Open Grounds for Open Studios
The outdoor spaces of Plas Bodfa were open as part of Anglesey Open Studios 2023. A glimpse into the ongoing creative projects at Plas Bodfa.
April 1-16
Limestone pursuits by Mari Rose Pritchard & Julie Upmeyer
Drowned piano sounds by Ynyr Pritchard
Living willow orbs by Maggie Evans
Standing stones stories by Norman Payne
Greenhouse cyano-takeover by Mary Thomas
‘Floating Vessels II - Revenants’ by Sian Hughes
Limestone pursuits by Mari Rose Pritchard & Julie Upmeyer
An ongoing collaboration and investigation of permeability and deep time. These installations and performances explore the nature of limestone and limestone powder and its relationship to water and time.
Void Fraction
limestone, limestone powder, Lleiniog beach clay, various circular vessels, durational performance
2023
Standing stones stories by Norman Payne
Down in the sunken garden, the weathered Bodfa stones tell their tales. Connecting to the deep past through the ‘making special’ of the circular feature in the sunken garden, a monument is formed. A meditative space, a circular continuum.
An act of sheer folly
natural stone, cement, concrete, sound
2022-23
Whalebone by Reid Anderson
We gathered in the greenhouse for an acoustic set by singer-songwriter Reid Anderson. Afterwards we celebrated the global premier of ‘Whalebone’, the epic music video that was filmed at Plas Bodfa earlier in the year.
Floating Vessels II - Revenants by Sian Hughes
Handmade porcelain vessels will float on bamboo rafts. Damaged last year by wind and wildfowl, the broken bowls have been given a new life using the Japanese method of Kintsugi, where broken ceramics are repaired using glue and gold powder.
Floating Vessels II - Revenants
porcelain, bamboo, performance
2022-23
Greenhouse cyano-takeover by Mary Thomas
A special edition of the cyanolillies inspired by the limestone explorations of Mari Rose and Julie. The images are ammonites, a fossil often found in limestone.
growth - change - repeat
cyanotype solution, paper
2022-23
