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Stone Secrets in Loughborough
Posted on 11/07/07
P. Klein
The fabulous fossil art of Jo Sheppard is coming to Charnwood Museum in Loughborough this summer, displayed alongside the real fossils which helped inspire her work. Taking inspiration from palaeontology, Jos Jurassic ammonites jostle for space with coral colonies as she explores the patterns of nature and the spiral of life. Using a variety of artistic mediums and contemporary techniques, more than twenty works pay homage to the richness, texture, form and patina of natural objects.
Also forming part of the exhibition will be a fossil-inspired mural created by the people of Loughborough during the Streets Alive festival held in May this year in Loughborough town centre. The mural, which is over six feet long, was produced during a free two-hour workshop attended by over 30 local people " from pre-school children to grandparents.
Displayed amongst the paintings and the mural will be a selection of the original fossils studied by Jo, loaned with kind permission from the New Walk Museum in Leicester. Jo visited the museum and browsed their vast reserve fossil collection which has led to the production of this interesting body of work.
The Stone Secrets exhibition at the Charnwood Museum, Granby Street, Loughborough will run from Wednesday 11th July to Sun 2nd September. Opening hours are 10am to 4.30pm on Monday to Saturday and 2pm until 5pm on Sundays and Bank Holidays. Admission is Free.
Charnwood Museum is run as a partnership between Leicestershire County Council and Charnwood Borough Council.
News report by P. Klein
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