Storm Front

The 20th December saw the private view of our latest exhibition; 
'Storm Front'

All the weeks of planning, meetings with artists and hours spent printing and binding the catalogues all lead up to this day.  And it didn't disappoint.

With plenty of forward planning and a surprisingly smooth hanging we were ready to go before 7pm when the guests started arriving!

With the mulled wine heated up and ready for pouring....

...and the catalogues printed and bound (covers made by our wonderful artist Zoe Howarth).

We were ready to go!

Despite the weather warnings not to come to Porthleven we had an amazing turn out! Thank you to everyone who braved the storm to come and make the evening a success!

And here are the images of the pieces that the artists displayed:

'Elements' by Cathy Evans

'Seascape Bowl' by Ali Gibson

'The Calm Before' by Amy Iles Freeman

'Vestige 1, 2 & 3' by Laura Menzies

'+50º 4'32.7642",-5º 18' 14.6556"' by Natalie Lauren

'Misty, Little Fistral' by Alex Morton

'Tempest' by Andrew Major

'Sense of a Cornish Storm' by Zoe Howarth

'The Aftermath' by Rebekah Brown

'Shelter in the Storm' by Briony May Smith

'Tewedh' by Alistair Dean

Thank you for reading!

Natalie & Cathy

Porthleven Lifeboat Studio

Imagine a building so close to the Cornish sea, you not only taste the salt in the air you can hear the sea through the very walls of the building...

Welcome to The Lifeboat Art Studio, Porthleven

This exciting building is the home of our next exhibition: 'Storm Front'.  It has a rich history in the story of Porthleven.  Built in 1894 for £1395 it launched the lifeboats in Porthleven until 1929.  After this the slipway for the boats was dismantled and the building went through many guises through the years before being turned into the Lifeboat Art Studio that it is today, almost 100 years later.

It's now run by the lovely Rosie from Porthleven Holiday Cottages who let us in to take some sneak peak photos to share with you all...

When we first stepped inside we were awed by the bright, surprisingly large, space.  We can't wait to see the inside of this studio full of art, people and life

Through the salt water sprayed door you can see the famous Porthleven clock tower

Just waiting for the art...

Willow came along to check out the view (she say's it'll do!)

We hope you like this little sneak peak into the Studio and hope you'll want to come and see the space used and full of life on the 20th to the 22nd of December!

For more information on the Studio visit: 

www.lifeboatartstudio.co.uk 

For more information on the lifeboat history of Porthleven visit : freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~helstonhistory/porthlevenlifeboats.htm