whispering to the Silent Sky Still Small Voices

Sarah Gatter (p. 10)

Through Prayer and Meditation Box of Souls Pearls of Wisdom

Brian Whelan (p. 21)

Guardian Angels Series St Ia

Danielle Godden (p. 11)

From Darkness into Light Series

Richard Lannow Hall (p. 12)

St Ives Bay in the Light Walking on Clouds Leaving the Wake Behind

Jim Whitlock (p. 22)

Spiral Mystery The Watchers The Waiters The Veil (Spiral Light)

Edward Hopkins (p. 13)

The Way of Sorrow St Ia

Teresa Wicksteed (p. 22)

Spring Energy Flow 2 Inner Core

Gill Kelly (p. 15)

Mandala

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Colin Brown
Barracks Ope
(Oil on Canvas - 780)

Steps N. 2
(Oil on Canvas - 1800)

Tregonings Ope
(Oil on Canvas - 780)

Webber Hill
(Oil on Canvas - 1150)

Colin is a Creative Arts Chaplain based in Falmouth, Cornwall. A fine artist and Church Army evangelist, he was appointed by the Bishop of Truro to work amongst the artistic community of Cornwall and beyond, enabling explorations of faith and spirituality in and through art. Colin helps us to explore how God talks to us and to others about faith and how to live it out, Tregonings Ope through images as well as words. Aristotle wrote in the 4th century BC, The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. Colin writes, Within this inward significance that art offers we can discover more of the love of God and the God of love for ourselves, as well as enabling the same for others. Art can be a real window on the Divine and play a substantial part in the journey of faith.

Drawing from his work, Colin will also give a talk entitled Listening out for God on our faith journey, on 27th September at 8:00pm.
colinsart.org.uk colinbrownca@me.com

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Rachel Brown
Saints
(Mosaic - 650)

Rachel works in both textile and mosaic. She loves pattern and colour and her mosaics often reminds of church art probably because they have a stained-glasswindow-effect to them. Rachels mosaic was created using found or recycled crockery and tiles. It depicts Ss Ia and Andrew, patrons of this parish church with St Peter. Both saints have a strong connection with the sea. St Ia has a leaf in front of her and she is surrounded by waves - symbols of her journey to our shores. St Andrew has a couple of fish near him - a reminder of his trade as a fisherman, before he and his brother Peter left everything to follow Our Lord Jesus (cf. Matthew 4:18-20).
arbietencreek@hotmail.co.uk

Saints - Ss Ia and Andrew

St Ia
Very little is known about Ia (also spelled Eia). She was probably an Irish princess who came to Cornwall as a missionary following her saintly siblings Uny, Anta and Erca (or Erth). Her legend tells of how she sailed into St Ives harbour on a leaf; settled in this area; and preached the gospel on the Island, on the site now occupied by St Nicholas Chapel. Ia was persecuted for her faith, and was put to death by king Tewdar of Penwith near the estuary of the river Hayle. Ia and her siblings left their homeland moved by their passion for the Gospel, living out St Pauls words: the love of Christ urges us on (2Cor 5:14). These saints aid the Church with their prayers, and shine for us as models of Christian fortitude throughout lifes difficulties.

St Ia, Pray for us!

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Anita Collier
The Gift
(Cold Cast Aluminium - 1000)

