The Warriors Way - A Journey to the Heart
2018-10-13 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London)
Come and be enchanted, come with local storyteller Steph Bradley, aka WynnAlice, on a walk through magical Wales, meeting the gods and goddesses of our ancestors; Merlin, Blodeuwedd, Cerdiwen, Taliesin and more.
In this interactive workshop style storytelling myth and folktale blend with the Otherworld of the Celts and a visionary trip to the Utopia of 2050.
Come prepared to sink deeply into your imagination and leave refreshed, awakened to a bright new future where your skills and gifts count.
Steph Bradley is an experienced story walker, walking the land of her birth, collecting and sharing tales old and new, and weaving them into modern day folk tales, New Stories for our times.
Entry: £5 on the door. Raffle: £1 ( win a beautiful limited edition hard back copy of ‘The Tales of Our Times’ Steph’ s tales of her pilgrimage around England in 2010 collecting Tales of Transition…the perfect gift for the Transitioner in your life).

Intuitive Storytelling Training
2018-10-06 10:00 - 2018-10-07 18:00
Leo Sofer has been telling stories since 1989 and has developed Intuitive Storytelling as a way of accessing our inherent wisdom and expressing it in story form. He has worked with thousands of people over the last 25 years, telling stories and leading trainings in Intuitive Storytelling.

For more information about this training see this page on Leo’s website.

Leo is a masterful teacher and storyteller! This course gave me a deeper and stronger connection to my intuition and creativity. I was constantly delighted with the stories that unfolded and the relationships that were formed with the other members of the class. It was a joy to participate and rekindle the magic of stories!
Deb Dunn, Canada

Invitation to Surrender
2018-09-28 18:00 - 21:00
Life’s challenges can be an invitation to surrender. An inspiring evening of storytelling, singing and meditation. Parabhakti Ragnar is a meditation teacher from Norway. His story of facing cancer shows how even the greatest challenges can be an invitation to let go of control and drop into a deeper trust in life. The evening will be hosted by Leo and Sundara Sofer, who will be sharing stories and songs on the same theme. Doors open at 5.30pm. Teas and refreshments available.

‘Daphne’s Daughters’ Summer Exhibition
2018-09-14 11:00 - 2018-10-05 16:00
Opening Event: Friday 14th September 1-8pm.
Daphne’s Daughters are holding their second summer art exhibition at Jellyfish in Buckfastleigh. Sylvee, Kat, Lynny and Chrissie’s artwork brings them the opportunity to collectively display their work as well as commemorating their wonderfully inspirational mother, Daphne. The four sisters’ eclectic works of art draw on a variety of subject matter including differing memories of their childhood growing up on the farm, their love of gardens and the wider environment. Introduction to art started at a young age and they spent many happy hours drawing and painting. Their mother, being a teacher, encouraged their artistic talent but having to be frugal she would cut up the inside of animal feed bags and stitch them together to use as scrapbooks with flour and water mixed to use as glue and brushes made from twigs and horse hair.
Daphne was inventive and made the girls pretty flowery dresses and colourful knitted or crocheted jumpers; it was a bonus if they fitted. When the girls were young they would have the pleasure of wearing knitted swimming costumes, which were fine until they actually went in the sea! Daphne played the piano and the violin (not at the same time though!), she wrote poetry, stories and plays, she loved drawing, painting or making pottery objects, in fact tried whatever craft took her fancy. Daphne even had a crochet pattern printed in a French magazine and won a competition in the Farmers weekly.
The sisters shared memories include hay making time, when their Dad, Jim would spend long hot days in the fields. The smell of newly mown grass still conjures up scenes of the hayfield; when Daphne would appear through the field gate carrying a big basket stuffed with sandwiches, freshly baked cakes together with a huge jug of hot sweet tea. That was heaven after working or playing for hours in a hot dusty field. Whatever age the children were expected to help; driving the tractor, loading the trailer, stacking the rick. Often they would try to avoid doing any of this and hide away in the ‘houses’ they built out of the bales.
This exhibition is a lovely family experience and affords a unique opportunity to showcase the four sister’s artwork. We hope you will enjoy visiting the exhibition and find something that appeals to you.

