A ceramic and painting exhibition born out of life, memory and nature will soon open in Ocean Grove.
Painter Kate Gorman and ceramicist Glenn England’s exhibition ENCIRCLE will be held at the Hive Gallery throughout next month, featuring an opening event from 2pm on Saturday, August 2.
Ms Gorman said her paintings in the exhibition were inspired by her collaborator and friend Dianne Mangan, who was killed in a car accident in May this year.
“(The exhibitions paintings are) more of what I call restful scenes like landscapes, but sometimes they don’t look like a landscape, it’s just how it comes out,” she said.
“Each painting represents a place where you would find peace and tranquillity and somewhere nice to sit and be away from the bustling noise of the city or traffic.
“Di was very strict in her profession; a very professional woman, yet she had this other lovely and gentle side… She was an inspiration and very knowledgeable.
“I tried to produce a series that reflected someone that was a very gentle woman. Sometimes I use a lot of bright colours, but with this sort of restricted myself into the more serene blues and greens.”
The exhibition also follows on from Ms England’s unexpected story of loss and recovery after her entire body of work was stolen from her car earlier this year and was later found intact three months later.
“It was surreal and to have them returned felt like part of the cycle itself; things lost, then found again,” Ms England said.
