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News: Rozanne Hawksley Again this year, another artist we will miss so much. It saddens us to report the passing of Rozanne Hawksley.
Born
in 1931 in Portsmouth, to quote from the back of the book written about
her life and work by Mary Schoeser, Rozanne was a formidable artist who
broke down barriers through her body of mixed media work that provides
a narrative about war and other world events, as well as the role and
fate of women.
Rozanne was also a supportive and generous member of FAS who always entered her complex and thought provoking work into our exhitions.  Eirian Short We
are sad to announce that one of our most illustrious and wonderful
artists, Eirian Short, passed away peacefully on December the 3rd. She
was 97 years old and had been a member of the Society from it's very
beginning. Many of you will have read about Eirian from her writings in
the FAS Magazine
We
will be putting together a celebration of her life and works in our
next edition. In the meanwhile our condolences and best wishes go to
Denys seen in in the photo below as a young man with the beautiful and
gifted young Eirian.
 Geoff Yeomans  Geoff
Yeomans was a painter with formidable realism techniques. He
worked mainly in oils but also etching using drypoint and mezzotint.
In his life Geoff was awarded many first prestigious prizes. Fishguard Arts Society was pleased to be among those who not only awarded him a first prizesbut had the pleasure of displaying his works. He took part in our Paintings from Poems exhibition and we had the further benefit of not only his paintings but his poems too as you can see from the small film. Twice he held Masterclasses for members of the Society and in these his naural ability to teach and share the scope of his knowledge came overwith a clarity that is hard to define.   iAwarded first prize by Aydrey Walker for "Hangman' in the Fishguarard Arts Society Exhibition 'Blue' held in Tregwynt Mansion 2008 The words below are written by Geoff about his work during one of our exhibitions and are give a modest insight into his thoughts on his art. “I work as I walk, not knowing what I might find: sight is touching at a distance, painting is a love affair with a surface: Art is how a nation defines itself. Traditionally still life contains hidden metaphors and allegories about life and inevitability of death. The basic, solitary scrutiny of the physical objects of experience in still life arrangements can lead to broader issues My objects have to be visually attractive and of the present day: things important to or rejected by my children and friends”.
Audrey Richardson, ceramicist has passed away. A long time member and contributor, she will be very much missed. Our Summer Exhibition poster has homage to Audrey with a detail from one of her works   Audrey demonstrating at one of our events in Oriel y Parc and one of her beautiful sculptural pieces Len Rees Sadly, Len Rees, potter/ceramicist died in November. Len had always shown with FAS and was a stalwart supporter of the Society. He sent work out for both our Exhibitions in Kyoto. In 2014 Len gave an interview for our magazine which you can read again here March 1st, member, Paul Steffan Jones in Rhos y Gilwen  Bluestone Sculpture Update This collaboration sculpture is to be unveiled officially on the Marine Walk in March See information on http://www.fishguardartssociety.org.uk/Bluestone Sculpture.html
============================================================================================== Elizabeth Haines
  "I've been inspired by the amazing garden at Dyffryn Fernant this summer, as well as painting at the rocks above my home. 'Coastal' was done on a piece of wood painstakingly sanded by my grandson and presented to me, and both children completed this amazing mural on the barn wall. On Saturday 23rd I'll be at The Golden Sheaf Gallery in Narberth with new paintings, and a new sketchbook made up with drawings from France. I'm looking forward to returning to the family's house near Cognac in October, when the colours will be marvellous. I'll also be exhibiting with Five Ways Gallery, in Monmouth from the evening of 11th to 15th October, at the Town Hall." Twr y Felin, Art Hotel. St Davids https://www.twryfelinhotel.com/ Geoff Yeoman's stunning 'Tugboats at Porth y Rhaw' takes a good position   Geoff Yeomans has given his painting' The Last of M72', oil on canvas, to Moma Wales in Machynlleth as part of their permanent collection. It is a particularlyexcellent piece for showing the craftsmanship and style of this renowned painter.  Carole King has produced a hand-made book, the contents of which illustrate aspects of woollen cloth manufacture across its twenty-four silkscreen printed pages. and is one of only 35 designers to be selected for Cambrian Mill's Design and Make Challenge The book can be seen on:-  http://youtu.be/RzdFMapHwdA Jobina Tinnemans has been chosen to present a musical interpretation of/accompaniment to Dannie's poem 'Winged Back', chosen to represent the year 1953 in Carol Ann Duffy’s bestselling anthology Jubilee Lines http://www.parthianbooks.com/content/dannie-abse-memorial-1953-winged-back Exhibition of the extraordinary works of Eirian and Denys Short in the Welsh Quilt Centre 