First Sphere - Weekend Meditation Training
2018-08-10 19:00 - 2018-08-12 17:00
Ascension is an easy meditation technique for experiencing life beyond limitation. It bring you to a direct experience of peace, happiness and freedom. It involves no belief and can be easily practiced by anyone of any age or cultural background.
The Bright Path Ishayas’ Ascension is for anyone seeking inner peace, happiness, freedom from stress, and a living experience of love, presence and oneness.
‘Ishaya’ is a Sanskrit word that means ‘For Higher Consciousness’. The Ishayas are devoted to experiencing, and helping others experience, higher states of human consciousness.
Most of us only know ourselves as a bundle of thoughts, beliefs, opinions and judgments. These are the source of all of our stress, limitations, problems and suffering.
Beyond the constant chatter of the surface of the mind, is an endless wellspring of Peace, Joy, Creativity and Freedom. Ascension is a tool to help you access these wonderful states as a direct, living experience. This Teaching offers a very rare opportunity to experience what it means to be truly alive.
Cost £200. To book contact Chandrama on 07805 933710. For more information about Ascension see www.thebrightpath.com

Buckfastleigh Tapestry Weavers
2018-08-09 18:00 - 20:30
First evening meet of the Buckfastleigh group. Launched this year under the tutelage of fibre artist Isabelle Jourdan, our group has been set up to celebrate our community’s heritage as a woollen town. We are looking to learn and improve on our skills and techniques and welcome input from existing weavers in the town.

Yoga with Kim Edwards
2018-08-08 17:00 - 18:30, 2018-06-13 17:00 - 18:30
This small, friendly class welcomes newcomers and is suitable for most people. The group is made up of men and women, ages rage from 30s to 70s and adjustments are made so that each person works to their own capacity. This approach ensures safety and self care with the aim of increasing levels of daily well being.
Cost: £8 / classes paid monthly in advance

Stories and Songs of Reunion
2018-07-14 18:30 - 20:00
An evening of dynamic storytelling interweaved with sublime songs that will draw you into a remembering of your kinship with all life. Stories are an ideal way of remembering things we have always known but somehow have forgotten.
Leo plays guitar and Sundara plays flutes of all description, and they sing touching two-part harmony duets that will draw you deeper into the “mythic realm”, that place where a part of us always lives, waiting to be witnessed. An enchanting and enlivening evening!
Leo Sofer has been telling stories for almost 30 years, and has developed Intuitive Storytelling, a way of giving voice to the stories we all carry inside which he has been teaching for many years.
Leo and Sundara have been singing and playing music together since they first met 17 years ago, and have led many community singing events over the years, in the Findhorn Community in Scotland, and also in Stroud, Gloucestershire. They have recently moved to Devon and are the new owners of Jellyfish.
Leo writes a fortnightly blog and creates a monthly podcast at Stories of the Journey Home based on his intuitive storytelling. Here’s what his readers and listeners have been saying:

“Thank you so much Leo, your emails are the only mailing list email I’m signed up to that I actually open! It’s a delight and your work is appreciated. “
Megan Chapman Campbell

“Thank you Leo, you have such a gift! Story telling is in our soul and there are so many average story tellers out there (mainly the visual film variety) and so to know you are crafting such deep nourishing stories for us is sooo inspiring and I am so grateful. Thank you…”
Nina Dobson

“I so love your interviews and the stories that emerge from them. Thank you for sharing so generously! As always…food for thought. So grateful that you are in the world doing this joyful, soulful work!”
Donna Powers

“I have LOVED your blog ever since I found it. Thank you! For all you do and are. I find that your stories truly transport me to another place inside, where I find an answer that I often didn’t know I was seeking. So important in our world.”
Corva Rose

Every story of yours touches me, Leo, and the touching itself is the healing. Thanks!
Dorothee Giffhorn

I LOOOOOOVE your stories, Leo! Such beauty! And I always feel gently touched by spirit.
Maira Jorba Galdos

Wow, you deserved my full attention, and I sincerely enjoyed listening, and took the time for it, while relaxing. Soothing! big thanks…
Niels Kuipers

Such a Fantastic Intuitive Story. My Heart Sings! It has a message for everyone. I’m really looking forward to your next filmed story!
Ingrid

Incredible story Leo, really emphasizes getting out of our own way, of how we co-create with the universe and how we are all connected even to that place of spirit. I know this story has planted seeds and it will go deeper as time goes on, I look forward to your next video entry!
Brian

Thank you for this beautiful story Leo. It resonates with me as I listen to my own heart lately and really listen to my patients and their families as a nurse. I catch glimpses of being connected and a part of the whole when I listen in that way. It helped me acknowledge my gifts.
Trish

