Monoprints, Drypoint and Etchings
Inspired by Nature
Artizan welcomes Leicestershire based artist Jo McChesney as we continue with our series of solo shows at our dedicated printmaking and sculpture gallery on Lucius Street.
This exhibition brings together works that demonstrate Jo's constant source of inspiration, the natural world, with trees, weather and water a recurrent theme. From the changing light of dense woodland, to starkly lit trees against a bright sky, her work often focuses on transient moments in time, such as ripples on water, or drawing attention to unnoticed fleeting happenings, the tiny explosions and drift of seed heads, carried by air currents.
She uses collected drawings and juxtaposes these with memories of time and place. Often the images are not fully realised at the stage of carving and can evolve and change through the process of the cutting. Each print is burnished by hand which allows the soft texture of the wood to emerge.
Jo's exhibition will be hosted in our main gallery space whilst in our Courtyard Gallery our seasonal printmaker open exhibition continues. Each space will also feature specially selected 3D works from our seasonal sculpture artists.
Thursday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm or by appointment
Closing week 23rd December 10 am - 5 pm 24th December 10 am - 1 pm
Exhibiting Artists
