Isabella Mouse and Friends Exhibition

 

Exhibition info below.

We had a joyful Celebratory Tea Party today with fifteen of us including Lily and Xanthe on zoom from Spain. The exhibition is on for at least three weeks.

Isabella Mouse

Isabella Mouse is a story written by Nicky Harvey and Illustrated by Helen, which you can find on youtube https://youtu.be/moIjkxp2moY?si=wqxKebtCu13 sS93_

It came out from an idea for a project for Shallal Art Connection group when we were thinking about doing Illustration. We immediately thought that Nicky might be a good person to write a story for us.

For the next few months over the hour sessions the artists, who meet on zoom once a week, sat down and started creating wonderful drawings, most of these are included in this exhibition.

Alongside these drawings are Isabella Mouse’s ‘Friends’ more paintings by Nicky’s daughter Lily who was one of the main artists.

Shallal has often been described

as a family and so all the pictures in this exhibition are from the Shallal family, and some of the artists outside the Art Connection have joined in with adding sketches and drawings that you can find in the glass case.

We hope you enjoy it.

Shallal works collaboratively and collectively across a range of art forms and mediums, ages and interests, if you feel like you’d like to join us do get in touch.

We have dedicated this exhibition to Lily’s mother Nicky who sadly passed away earlier this year.

Many thanks to Falmouth Art Gallery who have always been a wonderful supporter of Shallal. Many thanks to Anna Willis without whose help this exhibition wouldn’t have come to fruition, as Lily lives in Spain and we didn’t want ask her to send over original paintings.
Many thanks also to Oliver Raymond Barker who helped us get these and Helen’s images into print.

Some of the work is for sale and there is a list further up at the end of the story on the landing.

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- “Founded during Lockdown, Shallal's "Connect and Create" group continues to meet on Zoom on Tuesday mornings from 10:30 to 12:30 for an hour of dance followed by an hour of art.

- We work on individual ideas and also group projects, like illustrating the story Isabella Mouse.

- The story was written especially for us by Nicky Harvey and it was a joy to bring her delightful characters to life.

If Isabella Mouse and Friends has inspired you to get creative, contact Shallal and perhaps we will see you on Zoom one Tuesday soon.

We hope you enjoy our exhibition "Isabella Mouse and Friends" inspired by, and in memory of Nicky.”
by Helen

Art Connection welcomes artists, writers, makers and particularly reaches out to those who for any reason can't easily get to in person groups and activities.

Tuesdays
Dance and Art Connection
Dance 10.30 - 11.30
Art 11.30- 12.30
The sessions are informal and encourage participants input and suggestions
they are currently run by two of Shallal's most experienced facilitators:
creative director Jo Willis and community lead facilitator Colin Curbishley to be sent the zoom link contact colin@shallal.org
Sessions are free and donations are encouraged to support Shallal's work https://shallal.org/donate

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