Hi Everyone,
Well the ‘Homecoming’ art exhibition at The Castle in Bude, North Cornwall, opens today. http://www.thecastlebude.co.uk It was a great day yesterday hanging the artwork for Julie and myself, though we were both back this morning doing the finishing touches before the doors we opened to the public. I am happy with the way my artwork looks and hope that the visitors are delighted with what they see. It is a riot of colour to say the least. Whilst hanging the art I also took photos and videos of us working a away so you can watch how it came together. I haven’t posted Julie’s finished hung work as I am sure she will want to show you first. Please pop over to her website and social media pages for her updates at http://www.artyheaven.com
So why call it Homecoming – For me it was about my love of Cornwall and having the opportunity to finally move to this beautiful county that stole my heart 40 years ago and held it safe until we moved. Every time I visited it always felt like I was coming home. drawing me closer it the heart and soul of Cornwall. It wasn’t just the scenery but the history, the myths and legends as well as the people, though some will always see me as an ’emmet’ the term used for outsiders coming to visit or live here. It is from the Cornish dialect meaning ‘ant’, some say visitors swam Cornwall like ants in the summer. It doesn’t bother me for I know that I belong here and I am here to stay. And I love it when visitors are down because there is so much beauty in Cornwall to share with the world that it makes my heart sing knowing that as the holidays approach more people will begin or continue their love affair with my beautiful county I call home.
Each of my pieces, as you know, starts as an essay, where I write all my thoughts and ideas for the piece. Research is included, where required and I plan out the colours I need to tell my story. We have a Meet the Artists session tomorrow at the exhibition in Bude, so if you are free why not pop down to hear some of the stories behind my pieces and maybe you might want to continue the story with your own thoughts and feelings towards the pieces. That is one of the reasons I create each piece only once, no prints or copies made as I want each piece to be the original for every buyer. That piece is unique to them and them alone. The buyer continues the story, or even creates a new story with what they see in the piece. I do plan to write a book containing my original artwork alongside my stories, one day it will happen I am sure. But for now it can wait while I am overflowing with new ideas for new pieces of work. my journals, my sketchbooks are waiting for me to get the ideas down.
Again, I hope to see you at the Meet the Artists tomorrow, Sunday 12th April, 2-4pm if not why not pop by for one of our Demo days where I will be sharing my process of creating my abstract art and Julie will show you how to paint with molten wax. Demo Days Wednesday 15th April, Saturday 18th April and Tuesday 21st April, times to be confirmed but please follow me on my social media pages for updates. – Sammy
