Work of Jacqueline Quinn & Sue Dunne
Sat/Sun 5th Sep to 1st Nov 11am-5pm. Open during the week by appointment.
Jacqueline Quinn – Artist Statement:
Koroko
Jacqueline Quinn
‘Koroko’, translated from Japanese means, of the heart, mind and spirit – indivisible, interconnected and intangible.
Instructions for living a life.
‘Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.’
Mary Oliver.
In my twenties, while I was working as a social worker I studied for a degree in design at Sunderland University.
I continued to work in social work then teaching, trained as a psychotherapist and lectured in psychology.
When I turned fifty, at last, I remembered my love of art and design and started, slowly to turn my attention to my creative life and eventually sold work through exhibitions and galleries.
Being both an artist and therapist provided great balance and now, after experiencing some turbulent years and in my eighth decade I continue to make art in my home based studio.
My search, and this body of work, is about a sense of identity, place and connection.
Repeated images appearing include the moon, trees, birds, feathers, vessels and often include sacred symbols…the spiral, cross, cup and ring marks, all symbols of wholeness, brokenness and imperfection.
Birds signify freedom, hope and wisdom, their feathers encoded with secret meaning. Trees connect me to life, growth and longevity, vessels to containment and beauty.
The moon is a constant, recurring, central image connecting to the unknown, beauty and mystery, a symbol of wholeness and transformation.
‘When the world gets too much, you can always go to your imagination.
It’s not an optional extra: it’s a tool, a muscle, a place that we can step into every day.
Because isn’t that what artists do anyway? They go to that magical place deep in their heads and show us what they find there. Art wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for people spending time in their inner worlds.’
Katy Hessel
My thanks to Dennis and Brenda for their support and kindness and the opportunity to show my work again in their beautiful space.
It has been a privilege and joy to work consistently over the last 18 months making one off, original pieces which chart my journey through a period of deep grief, a path which we all take at one time or another in our lives.
Creativity, in all its forms, be it art, music, writing or movement helps to untie tight knots and frees us again to mend, heal and move.
Jacqueline
www.jacquelinequinnart.co.uk
Sue Dunne – Artist Statement:
My practice is in hand-built press moulded white earthenware clay. This is coloured in underglazes and slips. I use real plant material in my ceramics.
From close observation of the amazing growth and change over the seasons, both in my own garden and in the woods and fields beyond, I can always find new ideas to try out. My work is also influenced by ongoing research into textile surface and its 3D forms.
After studying art at Colchester Art School and ceramics at Bath Academy of Art I have settled in rural Northumberland. This environment continues to inspire and inform me.