Anita was born in Plymouth and paints from her studio there. Although she has always painted, a background in teaching Design & Technology at secondary schools means that Anita is experienced in a variety of disciplines such as ceramics, metalwork, The Gift and textiles. More recently she has been experimenting with print processes, some of which are currently exhibited at The Garden House in Buckland Monachorum. Whilst most of Anitas works are not overtly religious, her Christian faith underpins them all. Anita writes, Inspiration for my work ranges from what catches my attention in the world around, to what captures my inner world - such as a picture, an idea or an emotion. I then try to faithfully respond by expressing the intuitive blended with the actual, both in style and approach. The Gift. The new born baby sculpture represents Jesus Christ. This was the start of Gods journey as a human here on earth. The polished shine of the metal indicates the preciousness of this Gift whilst the ashen grey colour, rather than flesh tones, shows an echo of death within this vulnerable tiny baby. It was important for Anita to show both the gift of life and death at the same time; hence the gift tag poignantly tied around the toe symbolic of a mortuary tag. Anita writes, Whilst creating this little baby I was struck by the enormity of love I have for my own two children. I was aware that it could only be a greater love than this that would be the motivation for intentionally giving this perfect baby to grow up to be a man and willingly die in exchange for my imperfect life! Why? So He could have a relationship with us now and forever. Looking at myself, Id say it wasnt worth it but His love for us all says it was. Thats outrageous love!
anitacollier.co.uk anita@anitacollier.co.uk
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Ruth Dent
Celebrating Evensong
(Screenprinted Artist Book 200)

Ruth practice is focused upon interpreting one art form into another, usually music, poetry, literature and live performance. Entrance Through drawing, painting and printing the images emerge as an apparently abstract combination of gestures, shapes and colours. Yet these layered images are the result of extensive research and an articulation of her feelings and thoughts. Celebrating Evensong. Ruth writes, I was inspired to create this piece when my son joined the Boys Choir at Rochester Cathedral. I took the service (originally created conflating Vespers and Compline by Archbp. Cranmer in 1549) and considered its purpose and meaning, the words and the music, and also the history, location, and architecture. I especially wanted to combine modernity with timelessness and the sense of moving through the service. To create the 16 images I spent much time observing, drawing and listening, looking for shapes and responding to the music. I took photographs of the interior and exterior of Rochester Cathedral to capture the effects of the light and to find architectural elements. The service itself was used to find and make connections. Starting with charcoal and paper I use gestural marks to represent key aspects of a piece and to express my feelings. The image is built in layers, combining marks, working in colour and creating meaning. The images in Celebrating Evensong were transformed into painted banners which have been exhibited as Art for Evensong at Rochester and Peel Cathedrals in 2013. In 2014 the exhibition is going to Worcester, Bradford and Chelmsford Cathedrals.
ruth@ruthdent.com

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Kremena Dimitrova
Baby Jesus Journey Begins
(Mixed Media ltd. Print - 45/65)

Noahs Ark Journey

(Linocut Ltd. Print - 55/75)

Kremena is a London based Illustrator, Printmaker and Animator. Her illustrations are usually executed as linocut prints or by using pen and ink/pencil, which she finalises either with a subtle digital colour or with watercolour. Baby Jesus Journey Begins Kremenas work is inspired by travelling experiences, vintage and mystical art, as well as Eastern European and African decorative arts. She focuses on personal reminiscence, emotions and memories, which all contribute to the insightful and surprising elements and energy in her work. Kremena artwork also depicts a critical view of social, cultural, environmental and political concerns. Kremena has so far worked on a varied range of projects. Kremena has collaborated with several museums nationwide and she has had a number of published works. Kremena also conducts Life Drawing Classes, teaches the National Art & Design Saturday Club at Middlesex University, and she is a Lecturer at Middlesex University. Furthermore, Kremena is the first BA (Hons) Illustration student to win Arthur Silver Award from the Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture (MoDa).
kremenadimitrova.com kremie@hotmail.co.uk

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John Dunne
The Seasons, Song of Songs Series
(Acrylic - 1000)

John has created a meditative journey through the seasons after being inspired by some verses of the Song of Songs. From this text he has highlighted the numerous mentions of fruits, and flowers; particularly mentions of the fig trees. Rabbis applied terms for the various stages of the figs Summer development to that of a woman, an unripe fig , a fig in the early ripening stage, and a ripe fig.
dunnetheartist1940@gmail.com

My beloved speaks and says to me: Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away;
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for now the winter is past, the rain is over and gone.

