This is an exhibition by a group of 11 Sculptors and one painter. The sculptors met at the Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop and have been exhibiting and working together for several years, having shown at the Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, Coburg Gallery and RGI, Kelly Gallery, Glasgow.
OPENING TIMES
Friday 8th September 6pm to 9pm (Opening night)
Saturday 9th September 11am to 4pm
Sunday 10th September 11am to 4pm
The painter is Arthur L. Forrest, an artist living in North Berwick.
Alejandro Lopez is the tutor of the group, working from the Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop. He is a Chilean artist who studied art in Argentina and moved to Scotland over 30 years ago.
Leona Roberts is from a large family of artists. She joined the Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop 20 years ago and began working long before that in ceramics, drawing and painting, but found her perfect medium in stone carving.
Joyce Campbell was attracted to stone buildings and old settlements from a weirdly early age and only understood why when she discovered stone carving. Her carvings are often of endangered animal species like the Arctic hare, polar bear, octopus and sometimes on human figures.
Sylvie Stainton was initially trained in Paris in applied arts and ceramics and discovered stone carving many years later and never looked back. She carves what she sees existing in the raw material and follows its lines, faults and accidents. She loves the process of finding and revealing what is concealed within the rough stone.
Tommy Thomson is a Scot living in East Lothian with an interest in geology and stone and has studied sculpture with Alex Lopez, Chris Hall, Jake Harvey, (ECA), and Masterclasses with Hayashi Takeshi of Tokyo and Atsuo Okamoto, a Japanese artist and sculptor.
John Young was fascinated in his youth by standing stones and the Pictish slabs of Perthshire. Later visits to Greece, in particular the Cyclades, drew him to the long history of carving in the central Mediterranean and the links between cultures from an early period. On his retirement, he has enjoyed the experience of working with stone.
Elaine Sosinka is an Edinburger who just loves carving.
Tom Kay studied architecture at Edinburgh College of Art, and as an architect, materials are an intrinsic part of what he does. He started carving in stone carving 12 years ago under the tutelage of Alejandro Lopez at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop and found a peace and a passion working in stone. His works are predominantly figurative. He finds inspiration from naturally "found" stones rather than machined material. He has been particularly inspired by the works of Brancussi, Zadkine and Emily Young.
Katie Smith, after attending Hornsey College of Art in the 60's and a career in Fashion and Textile design, took courses in animal and figurative modelling, followed by workshops in kiln-formed glass in London and at Northlands Creative in Caithness. Her first introduction to stone carving was at the Tout Quarry in Portland, Dorset. At the Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, she has rediscovered the pleasure and challenge of working with stone.
Gordon C. Hunter is Edinburgh born and bred, a member of Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop since 2008. His sculptures are influenced by his love of Japanese painting and sculpture.
Ramsay Imlach tried a number of creative pursuits before settling on stone sculpture; he wanted to make objects that lasted and time taken did not seem to be an issue. Most of his pieces are abstract, carved almost intuitively. Finish has become more important as it enhances the form and celebrates the material.