Rachel is a professional sculptor and member of the RBSA, having studied fine art at Bournville and Norwich Schools of Art, with over twenty years experience in her chosen discipline. Based in Kington, at Studio 54 Gallery, where visitors who would like to see work in progress are welcome and where some of her paintings and drawings can also be seen.
Animal subjects feature prominently in her work, with themes influenced by folk tales, other literature and impressions which have lasted since childhood. Horses, dogs, animal and human/animal hybrids are well represented in her work. |
Colourful local stories involving hounds go back to The Red Book of Hergest and the Mabinogion, probably further, and these are the ancestors of Fly.
The Cwn Annwn, with the shining white coats and red ears, hunted with the king on the underworld (or fairyland). These were huge and fearsome creatures whose howls and growls were said to be loudest at a distance, growing quieter as the stealthily approached their quarry. To hear or see them was a portent of death as with many black dog legends throughout the ages and is one of the guises adopted by the spectre of Black Vaughan. |
Fly - in progress...
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ADDRESS12 Church Street
Kington Herefordshire HR5 3AZ |
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