Join Dot Lamb, Rachel Hunter, Isobel Finnie and Irene Cambell for their exciting, new Exhibition.

These four artists have at least two things in common. One is, they have all attended the same art group (either now or in the past) in Peebles, which has provided a space for experimentation and play. The second point of commonality is a shared love of nature and the inspiration they take from this, whether it is responding to the beautiful environment and rich heritage of the Scottish Borders or gathering ideas during travels further afield.

This Exhibition offers a glimpse into the creative worlds of four distinctly different artists - but all of them producing artwork ‘shaped by nature’.

Join Wilma Patrizio for an evening of relaxation, reflection and connection. You will engage all of your senses to slow down and connect with your surroundings, using gentle breathing exercises and meditation, followed by a slow and mindful meander through the garden. 

You will finish up with a blissful Soundbath, some time for reflection, sharing or journaling and some herbal tea and snacks before heading home for a restorative night’s sleep.

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In this exhibition, the work of three local artists - two painters and one ceramicist - engages the viewer with echoes of nature and the senses.

Pat Paige is an Edinburgh based artist. She finds inspiration when working outside in nature and is concerned with expressing a particular moment and place with its associated feelings and memories. Her current work explores the colour, rhythms and patterns of fallen blossom in Starbank Park at Newhaven. Quick colour sketches outdoors are developed into oil paintings in her studio to produce more abstract responses to the subject.

Fiona Morris’ work has emerged from her fascination with the intricate and flowing organic forms in found objects from the seashore and the Borders countryside around her: shells, seaweed, leaves and seed heads. Beginning with close observation drawings, she uses hand building techniques - pinching, coiling and slabbing - and a variety of clays to create decorative and/or functional pieces in 3D and relief. Colour is added with washes of underglaze, with transparent gloss to emphasise the forms and textures she’s particularly interested in.

Kate Gray’s current body of work is a visceral and immediate response to a variety of pieces of music. The ‘flow’ state, where the painting ‘takes over’, means that the use of colour and form are unplanned, leaving each piece open to individual interpretation.

> There will be an opportunity to meet all three artists on Saturday 25th July, from 2pm to 4pm. All welcome!