THE THORNFLOWER, Charlotte Mayer's bronze sculpture which grew out of her reflections on her grandmother's death in Treblinka and "man's inhumanity to man" at other times, has now left the Morning Chapel at Salisbury Cathedral where it has been since autumn 2009, a period which included Remembrance-tide and Holocaust Memorial Day.  During this time Charlotte spoke to adults and young people about the inspiration for the sculpture and its relevance today, and many visitors to the cathedral have been moved by it and its message.  The first cast of the sculpture was shown at The Garden Gallery in 2006 and Charlotte's wish that it should find a home in an interfaith, peace and reconciliation context was realised when a generous donor enabled it to be placed in St. Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, Bishopsgate, in the City of London.   For more information about The Thornflower see Charlotte Mayer's page under 'Artists', or ask The Garden Gallery for a pamphlet.  Seven further sculptures by Charlotte, including two ones, Luna and Solar (below - studio photos by Steve Russell), accompanied The Thornflower in Salisbury Cathedral for the first few weeks of its stay in Salisbury.   Please contact The Garden Gallery if you are interested in buying a sculpture by Charlotte Mayer - for more examples of her work click on 'Galleries' in the main menu, then 'Abstract Sculpture in Bronze' and 'Abstract Sculpture in Steel'.

      

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Johannes von Stumm PRBS has just installed The River in a private garden.  This two-metre sculpture was commissioned through The Garden Gallery and is made from bronze, stainless steel, glass, granite and Portland Roach stone.

Johannes von Stumm's monumental, stainless steel Mother and Child, is now on show at the gallery.  This sculpture was exhibited at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge in 2009/10.  Johannes is President of the Royal British Society of Sculptors.

Elizabeth Herkstroter has just completed Silent Echo, a sculpture in Carrara marble for a private garden, commissioned through The Garden Gallery.       

Lotte Glob : The Gallery has several new ceramic pieces by Lotte Glob on show this summer.  Lotte had a very successful exhibition at The Garden Gallery in 2002.  The exhibition was opened by Clare Foster, editor of Gardens Illustrated at the time, and coincided with the publication of an article in the magazine about Lotte by Rachel Bebb.

Tracey Sheppard's stunning sequence of engraved glass panels, The River of Life, has now been installed at Jack's Place, the new development at Naomi House, the children's hospice near Winchester.  The project began with the production of a book of black and white photographs taken at The Garden Gallery by John Garfield.  All proceeds from sales, and subsequent donations, were used to start a fund for the panels.  Some forty artists are represented in the book which raises awareness of how successfully art can harmonise with gardens, each helping to enhance the other.  If you would like to buy a copy of the book (now £5 + £5 p & p) please contact The Garden Gallery.  

The Garden Gallery supported the Grand Opening of the new development at Project Workshops, the visual arts centre at Quarley, Hampshire, over the weekend of 7 - 9 May.  Additional workshops for artists and a purpose-built foundry have been created.  For more information see www.project-workshop.co.uk.

The Garden Gallery helped Peter Eugene Ball to secure an exhibition of his work in the Morning Chapel in Salisbury Cathedral during September and October 2009.  Peter's serene religious sculptures are well known in churches and cathedrals throughout the country.  He exhibited 36 religious and secular works which were for sale.   Contact The Garden Gallery if you are interested in buying a sculpture by Peter Eugene Ball.

Below is a selection of images of sculptures by Peter Eugene Ball from the exhibition in Salisbury Cathedral.  They are - Virgin and Child, Holy Mother and Child (detail), Madonna and Child (detail), Travels on a Donkey, Waiting for Godot, Old Soldier, Ship of Fools, Fools in a Jar and Eloise and Abelard.

A cast glass sculpture by Sally Fawkes and Richard Jackson, Sublime Transmission, has been acquired by the Victoria & Albert Museum for its contemporary glass collection, with the support of Dan Klein Associates.