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Court Cupboard Craft Gallery is open every day 10.30 - 5.00 pm.
Treat yourself to tea or coffee and cake inside or out on the terrace with spectacular views of Skirrid just across the meadows, and enjoy the varied art works on display. |
Our new exhibition wall showcases work of Christabel Gilbert, a fascinating mix of many different media, and Jan Beeny ceramicist a 'must see' exhibition.
On Saturday 20th July, join us for a free glass of wine and food to celebrate the opening of this exciting exhibition.
On Saturday 20th July, join us for a free glass of wine and food to celebrate the opening of this exciting exhibition.
Christabel Gilbert studied Art & Design at The Laird School of Art, before gaining a BA in Fashion Textiles from Liverpool Art College and an ATC from Leeds. She also studied and taught photography.
After teaching at schools and in adult education in Manchester and Newport she went into Graphic Design and Illustration, working with her partner Brian Dawson. Together they formed a graphic and webpage design company supplying work for local businesses, the music industry, charities, tourism, small publications and Art Festivals, one of which being the Dance Tent at Glastonbury Festival.
“I have always had a passion for textiles, making clothes for my dolls from the age of five, and for myself not long after that! Later I discovered piecing and quilting and joined the Quilters Guild of the British Isles where I have been an active member, taking on the roles of Coordinator and Newsletter Editor for the Mid, West and South Wales area.
My work is a fusion of textiles and acrylic paint. I work from my own photographs, sometimes computer enhanced to accentuate colour and tone. Building up layer upon layer of materials, which have often been manipulated and distressed, I use the qualities of the fabric to create depth and texture and create a ‘canvas’ on which to paint and draw the forms.
I am inspired by the huge and varied range of textiles accumulated over time and, on a visit to St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice I was so stunned by its breath-taking, golden, vaulted ceiling that I have been addicted to ‘glitter and sparkle’ ever since.
The series of Limited-Edition Prints each begin with a surreal drawing with no hidden meaning, using a range of greys. They are then manipulated in a variety of ways, on the computer, to attain a satisfactory balance of shapes which make up an abstract, usually symmetrical whole.”
June 2019
After teaching at schools and in adult education in Manchester and Newport she went into Graphic Design and Illustration, working with her partner Brian Dawson. Together they formed a graphic and webpage design company supplying work for local businesses, the music industry, charities, tourism, small publications and Art Festivals, one of which being the Dance Tent at Glastonbury Festival.
“I have always had a passion for textiles, making clothes for my dolls from the age of five, and for myself not long after that! Later I discovered piecing and quilting and joined the Quilters Guild of the British Isles where I have been an active member, taking on the roles of Coordinator and Newsletter Editor for the Mid, West and South Wales area.
My work is a fusion of textiles and acrylic paint. I work from my own photographs, sometimes computer enhanced to accentuate colour and tone. Building up layer upon layer of materials, which have often been manipulated and distressed, I use the qualities of the fabric to create depth and texture and create a ‘canvas’ on which to paint and draw the forms.
I am inspired by the huge and varied range of textiles accumulated over time and, on a visit to St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice I was so stunned by its breath-taking, golden, vaulted ceiling that I have been addicted to ‘glitter and sparkle’ ever since.
The series of Limited-Edition Prints each begin with a surreal drawing with no hidden meaning, using a range of greys. They are then manipulated in a variety of ways, on the computer, to attain a satisfactory balance of shapes which make up an abstract, usually symmetrical whole.”
June 2019
Jan Beeny studied Design/Ceramics at Howard Gardens College of Art, Cardiff gaining BA Hons 1996 and MA in 1989.
Jan has taught Ceramics and Art in youth, adult education, in schools, FE colleges and degree courses in Wales and England over the last thirty years. She has led a variety of groups to produce public art commissions across South Wales. Jan’s ceramics have been exhibited widely across the UK and across Europe and Canada. Jan now maintains a full time studio practice with occasional teaching for schools and galleries.
Inspiration for Jan’s work comes from the natural world, British wild and domesticated animals and more recently botanical influences. She locates her work strongly within the folk art and decorative art traditions.
Jan’s work is hand-built, mostly constructed from slabs/sheets of clay sometimes softly folded and wrapped, sometimes cut and joined to create precise angular forms. Surfaces are impressed with man-made and natural objects to create texture, alternatively Jan makes spriggs and stamps to create decorative motifs.
Jan has taught Ceramics and Art in youth, adult education, in schools, FE colleges and degree courses in Wales and England over the last thirty years. She has led a variety of groups to produce public art commissions across South Wales. Jan’s ceramics have been exhibited widely across the UK and across Europe and Canada. Jan now maintains a full time studio practice with occasional teaching for schools and galleries.
Inspiration for Jan’s work comes from the natural world, British wild and domesticated animals and more recently botanical influences. She locates her work strongly within the folk art and decorative art traditions.
Jan’s work is hand-built, mostly constructed from slabs/sheets of clay sometimes softly folded and wrapped, sometimes cut and joined to create precise angular forms. Surfaces are impressed with man-made and natural objects to create texture, alternatively Jan makes spriggs and stamps to create decorative motifs.
