'All at Sea'

Some images from our new exhibition 'All at Sea', featuring work by members of the Harding House Co-operative. Some of the comments so far 'Wonderful work, highly imaginative and very skilful'. 'A room of delights' 'Another lovely exhibition in their space'. Runs until August 25th.

'All at Sea'

Some images from our new exhibition 'All at Sea', featuring work by members of the Harding House Co-operative. Some of the comments so far 'Wonderful work, highly imaginative and very skilful'. 'A room of delights' 'Another lovely exhibition in their space'. Runs until August 25th.

This week's 'Meet the Artist'

Textile artists Lyn Jenkins and Patricia McMillan from the Contemporary Crafts Network with be in the Upper Gallery this Saturday 24th May to talk and answer questions about their work.

'Meet the Artist'

Come and meet ceramicist Christina Stevens and glass artist Shelia Pearce in the Upper Gallery this Saturday, 17th May between 12 and 4pm, where they will be available to answer questions and talk about their work.

We are now open

We are now fully open again for business. Everyone has worked really hard for the last ten days and what a difference it has made! New lighting, new carpets and a good spring clean! We are all feeling rather chuffed and hope you can call in and see the newly refurbished Harding House Gallery for yourselves.

Gallery Refurbishment

We will be closed from Sunday 26th January for about a week due to refurbishment of the gallery.

We hope to open again on Monday 3rd February, if not before. Come and see the new improved Harding House Gallery. We look forward to seeing you on the other side.

'Twas the Night Before Christmas'

Here is a small preview of our new Christmas Exhibition which opens this Saturday, November 23rd and runs until the end of December.

We have a large selection of unique, handmade gifts on display including ceramics, glass and textiles and much more.

We are open Monday - Saturday 10am till 5pm and Sundays 11am till 4pm.

Soo Durham's 'Syrian Peace Tree'

Summer 2013 saw Ceramicist and Harding House Gallery member Soo Durham create a 

'Syrian Peace Tree' for UNICEF's Syrian Children Crisis, as part of 'The Sculpture In The Sanctuary' Exhibition, held at Reg Taylor's Garden Centre, Southwell, Nottinghamshire.

 Soo's 'Syrian Peace Tree' was created to raise money and awareness for the plight of the Syrian 

 children caught in the crossfire of war.

We are very proud of Soo for raising an amazing total of £5492.00

All proceeds were donated to UNICEF's Syrian Children Crisis.

"In April of this year, after being invited to exhibit my flower sculptures at Reg Taylor’s Biennial  'Sculpture In The Sanctuary Exhibition', I decided to also try and raise awareness to the plight of  the Syrian people.  My idea was to modify my porcelain doves to hang in a tree and also to 

be underplanted on metal rods.  All proceeds to be donated to the Syrian crisis, my thoughts being that people would be able to donate to a worthy cause and at the same time take home a peace dove for their garden.   This was made possible by Paul Taylor and his fellow staff allowing me to stage the event as part of the exhibition and finding me the perfect oak tree in their sanctuary, and best of all, with great generosity, waived their commission fee on the sales of the doves".

The total amount raised was £5492.00.  

"A huge thank-you from me to everyone who made a donation".

Soo Durham

Cabinet Reshuffle

Following our recent reshuffle of not only the cabinets but also the wallspace and middle bits as well, this is what the Lower Gallery looks like now...

Glass by Kevin Wallhead

Metalwork by Adrian Stapleton

Brilliant textiles by Helen Neale

Lizzie Browns letters

Lettered canvas by Rosi Baxter

Pink pots by Sue Gorman

Landscapes and nature painted by Allison Payne

Watercolour by Peter Rooke

Bare Chic by Soo Durham

Zoe Wright Jeweller

Jugs from Tydd Pottery and Scarves by Tess Badcock

Textile Trees by Bridget Skanski-Such

Chickens by Sally Bailey

Menagerie by Alison Read

Wooden wotsits by John Coulling

Some wonderful interpretations of old favourites by Maggie Cullen

HHG at THE HUB

Lynn and Soo have created a glass and porcelain paperclay installation, an exercise in working with each others mediums to explore reflection, translucency and light...Should be very unusual if they can get it to work!
You can catch this new stuff at the Hub in Sleaford.

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Fruits of the Forest
our current Exhibition features some outstanding examples of unique furniture, book sculptures , basket work and leather bound books.





Chair by Andrew Dumolo


Cabinet by Anna Childs

"Beside the seaside, beside the sea..."

On a day like today, it would be lovely...
So, just use your imagination, ok?


















Our next Exhibition upstairs at HHG is called "Mellow Yellow" (opens on October 17th)- oh yes, in spite of this week's high pressure, it's all downhill to Christmas now!
Noooooooo!

In the meantime, however, some of us have been slaving over a hot kiln, drawing board or whatever, and currently exhibiting both at Lincoln's Sam Scorer Gallery and the Willoughby Trust Memorial Gallery in Corby Glen (somewhere near Grantham !) is SOO DURHAM.
How does she do it?

And if anyone would like to indulge in a little decorative pen scratching,
R O S I B A X T E R will be running a Calligraphy Workshop at The Collection on Saturday 21st November - please phone 01522 550965 for more details.

Ta.

R.B.

Summer Breeze

On display in the Upper Gallery now, we have the first of two summer themed shows - much enhanced by ceiling fans and somewhat cooler air, "SUMMER BREEZE" is a collection of work inspired by or linked to the onset of those myriad joys of the silly season...

ALISON READ'S teeming butterflies cluster delicately against one wall above "Small Seedling Tray" in metal, by Sheffield designer Alison Counsell.

On the wall are dramatic seascapes in acrylic depicting tumult and calm at sea by Matlock painter Suzanne Cannon, plump juicy fruits and flowers are charmingly festooned over pots created by Hertfordshire maker Marilyn Andreeti.

And delicately displayed in two cabinets, we have fine jewellery from designers in Brighton and the Wirrall.

This work is on display in the Upper gallery until August 8th, swiftly followed by "Beside the Seaside, beside the Sea."

R.B.