Rachel Jennings

Textiles, papermaking and print

About the Event

My work combines textiles, papermaking and print making to create unique peices of art with a meditative quality. Inspiration comes from sacred imagery all around us, with accompanying words derived from folk songs, poems and celtic blessings.

Event Type

Exhibition

Disciplines

Books/Paper/Caligraphy, Printmaking, Textiles/Fashion

Telephone

01373 464754

Email

rachel@racheljennings.org.uk

Website

www.racheljennings.org.uk

Opening Times

Fri 7th	Sat 8th	Sun 9th	Mon 10th	Tue 11th	Wed 12th	Thu 13th	Fri 14th	Sat 15th	Sun 16th
closed	12pm - 10pm	12pm - 6pm	12pm - 6pm	12pm - 6pm	12pm - 10pm	12pm - 6pm	12pm - 6pm	12pm - 6pm	12pm - 10pm

Further Info

Rachel Jennings trained as a weaver at Chelsea College of Art, but now uses papermaking and textile techniques to create one-off pieces which cross the boundaries between textiles, paper and printmaking. All her paper is handmade and coloured using various natural and synthetic materials, including cotton, tea, spices and onion skins. Her newest work has grown out of a fascination with sacred imagery, from Wells Cathedral, Glastonbury Abbey and the Chalice Well, with accompanying words from folk songs, poems and Celtic blessings. Earlier pieces intimate nature’s part in the sacred cycle, celebrating sky, earth, water, sun and moon in variously textured handmade papers and fragments of poetry.

Rachel moved to Frome 10 years ago, and now exhibits regularly in the South West. For two years running she was an Award winner in the Enigma Awards in Frome (2003 Textiles, 2004 2-D), and in 2004 won the Blue Lias Gallery Prize in Lyme Regis Arts Festival. Rachel has recently been accepted as a full member of the Somerset Guild of Craftsmen, and is also Exhibitions Officer for PaperWeight, a national group of artists working with paper.

Venue Information

Address

The Shippon Gallery

Stawley Wood Farm

Stawley

Wellington

Somerset

TA21 0HP

For Venue Information

01823 672300

Parish

Stawley

Disabled Access

Good

Refreshment Details

Cream teas during days.

Other Facilities

Evening performances are outside: Bring suitable clothing, footwear, picnic rugs/chairs.

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