bust – Ellen Cooper Art

The Stables Gallery Exhibition

An Exhibition

26th May to 25th June

Some of my sculptures will be on show in The Stables Gallery at Hall Place alongside the work around 40 other ceramic artists. I will be there on 1st and 20th June and lots of us will be there between 12 pm and 2 pm on Saturday 27th May.

It’s a great place to visit and easy to access. As well as the gallery there is a lovely garden, parkland (all free entry) and a riverside cafe, historic house and some other attractions. Find out more here:

https://www.hallplace.org.uk/the-stables-gallery/

Here are some of my sculptures that will be on show. They can go in the garden or in the house.

I had great fun with this patterned finish.

border terrier front view — Sitting Border Terrier

border terrier from left — Border Terrier

border terrier back — The glaze adds realism to the coat

border terrier head — Eyes and nose are picked out in glossy glaze.

pig from left — This was modelled on the farm

Two models

Two heads: Age and Youth

Sculpting from life presents it’s own challenges and of course the result to some extent depends on the model who is posing, but it is up to the artist to interpret what they see. Sometimes Ellen chooses to work on the head only and in these two examples she has managed to give a distinctive character to each.

The tilt of the head, the expression on the faces and the set of the shoulders has been captured in each. The choice of glaze is also important. The matt verdigris finish for the older model and the more polished, with glowing metallic elements, for the younger, work well.

Two Figures: Age and Youth

On other occasions she chooses to sculpt the whole figure and is similarly able to interpret what she sees to produce moving and interesting pieces. The same two models sat again and the older seems marked by experience and expresses resignation while the younger seems to be luxuriating in the hope of things to come.