Gwenno Dafydd has been offered a publishing contract from Parthian Books http://parthianbooks.com for her non-fiction book on female stand up comediennes. The book will be published in 2015 The material for this book is the result of eighteen years of research. Gwenno has interviewed numerous comics working in Britain and internationally – some pioneering and well known like Joan Rivers, Jo Brand, Jenny Eclair, Helen Lederer, as well as newcomers Nina Conti, Shazia Mirzah and Amy Schumer. http://traceagency.wordpress.com/2014/08/18/great-news-for-welsh-author-gwenno-dafydd/ Cynth Weman has opened a Gallery for her work in Carmarthen Cynth Weyman -Inspired to collect in the Albion Arcade, Blue Street Open 10.30 am-5pm Tuesday -Saturday Linda Norris has been awarded a place on a masterclass at North Lands Creative Glass in Caithness in September with artist, Helen Maurer and photographer, Angela Moore. Linda is holding a summer sale of work to fund the trip. more info on Linda's website  http://www.linda-norris.com "North Lands has been an inspirational place and a catalyst for my work. This masterclass will enable me to work with these internationally acclaimed artists to explore light, glass and landscape in new and exciting ways." A film by Gemma Green- Hope, Gan-Gan on vimeo has been very successful and has resulted in a short for the Dylan Thomas Celebrations http://vimeo.com/92915163  Exciting new residential courses from Literature Wales in Ty Newydd http://www.literaturewales.org/courses/ Fishguard Arts Society Committee have decided to award a Sixth Form Student Arts Prize 2014 to a pupil from Ysgol Bro Gwaun, Fishguard. The prize will be presented at the opening of our Members' Exhibition in July    David Clarke from Clynfyw has sent his official media announcement in Welsh and English, together with some images of the eBook. You can also learn more about the venture at www.savvy-books.com or the new Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Savvy-Books/ Two additional titles are already in production and should be released within a few weeks. Hans Van Bemmelen, our member from the Hague, has been very busy working on a series of sculptures. You can see them on :- http://www.rableydrawingcentre.com/drawingsandprints/artist/gallery/262/hans-van-bemmelen/rabley-series Hans's work often includes elements informed by architecture and engineering. The pieces in the Rabley Series are intended to contrast with the landscape, while also drawing attention to elements in it. Christine Willison will be reading extracts from and signing copies of her book, Pembrokeshire Folk Tales, published by History Press in different locations in Wales. For information see her website:- http://www.christinestories.co.uk/ Alex Barr's e-book is not available on Kindle but is available on Nook and ipads Alex writes about his new book: "I’ve always loved road movies and detective stories, and Antofagasta has elements of both. Shakespeare fans may detect signs of larceny from the works of the bard. I’ve done a lot of amateur acting. My last appearance was as a headless ghost at the opening of Fishguard Arts Society’s latest exhibition. Places and travel are important to me and have inspired a lot of the short stories I’ve written." you can read more on:- http://tonyriches.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/new-ebook-launch-guest-post-antofagasta.html  Preview the new Kindle eBook Antofagasta - A Novel on Amazon US or Amazon UK 'Tatsuko' is coming to the Carmarthen A film based on a true story, Tatsuko is a silent film which will run for about 40 minutes, shot almost entirely in black and white. A trailer for the film can be seen on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NwVwNk0NuA
Jonathan Cramp and Jonathan
The Opening in Oriel Q of a Retrospective in 2014 of Elizabeth Cramp's delicate and beautiful work For more information on the Exhibition and catalogue and information on current exhibitions link here to : Oriel Q
FISHGUARD MARKET HALL MURAL The official opening for the renovated ceramic mural  ''Chapel and Tip' c 1959, by Denys Short (1800mm by 1200mm) is part of the permanent exhibition in the new 'Derek Williams Contempory Gallery', The National Museum of Art, Cardiff. |