The symbolism and timing of this particular story is for me, beyond amazing. Thank you for this story. I have cried on the shore of this beautiful lake long enough. Now it is time to rise and share the Joy and Love that lives along the Lake’s path.
Patricia LaVallee

Beyond Beautiful!! Was just discussing this concept with a friend today! Going to send her a link to the story as it is a much more eloquent and moving description than I was able to make. I heard of you via Mark Silver and LOVED your story of the marketplace you did for him. I found it incredibly healing. I cried. Anyhow, enjoying more of your work now. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Katy DeBra

Respect – A Garden of Kindness
2018-06-26 13:00 - 2018-07-01 18:00
This exhibition features the work of every single child in Buckfastleigh Primary School. Almost 200 relief block prints are on display as well as huge murals and shadow puppets created with Buckfastleigh-based shadow puppeteers, Clockwork Moth. The project has been supported by the Co-op, The Media Workshop and the Devon Guild of Craftsmen.

Choice
2018-06-24 20:00 - 21:30
CHOICE
Many lives, many stories, one desire
Living harmoniously requires a shift in consciousness. Two modern day monks from New Zealand set off on an international journey to film a diverse range of people making the choice for a better life through meditation.
Ballet dancers and writers, stressed business people, a cancer patient, foster children and maximum-security prisoners; their stories show peace is possible for individuals and communities – and suggests it may be possible for all of humanity.
Stunning cinematography combined with the power of people sharing from a place of profound peace delivers a palpable and moving experience.
Entrance is free.

An Evening of True Storytelling on the theme of Miracles
2018-06-10 20:00 - 22:00
Have you ever experienced a miracle? Something unexplainable and wonderful? Some miracles are simple, some are grand, all leave us touched and marvelling.
We’ll sit in a circle and tell our stories. True Storytelling is not about performance, it’s about sharing our stories in community, for inspiration, healing and mutual understanding. It’s also fine to just sit and listen!
The evening will be hosted by Leo Sofer, new owner of Jellyfish and storyteller of 30 years experience.

The Karedaveions
2018-06-09 20:00 - 22:00
Original Music & Comedy from Karen Edwards & David Thomas
Your Local Based Aliens The Karedaveions, invite you to an Evening of Humour, Art & Music.
Such activities are essential to life on our home planet as they bring happiness & healing, to the people.
We hope this sharing of our Karedaveion creative culture, will help bring harmony , joy, fun & inspiration into your hearts.
We come in Love & Peace,
Ras Dr. Karedaveion & her Emineminence, Lady Karedaveion

"Angel Finder" - The visionary artwork of Paul Kane
2018-06-01 13:00 - 2018-06-21 18:00 | The Dragon Sanctuary, 34 Bossell Road, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0DD, United Kingdom
Paul is a self taught illustrator from Coventry, now living in Buckfastleigh. He has been drawing from an early age, with a passion for art, music and cinema. He has drawn inspiration from prog-rock album covers (Yes, Hawkwood, Marillion and Pink Floyd) as well as the artwork of 2000ad and DC graphic novels.
Paul writes: “Angel Finder is a unique collection of drawings I’ve loved and treasured over the years. This is my first exhibition where the original work is for sale. Prices do reflect my own sentiment for them. The teddy bear and child image has become my trademark and makes my work recognisable and personal”.

Kirtan Concert with Elise Yuill Cohen (Stand Up To Cancer)
2018-05-26 19:30 - 22:00
An evening of heart warming sacred songs and mantras with devotional performance artist Elise Yuill Cohen – you will be invited to sing along in Kirtan style participation, or simply listen to this sacred sound healing music, to remember, honour and celebrate those we’ve loved and lost to cancer. Whilst together we raise a little funding to support those who are still in the fight.
Entry by Donation – Charity Fundraiser
All donations are going to www.macmillan.org.uk to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.
Inspired by multicultural traditions of Kirtan style sing along gatherings, Elise breaths new life into contemporary devotional music.
“With her crystal clear vocals & spellbinding melodies, Elise weaves an exquisite tapestry of conscious folk songs and sacred chants which are sure to energise your spirit, enliven your soul and make your body and heart dance.”
Come and discover the joy of singing with devotion. With easy to follow melodies, no singing experience or technique is necessary – this is Yoga for your Voice! OR a concert to soothe the soul.