The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land.
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The fig tree puts forth its figs, and the vines are in blossom; they give forth fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
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John Emanuel
Seated Figure
(Gouache - 450)

Although John has received no formal art training, his background as a decorator has served as an excellent foundation. His natural creativity inspired by a love of his subject - the figure and the figure embraced by the landscape - has developed into a consistent style. His drawings exhibit a clear, classical form and a simplicity of line which strengthens the relationship between the contours of the figure and the contours of the land. John works in a variety of media: charcoal, gouache, oils and, more recently mixed media and lino-types, a method he learned from John Wells. His preferred medium is oil using hand and mould made papers laid down on archive quality board.
johnemanuel.co.uk jhnemanuel@yahoo.co.uk

Sarah Gatter
Box of Souls
(Wood & Ceramic - 75)

Pearls of Wisdom
(Ceramic - 90)

Through Prayer and Meditation

(Ceramic - 150)

Sarah has been working as a visual artist and creative practitioner for many years in Cornwall. As well as painting, drawing and sculpture Sarah has worked with ceramic materials for the last four years.

Through Prayer and Meditation

Through Prayer and Meditation consists of press-moulded individual heads using a cast of Sarahs own face. Each head or face evolves differently. These large heads could represent death masks but this is not Sarahs intention! She thinks of them more as sleeping souls and in a state of meditational journeying in bliss or prayer. They are mounted on 10 brass rods and wooden platforms in wengye and oak.

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The Box of Souls represents the birth, life and death journey that the soul partakes in - never ceasing, always existing, even when locked away and unseen. Sarah considers the soul to be a taboo subject in todays society and she hopes that her work encourages discussion and debate about the nature of the soul. Feel free to open the box and handle the individual souls. Some of these have been smoke fired with a variety of crackle glazes, oxides and lusters. Pearls of Wisdom are displayed as if in a trinity, with their three golden pearls also representing the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The pearls of wisdom are our received gifts as we travel our spiritual path and gaining experience, strength and hope.
sarah.gatter@yahoo.co.uk

Danielle Godden
From Darkness into Light Series
(Acrylic 280 or 75 each)

Danielle is an artist and maker living in Truro. As well as painting and making and designing, she is an Art and Design/Photography Lecturer at Cornwall College. Danielles Christian faith is extremely important to her and most of her paintings are a response to something that God is saying to her. For Danielle the process of painting is an act of worship that makes the soul sing. This series of paintings From Darkness into Light came out of a 24/7 prayer event where Danielle had been struggling in a dark place for a while. Danielle writes, I had been walking on the beach in between Chapel Porth and Porthtowan and had been wandering in and out of the caves and as I stood at the back, the light shone brilliantly at the cave entrance and I walked towards it and the view out of the cave shifted my perspective. I took a series of photographs which then became the paintings. This is part of my ongoing journey and walk with God. A journey that is never boring!
facebook.com/joffinshore daniellegodden@hotmail.com

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Richard Lannow Hall

Leaving the Wake Behind
(Mixed Media - 500)

St Ives Bay in the Light

(Mixed Media - 1500)

Walking on Clouds
(Mixed Media - 500)

Richard writes, I am in love with the visual world around me. What the light defines, what I see around me has an intense fascination for me. All my senses are stimulated by what I see; this changes my feelings, and thinking. It is I Walking on Clouds believe a spiritual process. My spirit is enhanced. I am inspired and motivated by the energy of this impact. I observe and paint what I have experienced. When I look at a scene that attracts me, I respond viscerally. The practical process has developed over the years. The paintings are primarily gouache on board or paper and mixing gum Arabic to give added translucence which seeks to capture the translucence, depth of tone and widely varying tones and colours. Some I use collage of other materials in these paintings. I draw on my memories of the experience; in spirit, these paintings reflect my perception of, and my love for, the unique land and seascapes that I inhabit.
richardlannowehall.co.uk hall51@btinternet.com

Almighty God, Lord of heaven and earth, we praise you for the vastness of the earth and the variety of its formation. Through out our journey open our eyes to its beauty, so that we may discover the wisdom and love of the One who created it. Bless us, keep us safe from all harm, and refresh us in body and spirit. Be with us through the ways of our journey, and guide us safely home by your loving hand, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Edward Hopkins
St Ia
(Print - 30)

