CANOPY

ExhibitionJubilee Gallery

18 Dec

Written By Laura Wasley

L - R, Sarah Drew, Donna Burns, Katie Bunnell

Collaborative and group show of ceramic art, jewellery and prints inspired by woodland.

CANOPY is an exhibition by MAKE Southwest Maker Members Sarah Drew, Donna Burns and Katie Bunnell. Inspired by woodland, it celebrates the spectacular communication system created by trees above and below ground that nurtures, shelters, heals and conjures an incredible diversity of life.

Sarah Drew’s jewellery is both delicate and robust, developed from observations, feelings and things found in dreamy Scandinavian forests: twigs, bark, moss and seeds. Necklaces, rings, bangles and brooches are physical souvenirs, tethering memories of place to something that can be worn. Some elements degrade over time, or are designed to hold some new found thing, inviting interaction with the wearer. Crochet, poetry and patinated copper are used to emulate criss-crossing branches. Fused zero waste silver is enamelled with earthy hues seen in wondrous roots.

Katie Bunnell’s ceramics introduce animals to the canopy, some of them seem more certain of their identities and place in forest than others. A stag, a lion and a cat on horseback are accompanied by a few stray sheep, one with a woman’s head, and a band of three minky pussy cats. Katie’s prints depict a canopy disrupted, the branches of a magnolia tree, its leaves, flowers and blackbird scattered apart by some unseen force.

Donna Burns’s jewellery is inspired by the play of light through leaves and branches that creates glistening brightness against dark shadow. Semi-precious beads in hues of green are combined with copper and silver leaf shaped forms to create wearable objects that move to capture and emanate light.

In the spirit of the woodland network, Sarah, Katie and Donna have supported each other in creating this exhibition, drawing inspiration from each other to create new elements for the pieces on show.

7 December 2024 - 25 Jan 2025
Maker Showcase Gallery

Events

Saturday 7 December: Meet the Makers

Saturday 7 December: Make your own Woodland Decorations

www.sarahdrew.com

@sarahdrewjewellery

www.donnaburns.co.uk

@donna.burns.jewellery

www.katiebunnell.co.uk

@_katiebunnell_

Part of the Green Maker Initiative Season

Throughout November, December and January we’ll be celebrating our Green Maker Initiative (GMI) Season; hosting events, workshops and exhibitions themed around the natural world and championing sustainable craft.

Find out more HERE.