Made in Ross is a co-operative of local arts and crafts producers living
within 20 miles of the beautiful market town of Ross-on-Wye
The unique work created by these artists and makers is on display to view (and buy!) upstairs in the historic
Ross-on-Wye Market House. Come and see the wide range of affordable hand-made arts and crafts on offer and meet the individual artists and makers behind these original works.
FREE Admission to the Historic Market House Building and all Made in Ross Gallery exhibitions.
|
We are pleased to announce that
Made in Ross will be reopening on Monday 12th April 2021. Opening Hours will be 10.00am til 4.00pm 7 days per week.
In order to keep our visitors and ourselves safe we are also pleased to advise that the gallery has received its certificate to show that we are following government and industry COVID-19 guidelines, and are ensuring processes are in place to maintain cleanliness and aid social/physical distancing.
|
|
|
Louise Pilditch found solace in her studio during first lockdown in March 2020..
Three strands of ideas for a painting started to develop: the human figure, the Lion Man head and bird motifs from one of my sketch books. The birds represent the news: “following the science”, the hardships of many and of course “fake news”. Quite often the title for a painting comes early in the process, “We Have Been Here Before” is a fair statement of my intent for this painting.
Encaustic Painting
I have also been experimenting with a new medium for me, cold wax painting, but that is another story. I continue to work with the figure in my paintings but will be out in the wilderness with my sketchbook as soon as we are allowed to travel .
www.frabeecher.co.uk Life model and photographer. |
Lockdown for many artists provides
opportunities to explore new work and find some extra time to be creative at home. Some of our members have been doing exactly that. Below is a taste of what they have been doing .... For more information on our artists during lockdown please click here....  3 legged 18th century chair
Eleanor Kercher found time to get creative with her Greenwoodwork...she found a silver lining during lockdown... Had we not been suffering a global pandemic, Made in Ross members would have been preparing feverishly for an exhibition at Goodrich Castle as part of the Gilpin 2020 festival. However, with the postponement, we have been given much more time to prepare some stunning work for next year....every cloud. I have been working on modern versions of Welsh stick chairs. These are solid-seated chairs which would have been made by the ordinary folk around Goodrich way back to the 12th century. They were not made by specialist chair makers: a few hand tools and basic carpentry skills were all that was needed. There would have been no turning or steam bending – techniques frequently now used in the modern stick chair and its refined successor, the Windsor chair.
I’ve tried to keep some of the features of traditional stick chairs, particularly the width and plainness of the seat and the legs being set further into the seat and at a steeper angle. Other than that, I’ve used the wood I had to hand and my imagination. They are both copies of existing chairs I have found online: a three-legged 18th century chair:
For a good introduction to Welsh Stick chairs see: https://overthewireless.com/2018/04/29/a-beginners-guide-to-welsh-stick-chairs/ Slideshow below of Lockdown Work from Various Members....click on images for links to members gallery pages.
Peace Pole...
The Made in Ross contribution to the Ross on Wye Community Garden Project is now finished and installed in the Garden. From Sanding to Painting and the finished piece. Click on the Events button to find out more....
|
Waste not......Want not.....
Some of our members use recycled materials or left overs to make entire pieces of work or as a contribution to projects they are working on. Examples of the materials used range from coloured glass bottles, wool, fabric scraps, wood from unwanted furniture, broken crockery and upcyclable fabric to select leaves from trees or plants and skins from vegetables. These materials are often seen as scrap but with some ingenious creative ideas from some of the artists at Made in Ross they are being cleverly made into some of the following....
Some of our members use recycled materials or left overs to make entire pieces of work or as a contribution to projects they are working on. Examples of the materials used range from coloured glass bottles, wool, fabric scraps, wood from unwanted furniture, broken crockery and upcyclable fabric to select leaves from trees or plants and skins from vegetables. These materials are often seen as scrap but with some ingenious creative ideas from some of the artists at Made in Ross they are being cleverly made into some of the following....
Frances Warren - Recycled Glass and Bottles
|
Rosie Callinan - Upcycling fabrics to make mounted animal heads
|
Eleanor Kercher - upcycled wood from unwanted school furniture
|
Chris Champness - Reusable wool for many knitted items including these minis
|
Rosie Callinan - Reuse of broken crockery to make mosaics
|
Sue White - Eco Dye using onion skins, leaves from eucalyptus and select plants and trees
|
Should any members of the public have any of the above materials as free unwanted items.....all is most welcome.
Please feel free to contact the artist via their gallery page or direct to the gallery.
Each of the items shown above has a link to the artist members page where their email contact form can be found.
Please feel free to contact the artist via their gallery page or direct to the gallery.
Each of the items shown above has a link to the artist members page where their email contact form can be found.
Learn more about the artists and makers - click on a name to view their work
