Cathy's Art Diary

Nice exhibition at the 508 Gallery of work by the sculptor Eve Shepherd. I know Eve and it was nice to see some of her work which was familiar from other exhibitions and her own open house presentations. It was lovely to see the wonderful “Faith”, which a friend borrowed a few years ago as part of the Easter celebrations at his church, also “Silent Circle” eight marble figures of naked female figures covering their faces with their arms. The only new work in the show was a figure she had done for a charity auction inspired by the literary world of James Bond organised by auctioneers Farron & Lake. The commentary by the figures explained that Eve had some problems with the commission and her first was turned down however when she turned to doing a more traditional depiction of the character it changed in her hands to become a strain female figure in a typical Bond pose. I felt the figure looked rather like Eve herself! Closed 6 March 2019

Lovely exhibition   at the Towner Gallery in Eastbourne of new work by sculptor Eve Shepherd who was also in residence there. The Stand is a growing work representing unrecognised women through history. There were about 20 figures when I visited but the plan was grow this over time to be 150 figures. They are shown on individual tall stands and are each long figures growing out of a bed of clay to form recognisable figures. Some figures are real people from history and they have their eyes open but others represented the forgotten figures of history whose eyes are closed. I must admit to knowing Eve and it was great to see her there and to learn more about the figures. She had been working in a small studio in the corner of the room which had a figure she was working on and pictures of the women who she had been already modelled. She was sharing the room with Jenny Staff who was running an interactive area which allowed children and adults to play with creative idea...

Lovely exhibition at the Corridor Gallery in Brighton of new work by the sculptor, Eve Shepherd. Most of the works were in porcelain and explored ideas of femininity and motherhood. I liked the works which seemed to grow out of the earth with figures apparently in great skirts of mud and foliage. My favourite though was a pregnant, nude, female, minotaur poised on a small podium with wonderful, big grounded feet. Closes on 4 December 2016  

Delightful exhibition at the Turrill Sculpture Garden in Oxford, nestled behind Summertown Library showing work by Eve Shepherd. I know Eve’s work from her Open House in Brighton and had discovered to my delight that she was going to show in Oxford in this garden organised by a family friend. What a coincidence! I am a great fan of Eve’s work and it was wonderful to see it in another settling and to see a few pieces I had not seen before. A piece which was new to me was of 3 kneeling blindfolded figures and their reflections. It was great to see “Face off” again, an intriguing work showing a boy contemplating his reflection. If you are anywhere near Oxford go and have a look and spend some time with lovely art works in a tranquil space!