More examples of Zoe Heath's work

These are examples of cards that Zoe has made- so if you are looking for that special card for that special someone, drop us a line and commission one!  Zoe can incorporate photographs, fabric, paper and other materials, as well as wording to make that really personal touch even more so.

Please contact for details, time required, prices etc. Please note all payment must be made in advance.

the Shakespeare connection

 "Fairies away! We shall chide downright if I longer stay"

Here is another example of Zoe Heath's work.

This piece will be for sale at the exhibition so make sure you bag it if you're a Shakespeare fan!

 It is inspired by her love of one of her favourite Shakespearean plays, A Midsummer Night's Dream- it contains everything she loves: poetry, humour, magic and love.

As Zoe recently told me, she's in a bit of a "mushroom and toadstool mood" and that got her thinking about fairies (the fairy in this image is one recently purchased from Lavinia Stamps)..... and so it turned into a Midsummer Night's Dream (which Zoe is about to see a production of, so i guess the ideas floating around somewhere- don't you love the subconscious?)

Zoe recounted:

"The thing is though, I wasn't consciously thinking about making a MND piece. It started with the background, then I decided on using the fairy- and then the mushrooms and the MND theme just sort of developed!

"Never quite know what's going on in my mind, that's for sure...."

examples of Zoe's work

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Here is another delightful example of Zoe's work.

Zoe is inspired by everything from the amazing plants in her beautiful garden (she is a very keen gardener), to getting ideas from a line of poetry, or just a colour or texture of one of the many materials she uses in her work.

 

This piece makes me laugh! When are any of us going to grow up? And in any case, we can all be artists if we chose to be. The naive style and wonky lettering make it kooky and cute but the message is loud and clear.

Introducing Zoe Heath

Zoe, a self- taught artist from Wells, Somerset, is set to take our local mini artgallery in the horsebox by storm!

Zoe's work is whimsical, witty, colourful and characterful- she brings a smile to your face which I reckon is a good thing in the modern world!

She has never exhibited before, so we are delighted to invite her to Gloucestershire where we are sure she will receive a warm welcome.


Her work will definitely appeal to the 21st century woman who struggles with the juggling act that is life. (not that her work doesn't also resonate with men!) Her obsessions with cake and chocolate will feel very familiar to many of us!

Zoe works at home at her dining room table- you can see her work spreads over all surfaces...... including her fingers. She is very much an artist who gets "stuck in."

We will be bringing you more information about the exhibition, and examples of her work in the coming days and weeks- in the meantime keep the weekend of 7 April free!

Coming soon......

Zoe Heath, a whimsical self taught artist from Wells, Somerset, will be exhibiting her delightful and thought-provoking pieces after Easter.

Watch this space for more details soon!

sorry!

Been very busy with things the last couple of months- but now it's 2013 and time to start thinking about this year's exhibitions.


I'm working on a couple of friends whose work would look fantastic in the horsebox to do exhibitions- and I'm hoping to get my act together and do a solo exhibition some time too!

Currently working on college art projects (see http://www.facebook.com/timetolearnpiano.ttolp for some photos) and trying to get a ceramics exhibition at college off the ground. Will post photos on anything that happens....

I'm also seeing if we can hold an exhibition at Kingshill House some time. It has such a great atmosphere and perfect for preview party!

If you have any suggestions, would like to exhibit etc please do contact me- this is meant to be an exhibition space for everyone to use!

brain about to explode.....

Location project is taking over my life. Trouble is the more I research the more I find out more things that take me off on tangents....

Have been reading "Richard Deacon" published by Phaidon and found some great quotes from Mary Douglas ...from her book "Purity and Danger". Fits nicely into my ideas for working on the theme of evil- and moving into ambiguity.she suggests that dirt, being "matter out of place"- is not only profane but ..deeply sacred... The deviant or transgressive are both better managers of contradiction and also less dependent on authority than the fanatic and may therefore be more effective agents of transformation"

... ok, I know it all sound a bit pretentious, but I'm really interested in the role of negativity/ evil/ whatever form you wish to choose, has in creating change and challenging us. (and I love the concept of producing art that people find uncomfortable, that challenges them to reconsider what they think....whether it is personal and too personal for them to cope with, or on bigger issues.

Then followed up on Mary Douglas- I knew it! Really important anthropologist died 2007. Should have studied anthropology.... Was put on to Claude Levi-Strauss by ethnomusicology lecturer all those years ago & loved that. Kind of fits in well with my twin obsessions with making bread & ceramics- my pet theory on what makes us human revolves around those 2 activities Oh well, better late than never... maybe I could pay homage to her in my next project. How about reliquaries of dust and dirt and rubbish? Glass, ceramics, laminated... sewn onto textiles, textiles made of rubbish... I think I'm getting somewhere.

See what I mean- I start by thinking about doing preserving detritus from the mill in plaster, resin and clay and then go down a totally new track....