This is our fifth viewing room presentation and brings together the work of Suffolk based sculptor Roger Hardy and Norfolk-based wood turner and craftsman Tim Plunkett.
Tim Plunkett uses wood from fallen trees from the many landowners and farmers across East Anglia that surround his studio located in the countryside inland from Cromer. He produces elegant, functional pieces that highlights the beauty of natural wood using graceful, uncluttered lines, for daily use in the kitchen and at the dining table.
With a BSc in Environmental Science and involvement in direct action opposing the destruction of ancient forests and cultures, it is important to Tim that all his work is made from sustainably supplied, locally sourced wood. Entirely self-taught and thoughtfully shaped through the process of precision product development – his work has found a receptive audience.
The starting point for Roger Hardy's creative process begins with natural erosion and seasoning of his wooden component parts, often in the local river, the Alde in Suffolk, that brings a sense of worn age to the finished sculptures or construction.
His sculptures made using found elements from local boat yards and estuary worn wood, have the sense of being carved long ago. Roger uses the natural processes in the degradation of his materials to simplify the essence of the human form. Roger has begun a new body of woodcut prints that we will be showing some examples of in this showcase.
OPENING TIMES
WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY: 11am to 4pm
SATURDAY: 11am to 2pm
OR BY APPOINTMENT AT OTHER TIMES.