The Way of Sorrow

(Wood & Ply - 5200)

St Ia. Edward writes, The legend of Ia is a scant story hardly rife with historicity, but it makes a point well. As I drew St Ia and St Ives beyond her, my own impressions came into focus: Ia is passive. I have drawn her wrapped in the white wool of an Abbess, but I see her as much younger than that indeed, her youth is why she was left behind. Either way there is a mixture of humility, trust and resolve about her. She is not manning a ship pulling on sails but sitting calmly. Her fate, she knows, is beyond her control. She will go St Ia where the breath of God blows her. A thunder cloud cuts across her. Ia is about to leave calm seas and bright sunlight. She looks towards land, level-headed and determined. The rain pours down and lightning cracks out at her. Does she know that she is sailing towards her doom? Although we know very little about her, we do know something. Ia had faith, and faith is a two-edged sword. It bestows conviction, belief and vision; it can drive a person through to unimaginable feats of endurance. It can proffer indomitable optimism. It can also make that person blind to others; intransigent, exclusive and dismissive. The very qualities that pushed Ia to Cornwall might also have pushed her over the edge. St Ives continues to benefit from the story of St Ia, but my thoughts go out to the girl in the boat. Does she really have any choice about what is happening? She is being blown into a storm, and she will die there, but what else can she do? St Ia is a leaf blown in the wind as are we all. There are no guarantees. No promises. All we can do, and all we must do is follow our hearts.
ehopkins.co.uk edward@ehopkins.co.uk

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We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you; by your holy cross, you have redeemed the world! The Way of Sorrow. We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you; by your holy cross, you have redeemed the world; this is the traditional prayer repeated throughout the Via Dolorosa. The Way of Sorrow is a journey, a procession, a meditation on the pain, suffering and death of Jesus. It is a devotional practice especially observed during Lent, Passiontide, and on Fridays. It deals with suffering not by trying to understand it, but by accepting it. It makes us fellow travellers with Jesus on the road from Jerusalem to Calvary. The Way of the Sorrow, constitutes a miniature pilgrimage to the holy places at Jerusalem. The Via Dolorosa at Jerusalem (though not called by that name before the sixteenth century) was reverently marked out from the earliest times and has been the goal of pilgrims ever since the days of Constantine. There are fourteen Stations of the Cross beginning with Jesus being condemned to death, and ending with his body being laid in the tomb. Thus, in The Way of Sorrow we come face to face with injustice, humiliation, estrangement, mockery, anguish, extreme physical pain, and extinction, and there is nothing we can do to alleviate it. All we can do is stare suffering in the face; get to know it, and recognise it as part of this world. All we can do is remain, abide. Edward writes, These sculptures are stripped back to their basics. Im a woodworker. Not a carver but a furniture maker. My workshop has saws, planes and tables that work best in straight lines. Curves are possible but require more equipment, more skill and care. The human form reduces to a circle on top of a rectangle. But there is only a certain number of ways in which you can combine a circle and a rectangle - or a triangle and still have it looking like a person. The simple shapes that I could make well gave me no scope for facial expression, and precious little for gesture. How would I tell the tale? I had to boil the story down; return it to its raw ingredients. And then I noticed: that the simpler the representation, the stronger the story becomes. I dont seem to be alone. From my own reactions; from the initial private view, and from subsequent exhibitions, I know that as surely as if they were the very words of God, squares and circles, triangles and oblongs have the power to reduce us to tears. The Way of Sorrow is simple. There is nothing to distract attention from the raw emotion of the scene: nothing to think about, only feel. It is best viewed in silence and solitude, allowing a natural resonance with the suffering of Christ to re-emerge inside us.
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The Way of Sorrow I Jesus is condemned to death II Jesus is given his cross III Jesus falls for the first time IV Jesus meets his mother V Simon of Cyrene carries his cross VI Veronica wipes the face of Jesus VII Jesus falls for the second time
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VIII Jesus meets the daughters of Jerusalem IX Jesus falls for the third time X Jesus is stripped of his garments XI Jesus is nailed to the cross XII Jesus dies on the cross XIII Jesus body is removed from the cross XIV Jesus is laid in the tomb

is this in glorious apparel, marching in the greatness of his strength?

