Thursday, 23 February 2012

Punkadelics and Paired Ceramics

Punkadelics and Paired Ceramics, from Tuesday, the 27th March until Sunday, the15th of April.
Opening times, 10.00am -4pm, Tuesday to Sunday.
The exhibition is closed on Mondays but open ALL Bank Holidays including Easter.

Recent 'Punkadelics' series paintings & print retrospective of 'Class of 1997, Queen Mary Girls School, by artist Corrine Streetly and new ceramics and porcelain by Lytham based ceramicist Marie Kershaw, using coloured glazes and lustres of her own design. 

A Joint Exhibition at Lytham Heritage Centre featuring new paintings, prints and drawings by Blackpool based artist, founder and director of Blott Artist Studios, Corrine Streetly and a new range of decorative ceramics and porcelain by Lytham based ceramicist Marie Kershaw, who applies her research into ceramic design into producing slips, transfers, gilding coloured glazes and lustres of her own design. 

The exhibition will also feature works which have been kindly loaned by KEQMS from their public collection and other private collectors to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Corrine's year as artist in residence at Queen Mary School,  which culminated in the ‘Class of 97’ exhibition.  As well as another chance to see selected works from the original 1997 exhibition, there will be original paintings, drawings, limited edition prints, fine art cards, postcards and bespoke china mugs available for sale.


Corrine Streetly 'Tennis' Class of '97'

Corrine Streetly 'Tennis' ceramic mug, Class of '97'
Marie Kershaw 'Ophelia Statuettes', fine white porcelain

Corrine Streetly 'London Girls I', ceramic mug'
Corrine Streetly 'Hockey Player' Class of '97'
Marie Kershaw 'Glazed Plate'

Marie Kershaw 'Glazed Plate'

Corrine Streetly 'Hockey' Class of '97'
Corrine Streetly 'Hockey', ceramic mug Class of '97'

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Laura Havenhand exibition at FYC

You are invited to view Blott artist Laura Havenhand's new exhibition later this month at Bloackpool's FYCreatives in conjunction with Supercollider.

For more information, please read below.

LAURA HAVENHAND
DELICATELY SANCTIMONIOUS

16 - 29 JANUARY 2012

Supercollider is pleased to announce the next exhibition in partnership with FYCreatives*.



Laura Havenhand, whose exhibition Delicately Sanctimonious will be next in the Semiconductor** series of exhibitions and the first exhibition of 2012.

Havenhand's work signifies a stance against associations of physicality. Past work has included portraits of society's 'undesirables'; people who live on the fringes of the system, trapped in the periphery, existing in a social limbo. Through a system of art historical referencing these people were subjected to an elevated status through representation and scale.

In this new work Havenhand refocuses her aims, this time questioning the social actions undertaken to create and reinforce biological differentiation which leads to social deviation and a rigid social condition. Through reversing the established way by which women are rendered, Havenhand aims to challenge the societal ideology that maintains a patriarchal family and retains women in the subordinate role.

- Laura Havenhand is an artist based on the Fylde coast. She is currently a member of the Blott Artists' Collective, exhibiting on a national and international basis.

*Supercollider has developed a partnership with Blackpool’s creative industries centre FYCreatives to curate a programme of exhibitions and events in the gallery at FYCreatives’ Church Street site during 2012.

** Semiconductor is a Supercollider initiative developed to encourage and promote the work of artists based within the gallery's locale who are making a positive contribution to the development of artistic practice in the area. Exhibitions are programmed and inserted into the main Supercollider programme establishing a point of connection between the local and wider artist communities.

We would love to see you there! FYC / 154 - 158 Church Street / Blackpool / FY1 3PS

Monday, 19 December 2011

Guest artists exhibit at Blott gallery over Christmas and throughout December and January

Over Christmas at Blott Gallery we are pleased to have three guest artists exhibiting original works throughout December and January.
These include Leeds based artist Keith Murdoch's lavishly coloured paintings, Los Angeles based Sukhdev Dail's internationally renowned bronze sculptures & Kent based artist Gavin Edmond's monocromatic explorations of self; of childhood, sibling identity & demography.


Sukhdev Dail 'Forbidden Fruit'

Sukhdev Dail 'Flutist'
Sukhdev Dail 'Introspection'


Keith Murdoch 'Birthday Flowers I'
Keith Murdoch ' Birthday Flowers II'
Keith Murdoch 'Stacked Eggcups'


Gavin Edmonds 'Run'


Gavin Edmonds 'Squaring the Circle'

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15% discount on all original art

To celebrate the festive season Blott has discounted all original artwork by 15% until January 2012, so why not pop into the gallery or visit our website and have a look.



Friday, 16 December 2011

New limited edition prints


Now Available - New A1 limited edition (25) poster prints of Laura Havenhand's Adonis, only £50 each, unframed, £65 framed.  Also, new limited edition prints of Corrine Streetly's 'Punkadelics' series  paintings.  £35 each with mount card, £55 framed.  An extensive range of lovely ceramic and porcelain art mugs are also available at £9.99 each. Our on line order service includes £1.99 P&P.Click here to visit our online shop.
Corrine Streetly 'London Girls II' oil painting and limited edition print

Corrine Streetly 'London Girs II' print.



Laura Havenhand 'Adonis' oil painting and limited edition art poster.
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Monday, 28 November 2011

Due to popular demand 'Blottled Art Group Exhibition' has been extended for another week

'Blottled Art Exhibition', November 2011
A combination of medias, painting, photography, video & sculpture. The Blottled Art exhibition features new works from current artists at the blott studio & artist collective and also features the work of guest artist Ronnie Lee, a Leeds based sculptor. Do come along, it's open from Monday 7th until Saturday the 3rd December at Blott Studio,53 King Street, Blackpool, next door to the side entrance of the Syndicate Club.

Or why not have a peek at the show online via this link.



Special thanks to Granthams Ltd at Graphics House, Charnley Road and Printacom Ltd at Cocker Trading Estate, Cocker Street, for their generous sponsorship of the Blottled Art exhibition 2011.
Special thanks also to award winning Italian restaurant La Fontana, at 17, Clifton Street for generously supplying us with delicious food for the Private View evening on Saturday 4th November 2011.



Here are a few photographs of some of our artists and guests during the Preview evening

Blott members Jeannine Holloway & Josh Brown

Samantha from La Fontana Italian restaurant
The rear gallery at blott studio showing a video by Corrine Streetly painting  'Study of Patience'.



Franco from la Fontana Italian restaurant


Blott member Laura Havenhand stood next to her 'Delicately Sanctimonious' painting

The rear gallery at blott studio showing a video by Corrine Streetly




Two guests enjoying a glass of wine



Dave & Martine Elgee

Keith & Debbie Murdoch

Artists Corrine Streetly, Brian Spooner and Simon Plum

Guest artist Ronnie Lee talking to local ceramicist Marie Kershaw