A slightly surreal story.......

There is a little ‘strange’ story to this photograph.
Stanislav, a man I would describe as a photographer whose aim is to ‘blend into the background’ in an attempt to capture the environment at it’s best.
Having found a fine vantage point for a good photograph, Stan set up his tripod, in what shall remain an unnamed street!
Stan waited for a double-decker bus to come along and light up the scene ready for his long anticipated shot.
As he waited a man of indeterminate age looked across and shouted to Stan.
The man's words were words lost in the drone of traffic noise.
Stan indicated that he couldn’t hear, so he man crossed the road and asked him why was he ‘spying’ on the people in he pub…spying........SPYING??
Taken aback, as most of us would be........ Stan thought the guy was joking.
After quickly explaining that he was just a passing photographer looking for a good shot, and taking a few street photos he waited for a response.
The man, briefly chatted to Stan and after a while the two parted company, both going on their merry way…
Ah……such is the lot of a photographer!!

5th Day of Fusion Exhibition @ Walcot Chapel Gallery

Extending Opening Hours

U P D A T E /May 05th 2011/ :
For last two days of our exhibition, we are extending opening hours. Soooo : Friday May 06th we'll have open from 10:00 to 18:00 and Saturday May 07th from 10:00 to 19:00. I'll hope I you see there :). S

More opening photos

The plan is to stay open later on Thursday and Friday evening, if the sun still shines we'll be open until 7pm.

The setting up......

Lots of hanging and re-hanging trying to get it right, but we were done and dusted sooner than I'd predicted!

Opening

Thank you to everyone who came to the private view, it was great to see you all!
The sun brought people out and we had a successful start to the show.

Light+Shade+Form+Function - May 2nd -7th 2011. Walcot Chapel Gallery, Bath, UK

Jane Horton
is a constant gatherer of images and objects; many of her collages,
mixed media works and jewellery pieces have taken years to come
together.
Incongruous elements sit within the landscape of the canvas, suggesting
dream like worlds and creatures, and found objects often feature within
her artisan jewellery pieces.
As a textile artist Jane mixes traditional methods and free style
embroidery, using the needle as a drawing tool, often adding poetry in
stitch.
With work in private collections world wide Jane has also exhibited in
the UK, Europe and the US.
Stanislav Mitura
came to the UK from his native Slovakia in 2005 and began as a self
taught photographer in 2007, exhibiting here for the first time in the
UK.
Stan works towards perfection within himself and in his interpretation
of the urban landscape of his adopted city of Bristol, always striving
to build his own personal, visual vocabulary.
Mary Rouncefield
is a member of Spike Print Studio in Bristol and works mainly to
produce hand-printed images using the silk screen technique; with
additional works painted in oils or drawn in ink. There are many
mathematical elements to her work arising from a life-long interest in
the subject.
Her images are full of movement fun and pattern.
Already in 2011, she has had works exhibited in a national juried
exhibition mounted by the Devon Guild of Craftsmen and in international
print exhibitions in Cornwall and Wales.
In the past her work has been selected for RWA open exhibitions in
Bristol and the Jerwood Drawing Prize exhibition in London.
Vikki Yeates
is an illustrator, specialising in 'Gothic Art', inspired by sinister
tales and macabre stories. She graduated at Brighton University in 1994
and has exhibited recently in Brighton and Bath.
She works in mixed media, oil pastel and lino ink, scratched into for a
'woodcut' appearance; also for black and white work she uses lino and
scraperboard.