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  • About Time

    by Alison Shelton Brown
    At long last and About Time Robin and I put together a joint show of artworks created over two lifetimes at the Malthouse Gallery, Lyme Regis.
    Posted in ceramics, Exhibition, Jewellery, Sculpture

  • Craft Workshops During August 24

    by Alison Shelton Brown
    A busy August of craft workshops in Devon, including pinch pot animals and potato print bags and a special stamp for Ukraine Nationals for their Independence Day.
    Posted in ceramics, craft activities, group craft activities

  • Helios arrives in Lyme Regis this June

    by Alison Shelton Brown

    In Greek mythology, Helios, the Sun God, dashes daily from east to west in a chariot pulled by his galloping horses. ‘Helios’ featuring twelve artists and makers opens on the Summer equinox to celebrate a love for the outdoors, nature and our world.

    Posted in Art Jewellery, ceramics, Exhibition, Glass, Lighting, Lyme Regis, Mixed Media, Painting, Sculpture

  • Radical Clay - Gillian Lowndes at the Holborne Museum

    by Alison Shelton Brown
    A visit to the Holborne Museum to see Radical Clay - a selection of ceramic sculptural works by Gillian Lowndes in February 2024
    Posted in ceramics, Exhibition

  • Dorset Art Weeks 2024

    by Alison Shelton Brown
    Anne Reynolds and Alison Shelton Brown will be sharing the Cottage Classroom at Sandy Hill Studios, Corfe Castle during Dorset Art Weeks from Saturday 25th May to Sunday 9th June daily. A display of artworks demonstrating tactile making and attention to the details. Textiles, ceramics, jewellery.
    Posted in Art Jewellery, ceramics, Exhibition, Mixed Media, Textiles

  • SSW Xmas Art Fair

    by Alison Shelton Brown
    Sou'-Sou'-West Gallery at Symondsbury are joining in the Estate's Christmas festivities by opening their gallery and shop to new makers and artists. This year I will bring Helen Eastham glass, I Am Rachel enamel jewellery, Robin Shelton's phytograms and Richard Jeffery's raku toys, along with some of my porcelain birds and clematis flowers.
    Posted in ceramics, Exhibition, Glass, Sculpture, SSW Gallery, Symondsbury

  • Darkness to Hope

    by Alison Shelton Brown
    An Open Call exhibition at the Atkinson Gallery, Millfield at Street, Somerset. A response to making during lockdown and the emergence from the pa...
    Posted in ceramics, Exhibition, Mixed Media

  • Primavera springs to life at the Malthouse Gallery

    by Alison Shelton Brown
    This Easter week 2023 I'm bringing more new faces to the Malthouse Gallery in Lyme Regis. This show will feature ten artists and craft makers who will hopefully tempt and inspire others to get creative and to also purchase affordable art and high quality craft and design.
    Posted in Art Jewellery, ceramics, Exhibition, Glass, Lighting, Mixed Media, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Textiles, Willow Weaving

  • Shine

    by Alison Shelton Brown
    A mixed show featuring work by members of Design-Nation Cornwall & Devon at Create Cornwall, Bedruthan Hotel, Mawgan Porth, Cornwall from Saturday 12 November to Wednesday 4th January 2023
    Posted in ceramics, Design-Nation Cornwall & Devon, Exhibition, Sculpture, Trapper Basket

  • Flotsam Too - Washed Up

    by Alison Shelton Brown
    Teignmouth's iconic building on the seafront The Beachcomber was the location for another curated art show in September 2022. Stunning sea views and ample space to display artworks to their best advantage despite no electricity.
    Posted in Art Jewellery, ceramics, Exhibition, Painting, Sculpture, Sustainability

  • Flotsam Too

    by Alison Shelton Brown
    Six artist and makers take up residence at The Beachcomber on Teignmouth's beachfront for seven days only. Saturday 10th to Thursday 16th September. Working around the theme of flotsam and detritus Robin Shelton, Anthony Wong and Alison Shelton Brown will be combing the beach daily for materials to incorporate into new work, inspired by a different coastline and location.
    Posted in Art Jewellery, ceramics, Exhibition, Mixed Media, Painting, Sculpture

  • Flotsam Wash up

    by Alison Shelton Brown
    Flotsam at the Malthouse Gallery, Lyme Regis July 2022. Ten artists / makers featuring etching, painting, ceramics, jewellery, textiles, lighting, basketry and curated by Alison Shelton Brown. A wonderful selection of quality pieces themed around the title Flotsam and What was Left Behind in the wonderful Town Mill courtyard gallery.
    Posted in Art Jewellery, ceramics, Exhibition, Lyme Regis, Mixed Media, Painting, Printmaking, Sustainability, Willow Weaving