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.  Makers At The Mill

An exhibition by nineteen designer-makers and artists at the House Mill Gallery, Bromley-by-Bow in east London, with five Ebb&Flow Thursday evening events, from July to September 2012, which will raise money for the River Lea Tidal Mill Trust.

 

Opening hours

 

11am  – 4pm (free entry)

Sunday July 22^nd 2012

Wednesdays to Sundays 25^th July to 9^th September 2012

 

11am – 8pm (free entry)

late evenings Thursdays 26^th July, 2^nd, 8^th and 30^th August and 6^th September

 

7pm -9.30pm

Ebb&Flow ticketed events run on late-opening evenings 

 

address   Makers at the Mill The House Mill Gallery 3 Mill Lane Bromley-by-Bow London E3 3DU

information www.housemill.org.uk/exhibitions

 

 

 

• Makers at the Mill is a curated exhibition of nineteen established artist-makers taking place in the remarkable Grade1 listed House Mill, Bromley by Bow in London E3 for seven weeks this summer from July to September, raising money for charity.

 

• All participant makers and artists in Makers at the Mill will be exhibiting new pieces inspired by the House Mill, its history or environment alongside selections from their collections. All works will be for sale.

 

• Ebb&Flow is a programme of five exciting evening events of spoken word and music inspired by the Mill and the makers’ work to complement the Makers at the Mill exhibition.

 

• 10% of sales at the exhibition and all profits from Ebb&Flow events will be used to support the River Lea Tidal Mill Trust. 

 

• Nineteen Makers at the Mill will be showing beautifully hand-crafted pieces including ceramics, furniture, installation, jewellery, photography, printmaking, painting and textiles. 

 

 

 

 

The House Mill, a stunning Grade 1 listed tidal mill, is the rich source of inspiration for specially commissioned pieces by the nineteen exhibitors. The Mill’s fascinating past, the evocative building, intricate details of its workings and its river setting have all set makers’ creative wheels turning and they will be showing these new pieces for the first time when the exhibition opens to the public on Sunday July 22^nd in the House Mill Gallery.  Selections from their collections will also be on show and for sale.

 

Ebb&Flow powers the notion of ‘makers’ into another dimension with a special programme of music and spoken word events, each evening focusing on imagery flowing from the makers’ work and the inspirations they have taken from the Mill. The evenings will offer opportunities both to see the exhibition and tour the historic Mill.  Refreshments are included in the ticket price.

 

Exhibitors in Makers at the Mill include  Charmaine Alexander ARPS a photographer and Jerry Alexander  an artist.

Charmaine Alexander ARPS has produce 6 new  images for this event. the inspiration for her  work  is   grounded  by the phrase “Tidal Mill”, and the manner in which nature has been harnessed to provide the means of milling; with the obvious connection between the moons gravitational influence which  produces the ocean tides.

intentionally taking familiar subjects in and around Lea Mouth and the Thames, and   de-familiarised them  by juxstaposing them against other  relevant  imagery in an attempt to  make the ordinary  appear extraordinary.

Jerry Alexander has produced a  large canvas  for this event   entitled,  The Three Mills 2012    

This painting is a  response to the expanse of water reflecting the  unusual architectural massing  together with the natural form of the willows.

But also has  a topical reference  with Anish Kapoor’s Olympic Sculpture. 

The concept tries to explore the contrast between a natural architectural site that has carried out milling in various forms for  more than a thousand years;  set  against the latest interpretation of the Olympic Games, in itself an ethos which  has survived  for  some 3000 years.

 

Several  other works by Jerry Alexander  are also exhibited  at the "Makers at the Mill exhibition;  his work can also been seen at Thompson's Gallery in Aldeborough.

 

 

 

 

ends

 

Notes to editors

 

• The House Mill is a C18 Grade 1 listed building located in the heart of London’s East End, believed to be the world’s largest remaining tidal mill.  It is owned by the River Lea Tidal Mill Trust, Registered Charity No. 292336, and is managed and staffed entirely by volunteers. All information concerning the Mill at www.housemill.org.uk

 

• latest information : www.housemill.org.uk/exhibitions
• tickets for Ebb&Flow events:  from www.housemill.org.uk/exhibitions

 

 

• exhibitor list & websites

 

Charmaine Alexander  photographer	www.charmainealexanderphotography.com
Jerry Alexander fine artist	www.jerryalexanderartist.com
Liv Amiel printmaking	www.bihandprintmakers.com
Mary Ann Chatterton textile design & printing	www.maryannchatterton.com
Amanda Culpin interior design	www.utilityprojects.co.uk
Jim Churcher printmaking	www.bihandprintmakers.com
Nick Darrieulat & Jane Young screenprinting	www.londonkillsme.co.uk
Paula Duggan printmaking	www.bihandprintmakers.com
Dawn Finn printmaking	www.bihandprintmakers.com
Gerald Goldman printmaking	www.bihandprintmakers.com
Guðrún Sigríður Haraldsdóttir multidisciplinary art & design	www.inabundance.co.uk
Gillian Horsman ceramics	www.gillianhorsman.wordpress.com
IlanaDesign jewellery	www.ilanadesign.wordpress.com
Rosemary Lucas jewellery	www.rosemarylucas.com
Michele Oberdieck textile design & screenprinting	www.micheleoberdieck.co.uk
Kareece Peters jewellery	www.kareecepeters.com
Yvette Rawson community artist	www.theartsworkshop.com
Elsa Tierney jewellery	www.etad.com
Carol Zilla jewellery	www.carolzilla.net

 

 

 

• contact for further information about the exhibition (Mill information as above)
  • makersatmill2012@aol.com
  • Rosemary Lucas: 07932 736 769 or landline 020 8553 5220
  • Paula Duggan: bi-hand.printmakers.co.uk
  • Mary Ann Chatterton: 07901 552 639 or landline 020 8257 3714