What a lovely day we had, I went primarily to see the work of Julie Arkell, it was a huge collection of her dolls, well over 100. The exhibition is entitled 'Away' or 'ymaith'. I love her idiosyncratic work, they are so beautifully crafted and this time she has created many original dolls rather than using just found dolls. Nearly all were embroidered with quirky little comments and many had knitted components or wonderful Welsh hats. I fell in love with her Welsh crows, in all different sizes, some quite large which is unusual for her. If you can get to North Wales it is well worth a visit, its a great day out. I can heartily recommend the cafe, which sources local Welsh foodstuffs and has a really interesting menu. Not too expensive either. Also on show in the gallery is an exibition entitled 'Is it wood?' or 'a yw'n bren?' This exhibition was so good, some of the pieces on show were just amazing, artists on show included Peter Archer's glorious vessels, the turned pieces of Eleanor Lakelin and some delightful insect forms by Louise Hibbert. Rebecca fell in love with the work of Wycliffe Stutchbury which was so very dramatic and imposing. We are lucky we are just over an hour & a half to Ruthin and make the trip to see most of the exhibitions. If you can manage to get there do try it, it's really worth.
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| Thank you to the young man who let me take a picture of the gallery. |
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