WHAT SHALL WE DO TOMORROW?
2018-05-05 13:00 - 2018-06-01 18:00
Glad works figuratively, often from photographs or found images, using disrupted surfaces and textures built up with oil paint, sand, pebbles, varnish, graphite and other materials. His work includes landscape, portraiture and abstraction and his themes range from personal biographic subject matter to current political and world news stories. Come and see!
Glad writes: “The work in this exhibition, ‘What shall we do tomorrow’, explores how we live with images both worn out and potent. I am at once driven by an amnesic compulsion (a drive towards loss and annihilation of memory) to archive and aestheticise images, while equally coveting their ability to prick, puncture and cut through the dispassionate collecting, which can yield moments of insight that extend knowledge. While painting, I have authorship of this personal, political, ethical, aesthetic and embodied experience. It occurs between archiving and forgetting, between material and signification, between interiority and exteriority. These re-acquaintances with images are critical to the formulation of ‘self’.
Glad Fryer has been painting since he was a teenager. He has had a studio practice since 1998 and originally moved to Devon to do a Fine Art degree at Dartington College of Arts, followed by a Phd in Painting completed in 2007. Since then, he has been a University Lecturer in Fine Art and currently teaches on the Fine Art course in Falmouth. He has his studio in Buckfastleigh, Devon, where he lives with his partner and their children. Glad has exhibited his work in various solo and group shows in the UK and in Europe – more details on his website. www.gladfryer.co.uk

Opening Event for Glad Fryer’s exhibition: What Shall We Do Tomorrow?
2018-05-04 19:00 - 22:00
Come to Glad’s opening event! Jellyfish have got their alcohol licence, so you can enjoy a glass of wine too!
For more information about this exhibition see What Shall We Do Tomorrow?

Cancelled - Mothiur Rahman – The connection between Sufism, Justice and the balancing of The Sacred Masculine and Feminine
2018-04-26 20:30 - 22:30
Unfortunately Mothiur has had to postpone his talk due to family circumstances. We haven’t fixed a new date yet.
Mothiur will speak about his exploration of how Sufism and the masculine and feminine energies can reshape new understandings of justice, using his poetry as a vehicle for expressing some of the sentiments. He is a member of the Mankind Project, was “artist in resident” for a Sufi Conference in Kendall in 2017 that explored the Feminine and Masculine in balance, and took part in a transnational law conference at Kings College in London on “Creating Justice for our Future” . He recently wrote a guest article for a series on The Feminine hosted at St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation & Peace in London called “Male Encounters with the Feminine”.
Mothiur is a lawyer by training and is setting up a practice called New Economy Law (https://www.neweconomylaw.org).

The man who found Perfect Joy - Stories from the life of St Francis with Mark Bedford
2018-04-19 20:30 - 22:30
Stories from the early life of the most enduring of saints. St Francis has a lot to say to us in the 21st century. He speaks of our connection with the natural world, about greed and materialism, about the true nature of joy, about finding a path in life and giving everything to that. Mark developed this performance after living near to Assisi for two years and being immersed in the stories and the message of St Francis.
Mark is a storyteller and performer.
Cost £3 including refreshments. Free to Seed Volunteers

The Lost Art Of Listening with Mick Avis and Andrea Kitt
2018-04-12 20:30 - 22:30
As trained counsellors we both appreciate the feeling of being properly `listened to` and of doing the same for others. In this crazy competitive world it is so common to feel in communication combat , struggling with conversation `power struggles.`
Join us in a supportive interactive group and rediscover the simple joy of communication.

Social reading – A talk with Sarah Hopkins
2018-04-05 20:30 - 22:30
What is it? Who reads? How does it work? Who is it for? What do you read?
Social reading is an old and new way of sharing the experience of literature. Sarah would like to tell you about it.
Sarah Hopkins loves literature and work in different health and community contexts as a trained shared reading facilitator.
Cost £3 incl refreshments. Free to Seed volunteers

