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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 by the log fire with spectacular views of Skirrid just across the meadows, and enjoy the varied art works on display. 
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Our new exhibition runs from Sept 15th to Nov 23rd and features ceramic artist Rachel Padley and paintings by Jenny Joice.
Rachel Padley: Ceramic Artist.
As a child I grew up with art all around me. My father was a Painter art teacher and historian, my mother a ballet dancer, artist’s model and researcher.Playing with paint and clay or romping around church yards was just part of our everyday lives.
On leaving school I went to work at St. Paul’s cathedral, training to be a stone carver. To broaden my skills, I decided to complete a degree in fine art at Kennington Art School where I specialised in sculpture.
I travelled around the country working as a conservator of ancient stone monuments, including some in the chapel at Arundel Castle and at Harewood House in Yorkshire.
I returned to Herefordshire, where Marriage and children put an end to my travels, but not to my creative urges. I signed up for a pottery class and now combine my love of throwing pots with my earlier training as a sculptor, producing a wide range of brightly coloured functional pottery, which include bowls , mugs , jugs and vases alongside sculptural pieces for the garden. New for this year are fountains, both free standing and table- top and new additions to my Green man range.
I am a member of South Wales Potters and The Guild of Herefordshire craftsmen, with whom I regularly exhibit.
I also exhibit work in many galleries in Wales and England.
All pots on display are dishwasher proof. The vases are water proof and the Green man range are frost proof.
As a child I grew up with art all around me. My father was a Painter art teacher and historian, my mother a ballet dancer, artist’s model and researcher.Playing with paint and clay or romping around church yards was just part of our everyday lives.
On leaving school I went to work at St. Paul’s cathedral, training to be a stone carver. To broaden my skills, I decided to complete a degree in fine art at Kennington Art School where I specialised in sculpture.
I travelled around the country working as a conservator of ancient stone monuments, including some in the chapel at Arundel Castle and at Harewood House in Yorkshire.
I returned to Herefordshire, where Marriage and children put an end to my travels, but not to my creative urges. I signed up for a pottery class and now combine my love of throwing pots with my earlier training as a sculptor, producing a wide range of brightly coloured functional pottery, which include bowls , mugs , jugs and vases alongside sculptural pieces for the garden. New for this year are fountains, both free standing and table- top and new additions to my Green man range.
I am a member of South Wales Potters and The Guild of Herefordshire craftsmen, with whom I regularly exhibit.
I also exhibit work in many galleries in Wales and England.
All pots on display are dishwasher proof. The vases are water proof and the Green man range are frost proof.
Jenny Joice
I am delighted to exhibit a selection of my work entitled The Art of Nature at the Abergavenny Court Cupboard over the coming weeks. It offers a glimpse of my passion for the sublime artistry and stunning beauty of the natural world, in particular for the flora and fauna of The Brecon Beacons, the Wye Valley, the Forests of Dean and Wentwood here in south Wales.
My chosen media these days are oils on wood panels and pen and ink. I particularly enjoy painting and drawing trees and the characteristics that portray their unique life experience with their fascinating and expressive, humanoid shapes.
It's evident in my work that I received a classical training in the florentine tradition (back in the 1960's), but my integrated experience as a meaningful Christian, a therapist and creative artist increasingly influence my work.
I am delighted to exhibit a selection of my work entitled The Art of Nature at the Abergavenny Court Cupboard over the coming weeks. It offers a glimpse of my passion for the sublime artistry and stunning beauty of the natural world, in particular for the flora and fauna of The Brecon Beacons, the Wye Valley, the Forests of Dean and Wentwood here in south Wales.
My chosen media these days are oils on wood panels and pen and ink. I particularly enjoy painting and drawing trees and the characteristics that portray their unique life experience with their fascinating and expressive, humanoid shapes.
It's evident in my work that I received a classical training in the florentine tradition (back in the 1960's), but my integrated experience as a meaningful Christian, a therapist and creative artist increasingly influence my work.
