Fur, Feathers and Fauna

Virginia Dowe-Edwards and Carolyn Hinchliffe 

" Fur, Feathers and Fauna"will be the first time their work has shared gallery space together.

Virginia and Carolyn met while studying for art A-level. Through their shared love of art they forged a friendship that continues more than thirty years on.Together they went on to Ipswich Art School, where they chose different specialist areas; Virginia choosing illustration and sculpture, and Carolyn choosing textiles and printmaking. Despite Virginia moving away from Suffolk and after her degree setting up her business in Warwickshire, the pair remained firm friends. When Virginia moved back to Suffolk, they began to plan their dream of a joint exhibition.

Virginia Dowe-Edwards 

Virginia Dowe-Edwards 

When Virginia was little she had a big tub of plasticine that she loved to model into all kinds of creatures great and small, but especially dogs.  After completing a degree in Ceramics at Wolverhampton University in 1997, Virginia turned a childhood passion into a career.

Over the years she has exhibited in galleries across the country and her work has been sold at art fairs world-wide.

In 2020 Virginia enjoyed taking part in the BBC ONE series ‘Home is where the Art is’, sculpting Scout, a gorgeous deaf and blind lurcher.

At home in her Suffolk Studio, Wilf and Dixie, a wire haired pointer and dachshund keep Virginia company as she creates her unique ceramic sculptures.

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Carolyn Hinchliffe 

Carolyn paints colourful and bold acrylic paintings inspired by nature.

Growing up in the Suffolk countryside, she has always had a fascination with the natural world. Carolyn has recently returned to her love of art

Carolyn's favourite subjects are botanicals, butterflies and birds. She is captivated by fleeting moments, such as the turquoise flash of a kingfisher in flight. She is inspired by colour in nature, and her paintings invite the viewer to look closer, depicting delicate details of flowers petals or birds feathers.

She regularly exhibits her work around East Anglia.

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