In Between both sides of my heart
2018-04-03 - 2018-04-29
Opening Event: Saturday 7th April, 4-7pm
< IN BETWEEN BOTH SIDES OF MY HEART >
shows a selection of drawings / paintings / photographs that have been created over the last decade.
Deeply touched by the Beauty and Terror of being human and the ongoing inspiration of finding my place and voice in this world, I open myself to give gratitude for Nature and her always inspiring Presence, for the possibility of creating openness and movement , to share and hopefully inspire us to keep on dreaming, creating, celebrating, dancing our quest for more sense of balance in Life.
You are welcome to have a gentle dive into my creations.
Lies Van Hee
Lies Van hee is an artist, a mom, dancer and partner, currently living in the abundant beauty of the Devon Hills and Dartmoor. From a young age, she is deeply touched and inspired by the Beauty and Terror of being human, the state of connection between Humanity and Nature and the ongoing journey of finding her place and voice in this world. In 2007 she receives her masterdegree in Visual Arts with a video/installation/drawings “ Beware of not getting Lost “ and she starts an in depth study into the proces of creation, which led her towards exploration of different workshops, ceremonies, ways of co-creating with other people. In 2010 she and her partner welcome their son into the family. She replaces her studio for one suitcase, travelling through the landscapes of motherhood, relationships, gardening, Nature… Filling those precious moments of space with drawing/silence/dreaming/writing/listening/photograpy/dancing.
At this time she starts to dance on very regular base. The language of her art is changing through movement and dance becomes a very close friend to the visual aspect of her creations.
Her work has been described as “ highly creative and sensitive, opening, reflective, subtle, visionary, moving, powerfull, beyond words, soultouching, Essence, Silence, Poetic, playfull, light, magical, mystical, clear, deeply connected with Nature and Spirit, and a deep exploration of the essence of the elements and our interconnection with them, combining a profound intuitive understanding of our inter dependency with nature and the sacred aspect of it”. www.liesvanhee.com
As ‘artist in residence’ she is part of Middle Earth Medicine Ways, a center founded by Caroline Carey, where you will find internationally run courses in movement and ecstatic dance, with connections to our ancestral stories, to nature and to the elements. A place to learn about your innate creativity, your own healing path, discovering rituals and ceremonial work that is both traditional and new. Through this process and specializing in body (movement) and heart (emotion) centered practices including the deep journey into our shadows, there are many opportunities for personal growth and developing your own journey. The essence of this work is to marry our core wounds with our aspirations to discover our authentic and fully integrated self, thus becoming truly empowered, allowing the soul and the ego to live in harmony. www.middleearthmedicine.com

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Tobias Kaye – The Spiral World in Ancient Ireland
2018-03-29 20:30 - 22:30
Megalithic depictions of life and cosmology
Who were the Celts? How come their wisdom so closely reflected what we are working on now? What can their rock carvings tell us about existence that science missed? Why did they hide their carvings?
Tobias Kaye will explore motifs that run down history with insights into the bible and Steiner’s work from long before either were written.
Tobias was born on a B-D farm in Ireland and has lived in Devon for 35 years. He is known for the Sounding Bowls and has worked with a wide variety of teachings to gain understanding of the secrets within Steiner’s understanding of everyday lifes.
Cost £3 incl refreshments – Free for Seed Volunteers

A talk with Teja Forest – Recovering the Wild Body
2018-03-22 19:30 - 21:30
An experiential journey using meditation and story to explore the connection between body, wild and land. This will include some stories of meetings with wild animals, a discussion of the process of attunement with the land, and practices to facilitate this embodied intelligence.
Teja Forest is currently settling into Devon after the past several years training extensively in the Buddhist tradition and learning from wilderness places (in monasteries, as a monk and forest living). He is currently applying this knowledge in studies of trauma, and work in the healing arts.

Rory Valentine – Raphael and the eternal feminine
2018-03-15 19:30 - 21:30
A richly illustrated talk with a slide presentation showing Raphael’s Madonnas and other paintings related to the eternal feminine.
Rory has an interest in the life and work of the renaissance painter, Raphael, and has given several interesting talks on his work.

Home Herbal Medicine
2018-03-13 18:30 - 20:30
Six part Introduction to Herbal Medicine on Tuesday evenings, with Clare Shippey, Medical Herbalist
We will look at some of the different ways of administering herbs as well as what they are used for. You will learn how to make botanical preparations that can be used in the treatment of everyday ailments. This will include making ointments, tinctures, vinegars, teas, infused oils and syrups.
Over the six weeks we’ll look at the uses of 12 different herbs in some detail. This will include meeting the plants through tea tastings. We will also look at harvesting herbs and safe foraging guidelines.
Cost £150 / £120 concession
Places are limited to 8
Please contact me directly to book:
call 07853 191904
or email rootedherbs@gmail.com
Clare Shippey
Medical Herbalist