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is I, who announce that right has won the day, it is I, says the Lord, for I am mighty to save.
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are your robes all red, O Lord, and your garments like theirs who tread the winepress?
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have trodden the winepress alone, and from the peoples no one was with me.
(Isaiah 63 - used at the Daily Office during Passiontide)

Gill Kelly
Mandala - Vision of World Faith
(Signed Ltd. Print)

Gills artwork encompasses most of the great religious traditions of the world. The prints make for a very interesting reading as every new look conveys a new meaning, a new interpretation, and a new symbol. The different religions are arranged as fruits on the Tree of life, with each religion finding a place around the Celtic symbol for the Trinity.
gillkellywells@gmail.com
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Alessio Mancino
Visit to the Cross
(Acrylic on Wood - 60)

Alessio writes, During my studies on metaphysics and surrealism, I focused on the idea of variation and alternation of the elements (such as colour, proportions, dimensions, distances etc.). Thus, I developed a style which allows me to have two kinds of productions, the first one based on the contrast of the elements and the second one based on the integrations of the element. With this is mind, the Visit to the Cross is a journey that all Christians should take in their mind at least once a year before Easter. Visit to the Cross
mancino_ale@yahoo.it

Suzanne Newton
St Nicholas
(Mixed Media - 50)

St Nicholas with the Pickling Boys

(Mixed Media - 70)

Sunset
(Patchwork - NFS)

St Nicholas Prints. St Nicholas is known as a carer for children and patron saint of sailors. One well known legend is that of the Pickling Boys. Three students who were travelling to Athens were murdered by an inn keeper who hid their bodies in a vat of pickles. St Nicholas dreamed of their plight and brought them back to life. Sunset. Suzanne writes, I visited a ruined church in Great Hobbis in Norfolk where my great-grandparents worshipped before 1854 when a new church was built in the village. Its glassless window is the frame for the quilt. I sat on Adelaide beach on New Years Eve and watched the most amazing sunset where the colours came and came. These two elements combined for the quilt made when convalescing from a major operation.
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Pam Parkinson
Christ the Teacher
(Mixed Media - NFS)
10You are not to be called teachers, for you have one teacher, the Christ. 11The

greatest among you will be your servant. 12All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and all who humble themselves will be exalted. (Matthew 28)

Carlton Jordan Piper

St Pauls Cathedral Series
(Photographic Print - 60/75)

Winner of the 2012 Biannual Dover Prize, Carlton is currently a student on the BA Fine Art and History of Art at Goldsmiths, University of London. Carlton writes, The work presented is from a body of work taking inspiration from my personal, creative, and academic journey in London. Stemming from a love for the aesthetic characteristic of the emergent field of St Pauls Cathedral, III Glitch Art, this project aims to record London, and other locations I visited, in an alternative way; altering them, changing them, so that they at once remain recognisable but also instil a sense of the foreign, the unknown. Currently, the project has also been heavily influenced by the song Heaven for the Sinner by electronic artist Bonobo and neo-soul singer Erykah Badu, and as such has centred its focus on recording and celebrating religious structures and I intuitions in which they still remain resolute and authoritative, but also awe-inspiring and transcendent.
carltonpiper@hotmail.com

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Steve Slimm
Alone Amidst Chaos
(Oil on Canvas - 2995)

Steve Slimm has been producing and exhibiting paintings in Cornwall since 1979. Essentially self-taught, Steve has developed his art along very personal lines that both absorb and transcend tradition. He has become recognised as a noteworthy Cornish landscape painter, especially for his use of light. For this reason he was featured in the national Alone Amidst Chaos UK art A-level syllabus for 2009-2010.
steveslimm.com steve@steveslimm.com

Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you, all things are passing away: God never changes. Patience obtains all things. Whoever has God lacks nothing;
God alone suffices.
(St. Teresa of Avila)

Mark Spray
We Shall Enter In
(Mixed Media - 1400) markspray.com markspray3@aol.co.uk

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Rae Thornton
Touching Stillness
(Oil on Canvas - 540)

He Is Here
(Oil on Canvas - 540)

The Path is the Fruit

(Oil on Canvas - 540)

Rae Writes, Painting for me is a way of prayer, a meditation, a song, the souls response to lifes experience - a journey of faith, as blank canvas becomes a flow of colour and form. I live an work at Lizard Point, a place that inspires endless creative journeys, as nature here balances stillness and calm with pure power of wind and sea in ever flowing wonder.
rachel@seahousestudio.plus.com

Kate Walters
The Mother Holds Back the Flood
(Watercolour - 1300)

Still Small Voices

(Watercolour - 1300)

Whispering to the Silent Sky

(Watercolour - 1400)

Other submitted pieces: How the Sun Shines Through the Blackbird
(Mixed Media - 250)

Prayer Blessing
(Ink - 250)

Tree Joining heaven and Earth

(Ink - 300)

All of Kates pieces are exhibited under kind permission of the Millennium Gallery, St Ives (millenniumgallery.co.uk).

Still Small Voices

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Kate was born and grew up near London. She first visited Cornwall when she was ten, seeking out a local pony which was available to ride. Trips to the Isle of Mull and The Camargue when she was 18 years old to take photographs began her life-long love of wild places. Kate studied at Byam Shaw in London, Brighton Polytechnic, and more recently at Falmouth University. Following some The Mother Holds Back the Flood time working on a farm training and breeding horses, and learning to work with the soil to grown food, Kate trained to become a teacher. She spent thirteen years teaching before having a series of increasingly intense and instructive dreams and contracting shingles - events which prompted much soul searching. Subsequently Kate resigned her teaching post and moved to Penzance with her young son. Initially Kate worked from the landscape; this led quickly to a desire to negotiate an understanding of what lay beneath the soil, what lay beneath the skin, and also what could only just be seen, or glimpsed, as if in the corner of ones eye. Soon after moving to Cornwall she began working with her dreams in a more focused way, which included studying and training in shamanism. This work coincided with and developed further Kates interest in deep ecology and the customs and beliefs of indigenous peoples. Wild animals have appeared to Kate quite often, usually in times of need this is especially the case with deer. She has sought out eagles, whales and hares whilst on the Isle of Mull. Kates recent work has been shortlisted for the Jerwood Drawing Prize; shown at the Royal Academy Summer Show, Artsway Open, Royal West of England Open (2011 prize winner), Discerning Eye, Solo shows at Goldfish and Millennium, numerous NSA shows including Critics Choice.
katewalters.co.uk kate.horse@tiscali.co.uk

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Brian Whelan
Guardian Angels Series
(Mixed Media - 100each)

St Ia
(Mixed Media - 400)

Brians religious works can be found in public institutions worldwide. In Europe, The Martyrdom of St Edmund and The Magi permanently Guardian Angel, Spring hang in St Edmundsbury Cathedral; a portrait of Louise de Montfort is installed in The Language School of The Legion of St Gabriel in Czestochowa, Poland; Holy City With Herald is in the Parador Dos Reis Catolicos, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Agnus Dei is in St Martin-in-the-Fields Church in London. Brian has kindly created the Guardian Angels Series (Spring, Summer, and Autumn) and St Ia especially for this exhibition. Bryan writes, As a son of immigrants, St Ia I am no stranger to a new culture. Spending time in the USA with my American wife has given me another address, but the drive of my work remains the same: a search for a spiritual and metaphorical home, which finds some consolation in the subjects I choose to paint. These themes are often narratives drawn from lifes comic tragedies, on both secular and religious planes. Brians ongoing and forthcoming exhibition include London Illuminated, Royal Opera Arcade Gallery, Pall Mall, London, Contemporary Collection, Arusha Art, West End, Edinburgh, Deck of Cards, 18/21 Gallery, Norwich, England (11 Sept 12 Oct) St Marys Cathedral, Edinburgh (Autumn 2013) Christmas Solo Show, Mandells Gallery, Norwich, England (Dec Jan 2014)
brianwhelan.co.uk wroseberry44@gmail.com

