Press Release

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Paintings by Sarah Woods 
 with ceramics by Maria Kristofersson

29^thJune to 28^thJuly 2024

Works at Sarah Woods' Cornwall studio

Throughout July, New Craftsman Gallery presents paintings inspired by the Cornish coast from talented young artist Sarah Woods, alongside ceramics by Swedish artist Maria Kristofersson. Sarah Woods captures the soft colours of Cornwall's ocean and coastal landscape, with a focus on simplicity of colour and mark. She works with the natural qualities of her canvas, using single brush strokes inspired by the balance and harmony of the coastline. These new works have been created throughout the spring and early summer of 2024 in response to the beautiful landscape between St Ives and the Zennor. They include large scale paintings and a series of smaller landscape studies in Sarah's distinctly tranquil palette. Each painting is framed in unfinished oak, bringing focus to the natural simplicity of process and materials.

Maria Kristofersson's ceramic objects are made by way of a direct and intuitive process, allowing her to find expression, character and the sense of a story in each piece as it evolves. Function is rarely a factor in her work, meaning that glazes are not needed, though occasionally she is inspired to create interesting contrasts of gloss and matte surface. This new collection is based on bottle forms in an earth toned palette of colours. Maria lives and works in Gothenburg, Sweden and has exhibited in solo exhibitions in Sweden, Norway and Japan.
 

New Craftsman Gallery, 24 Fore St, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 1HE

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Works at Sarah Woods Cornwall Studio

 

Editors Notes

New Craftsman St Ives

With an international reputation amongst art and craft collectors for its painting, sculpture and quality studio ceramics, the New Craftsman is regarded as one of the most important spaces for contemporary artists in St Ives. Founded in the mid-1960s by potter Janet Leach, it holds an unrivalled reputation as one of the country's leading art and craft venues. Today the gallery's annual programme of mixed and solo exhibitions continues to support the work of Cornwall's and the UK's very best painters and craftspeople.

New Craftsman Gallery, 24 Fore Street, St. Ives, Cornwall TR26 1HE

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