Opening Evening - Renewals and Reflections
2018-03-04 18:00 - 21:00 | The Dragon Sanctuary, 34 Bossell Road, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0DD, United Kingdom
Karn writes:
Renewal and Reflections – the cycle of the seasons and now spring bringing forth new life. A new start, a new beginning each day, with the sunrise and the sunset, the stillness of water and the stormy seas.
It is my love of the peace and tranquility we can find in nature that has influenced me in the paintings that I am doing now.
I travelled some years ago with my husband and small children in Europe and North Africa, both of us painted and played music. We spent time in the mountains, the desert and by the sea, and the memories of the places we went to have inspired me in these recent paintings.
Previous to this, I studied ceramics at Art College, worked in potteries in Denmark and at Poole Pottery. I continue to make pottery, both sculptural and functional. I also studied paint effects, finishes and murals, from which I have done several commissions.
My paintings are mostly oil on canvas. I have the good fortune of painting with a lovely group of women and learning techniques from a wonderful mentor whose knowledge is truly inspiring.

Brian writes:
Art is something that I always loved to do – be it painting, pen doodles and the more fine-art based abstract photography. The photography side of things was where I started from (but even then the artwork was always there – sometimes as inspiration to the photos), drawings and abstracts in watercolours and pen and ink, plus a few tentative attempts at putting ideas down on canvas.
The major and more recent “why” comes down to experiencing one of those unwanted, unwelcome and prolonged periods of being out of work some years ago now. And I was looking for something to fill that otherwise dead time whilst waiting to hear about jobs that so often failed to materialise, something that wasn’t too much of a drain on my then limited resources. So painting it was!
Initially starting with a purely abstract – seeing what worked and what didn’t. From there gradually evolving into a more structured approach, but still keeping that abstract feel to what I was doing. Also seeing how that approach worked on found objects like driftwood, as well as doing more traditional – i.e. “proper” paintings – and in the last few months blending these two styles together to see how they worked together – one of which is included in the current exhibition.
I hope you enjoy the exhibition and that the above goes some way to explaining what exactly it is that I do!
For further info/commissions please contact: brian.weatherup@homecall.co.uk
or visit Brian Weatherup on Facebook

Exhibition - Renewal and Reflections
2018-03-03 - 2018-04-01
The Jellyfish gallery and café is open from 12-5pm on Tuesdays to Fridays and 3-6pm on Saturdays
Karn writes:
Renewal and Reflections – the cycle of the seasons and now spring bringing forth new life. A new start, a new beginning each day, with the sunrise and the sunset, the stillness of water and the stormy seas.
It is my love of the peace and tranquility we can find in nature that has influenced me in the paintings that I am doing now.
I travelled some years ago with my husband and small children in Europe and North Africa, both of us painted and played music. We spent time in the mountains, the desert and by the sea, and the memories of the places we went to have inspired me in these recent paintings.
Previous to this, I studied ceramics at Art College, worked in potteries in Denmark and at Poole Pottery. I continue to make pottery, both sculptural and functional. I also studied paint effects, finishes and murals, from which I have done several commissions.
My paintings are mostly oil on canvas. I have the good fortune of painting with a lovely group of women and learning techniques from a wonderful mentor whose knowledge is truly inspiring.

Brian writes:
Art is something that I always loved to do – be it painting, pen doodles and the more fine-art based abstract photography. The photography side of things was where I started from (but even then the artwork was always there – sometimes as inspiration to the photos), drawings and abstracts in watercolours and pen and ink, plus a few tentative attempts at putting ideas down on canvas.
The major and more recent “why” comes down to experiencing one of those unwanted, unwelcome and prolonged periods of being out of work some years ago now. And I was looking for something to fill that otherwise dead time whilst waiting to hear about jobs that so often failed to materialise, something that wasn’t too much of a drain on my then limited resources. So painting it was!
Initially starting with a purely abstract – seeing what worked and what didn’t. From there gradually evolving into a more structured approach, but still keeping that abstract feel to what I was doing. Also seeing how that approach worked on found objects like driftwood, as well as doing more traditional – i.e. “proper” paintings – and in the last few months blending these two styles together to see how they worked together – one of which is included in the current exhibition.
I hope you enjoy the exhibition and that the above goes some way to explaining what exactly it is that I do!
For further info/commissions please contact: brian.weatherup@homecall.co.uk
or visit Brian Weatherup on Facebook