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Jim Whitlock
Spiral Mystery
(Oil on Canvas - 900)

The Watchers
(Oil on Canvas - 200)

The Waiters
(Oil on Canvas - 200)

The Veil - Spiral Light

(Silk Hanging - 400)

Jim has enjoyed the last four hectic years of paining, travelling, and presenting four major exhibitions in three of Englands most beautiful cathedrals; Truro, Norwich, and Exeter. Jim was artist-in-residence at Norwich Cathedral for two years (2010-12) giving him the chance also to work with students from local schools. Painting in the USA, Cornwall, and Norfolk, together with visits to India and Sri Lanka, have led to a variety of images - looking at tensions in the landscape and the sea movements. From the tensions and light of Cathedral stone carvings Jim has drawn a strong sense of spiritual presence. Some of Jims more abstract images on a spiritual theme are on show in this exhibition. A solo exhibition entitled Serendipity at St Elwyns church (Hayle) is running at the same time and it draws inspiration from his most recent journeys to Sri Lanka. Jim Whitlock is an Anglican priest and honorary canon of Truro Cathedral.
jim.whitlock@talktalk.net

Teresa Wicksteed
Flow 2
(Oil on Canvas - 950)

Inner Core
(Oil on Canvas - 725)

Spring Energy
(Oil on Linen - 485)

Since she nearly died many years ago, she has given creative expression to the transcendent light she was aware of during her near-death-experience. Inner vision from daily meditation reminds her of this Light. In paint, she re-captures her experience of moments out of time.
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Teresas work is a conjuring up of the unseen - an evocation of incorporeal energies. Despite this, the physicality of the oil dictates the finished form of the work; she uses instinctive mark-making within a strict process of layering and waiting, concealment and revelation. Her layering and glazing technique is very slow, so slowness/time is encapsulated within the layers of each piece. Since graduating in 2002, she has developed painting organically and instinctively, and though still emerging from her inner core, her current work Spring Energy reveals an authentic individual signature style. Many of Teresas works have found homes in therapeutic locations: ranging from consultant psychiatrist to osteopathy, yoga and acupuncture practices, hospices, and Dame Stephanie Shirleys school for autistic young adults.
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O God, whose beauty is beyond our imagining and whose power we cannot comprehend: show us your glory as far as we can grasp it, and shield us from knowing more than we can bear until we may look upon you without fear; through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.
Acknowledgments This Sacred Art Exhibition would not have been possible without the precious support of many people. Fr Diego Galanzino wishes to express his gratitude to Fr Andrew Gough, priest-in-charge of St Ives, the Churchwardens, the Church Stewards, and the PCC. As chair of organisers Fr Diego would also like to thank his colleagues in this enterprise: Steve Brewer, Bridget Gammon, Janet Lewis, Suzanne Newton, Pam Parkinson, Pat Sanger, and Heather Slade who were abundantly helpful and offered invaluable assistance, support, advice, and guidance. Moreover, none of this would have been possible without the continual love and example of Christian commitment from the parishioners of both St Ias and St Johns in-the-Fields. Deepest gratitude is due to all the artists who have contributed to the exhibition particularly mentioning Colin Brown, Edward Hopkins, and Brian Whelan. Fr Diego would also like to convey thanks to the Dean and Chapter of Truro Cathedral for their encouragement at the early stage of the project. Finally Fr Diego wishes to express his love and gratitude to his support network; for their understanding 23 and endless love, through the planning of this exhibition.

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