Completed commission: Wooden Reliefs
Peter Webb has recently completed our
latest commission - two painted wooden reliefs for
Dagenham Park Church of England School. The reliefs are heads of Christ and Mary Magdalene. This commission completes a circle for Peter as he first made wooden reliefs while an art teacher, as an aid in teaching Cubism to his pupils. The commission features as part of the brand new state-of-the-art school building with world class facilities into which the school has recently moved. This building, which was designed by
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, has been nominated for a
British Construction Industry Award 2012 in the category of
Building of the Year.
Christmas exhibition: Incarnation
commission4mission will launch itself in south London with a Christmas Exhibition entitled
“Incarnation” featuring 15 artists working in a variety of media. The exhibition will be in
Wimbledon Library Gallery, 1st floor, Wimbledon Library, Wimbledon Hill Road, London SW19 7NB. Opening times are 4 - 8 December, 9.30am-7.00pm (2pm on Saturday) with access through the Library. You are warmly invited to the Private View and Launch on Monday 3 December from 6.30 - 9.30pm or a Second Private View on Tuesday 4 December from 6.30 - 9.30pm. On Monday and Tuesday evenings from 7pm, the Gallery can be reached via a side entrance in Compton Road.
Peter Webb, Alan Hitching and Henry Shelton at All Saint‟s Woodford Wells
Barking Arts Festival events
c4m organised two events in October for the
Arts Festival of the Barking Episcopal Area, run in parallel this year with the
Woodford Festival.
Mark Lewis,
Francesca Ross, Peter Webb and others provided advice and opportunities to try creating portraits through drawing, painting and printing as part of the
Big Draw event at St Mary's Woodford.
We also held an
exhibition in the newly opened Atrium of All Saints Woodford Wells which included the
'Run with the Fire' digital art exhibition plus work by
Elizabeth Duncan Meyer,
Jonathan Evens,
Alan Hitching, Mark Lewis,
Caroline Richardson,
Janet Roberts, Francesca Ross,
Henry Shelton,
Joy Rousell Stone and Peter Webb.
Together with Kathryn Robinson, Performing Arts Adviser for the Barking Episcopal Area, Jonathan Evens also organised a poetry evening as part of the two Festivals. This
Celebration of Poetry featured the poetry of c4m members Alan Hitching and Jonathan himself, as well as that of
Tim Cunningham,
Jane Grell,
Malcolm Guite and Jennifer Houghton.
The Passion: Reflections & Prayers
Henry Shelton and Jonathan Evens have recently published their
second collection of images and meditations on the Passion of Christ to raise funds for c4m. This collection is available initially as a double-sided A3 sheet containing all 14 images, meditations and prayers. The pair have aimed to pare down the images and words to their emotional and theological core. The mark making and imagery is minimal but in a way that makes maximum impact. The A3 format is designed for ease of devotional use and can be ordered (£3.50 + p&p) from jonathan.evens@btinternet.com. Their first collection -
Mark of the Cross - remains available as a download from 12baskets (http://www.twelvebaskets.co.uk/view/178/store/pdf/mark-of-the-cross-pdf).
Member Profile: Richard Paton
Richard Paton is a stained glass artist with 20 years in the trade who started
Rainbow Glass Studios, based in Stoke Newington, North London, in 2001. In that time Richard has had hundreds of commissions which have required different techniques and designs to fulfil the very diverse briefs. These range from corporate work to individual commissions from the rich and famous through to work in Churches.
