19th September 2024
Towner Eastbourne
College Rd
Eastbourne BN21 4JJ
Image: Susan Ramsay-Smith’s talk For our September event, we ran a new and improved event where 4 artist members delivered a short 10-minute talk about their practice.
This Pecha Kucha-style event, previously run as 5x5, gives us the opportunity to get to know more about the work and inspirations of our members. As usual, an eclectic mix of artists was showcased, demonstrating the diversity of our artists' network including painters, ceramicists and sculptors:
The artists who took part were as follows:
Susan Ramsay-Smith
Susan Ramsay-Smith’s ceramic practice is underpinned by an ecological approach, sourcing and processing Weald clay. After completing her Craft MA in 2021, when Susan focussed on investigating and testing different materials, she relocated to Eastbourne which offers a new seascape.
Susan’s interest for experimenting with naturally occurring clay deposits was stimulated by a studio visit to Danish potter Anne Mette Hjortshøj, on the island of Bornholm. Reflecting on this experience, Susan allows the alchemy and interplay between material and process to inform the outcome of her work, creating sculptures and vessels which signify the relationship between the material and landscape.
Instagram @susanramsaysmith
Above Images: Left to right : Work by David Rice, Deborah Thompsett and Victoria Snazell.
David Rice
David trained as a graphic designer and was an art director on various entertainment and lifestyle magazines. He began painting in 2018. When the Covid pandemic arrived, the free time helped him reassess his life. Taking long walks through the South Downs landscape heavily inspired his painting.
His work is a response to the meditative nature of walking and the benefits it brings, both physically and mentally. Often not depicting a specific place, instead trying to capture the essence of the landscape and the feeling of being outside in nature.
Instagram @paintingsfromdavid
Victoria Snazell
Victoria Snazell paints from her studio in Brighton. She studied Fine Art at Bath in the early ‘90s, where she was awarded the Gane Travel Scholarship and exhibited at the Royal Society of Sculptors. Shifting from a sculptural to painterly bias, her playful style investigates the physicality of the medium and our complicated relationship to things in the world.
In 2022, she was selected by Jo Baring and Beth Greenacre to exhibit in Fair Art Fair Curated II - Womxn at Unit 1 Gallery|Workshop, London. Last year she exhibited in Huddersfield as part of #aspshows, A Generous Space 3.
Website www.victoriasnazell.com
Instagram @victoria_snazell
Deborah Tompsett
Sussex based visual artist Deborah Tompsett works with a variety of media including clay, acrylics and reclaimed materials. After gaining a degree in Fine Art/Sculpture she completed a pottery apprenticeship and over the last 3 decades has delivered workshops and ceramic projects in schools and community groups. Recent studio work draws on personal experiences of grief and loss interwoven with faith and landscape.
In 2018 she won the inaugural Chaiya Art Award which explores spirituality through the visual arts and her Advent Greenhouse 2 formed part of the Matter Matters exhibition in Beijing, China, 2019
Instagram @deborah_tompsett_art_
Blue Monkey Net would like to say a special thank you to all those involved in the organising of this event and especially to the artists who took part in what was a highly enjoyable evening with such a range of wonderful work on show.
