SAW Open Studios
This year we once again have had the pleasure of being joined by some of Glastonbury’s finest artists during our Somerset Arts Weeks open studios event. Jon Minshull, Kim von Coels, Ruary Allan and Wil I Om as well as a beautiful lightscape installation called ‘Lumia’ by artist Peter Yorke whose work centres around light refraction, which was accompanied by a soundtrack by German cult band Bohren & Der Club of Gore’s album, Black Earth.
JON MINSHULL
Jon spent his time creating 4 new oil paintings inspired by Glastonbury’s landscape and legend.
We have a winterscape of a fox in a frosty field with the Tor in the background, an autumnal view of the Chalice Well, St. Micheal’s Tower in the late evening light with a large full moon behind it plus an epic depiction of King Arthurs final moments set in Glastonbury Abbey.
Each of these paintings will soon be available as prints and greeting cards. Of course, the originals are for sale too.
KIM VON COELS
Kim (aka The Krumble Empire) has been painting with light for over a decade, earning herself a reputation as one of Europe’s top light painting photographers.
She set up a temporary photo studio in the gallery and invited the public to have their portrait taken. Over 30 people were bathed in light over the course of the event with a glorious array of images created, some of which you can see below.
You can find more of Kim’s work at @krumblecreations
RUARY ALLAN
One of the gallery’s original artists, Ruary has a strong relationship with Heart of The Tribe Gallery. He works mainly in oils but also dabbles in what he calls AI assisted collage. His work is full of hidden meaning, social & political commentary and observations about the world. You can get lost in the fine detail of his paintings, always finding new things that seem to morph out of his mind.
Ruary spent some sunny afternoons in our garden working on his new piece inspired by Ireland.
WIL I OM
Working with the medium of coffee Wil manages to capture magic, often depicting spirit animals with hints of sacred geometry. His art has always been a huge hit with our visitors and being able to spend time watching him work is an utter pleasure. He is a gentle soul and a gentle man and that seems to shine through in his work. He talks about surrendering and trusting the process whilst he creates.
PETER YORKE
Lumia - Lightscape Installation @peteryorkelighscapes
Peters work is centred around the manipulation of light through refraction. Refraction is the bending of light as it passes from one transparent substance into another, in this case, glass. (It also happens with sound, water and other waves.)
“My first remembered interest in the movement of light are from when I was aged about five, from the gap between curtains, motion outside being translated into arcing shapes across the ceiling and walls, like that of a camera obscura. At the age of seven my family moved house and in the new house the morning sun would hit a cut glass door handle and prisms of light would radiate around the upstairs landing. I would sit by the door moving it slightly and the dots of light moved about.
These experiences of perceiving light through a secondary shift have led me to create a visual representation of a sensation, veils of colours, which occur in my subconscious as I drift off to sleep. Having developed these Lightscapes, I have now been able to go beyond the realms of my subconscious. In doing so the translations ask question of scale, temporary existence, light being fluid solid, light being malleable, colour therapy and frequency harmonising.”
Music; Bohren & der Club of Gore. Black Earth
