Rachel Ricketts
Also exhibiting at No 9 Church Road
Also exhibiting at No 9 Church Road
Rachel and "Fly" - photograph by Andy Compton
FLY - The Walking Dog of Kington, a sculpture destined to be cast in bronze as a permanent feature in the town,
can be seen at the Market Hall during the festival. |
Rachel Ricketts - sculpture and painting
Visit me at The Gallery at Studio 54 54 Bridge Street, Kington, HR5 3DJ Open: 10am to 3pm Saturday, Sunday and Monday I will be showing a range of my sculptures and paintings in various media alongside guest artists including painter Wayne Summers. Beware - there are two steps into the gallery with no handrail and a further three steps without handrail, followed by a flight of stairs, up to the studio. Rachel is also exhibiting at No 9 Church Road during the festival. Tel: 07703 386047 |
Rachel is a professional sculptor and member of the RBSA, having studied fine art at Bournville and Norwich Schools of Art, with over twenty years experience in her chosen discipline. Based in Kington, at Studio 54 Gallery, where visitors who would like to see work in progress are welcome and where some of her paintings and drawings can also be seen.
Animal subjects feature prominently in her work, with themes influenced by folk tales, other literature and impressions which have lasted since childhood. Horses, dogs, animal and human/animal hybrids are well represented in her work. The media Rachel uses to produce her three dimensional work are many and varied: metals, ceramics, resins, wool, feathers and paper and include painted surfaces. This provides a suitable foundation for surface decoration similar to fine lime-plaster as used in fresco secco. Rachel was a wall-paintings conservator before sculpting took over. Most of her paintings are currently of mixed media on gesso panels. Commissions are invited occasionally - please consult the artist. |