I will be showing 5 prints at the Manchester Art Fair this year, selected by Hot Bed Press for its stand.
“Jig-foot”, linocut print on unique painterly screen; one of two framed prints.
Meet the artist of Sir Hare and the Dun Cow who will be present throughout.
All welcome to the evening view on Saturday 6-9 pm with Lancashire tales of Boggarts and Faeries told by Jacqueline Harris
Summer-long Sculpture Exhibition at Compton Acres, Poole, with 9 sculptures to be discovered among the flora of this magnificent garden setting.
An exhibition of sculptures, prints and drawings for homes and gardens.
The poet Gerard Manley Hopkins, used the word ‘inscape’ to describe the various characteristics that give each thing its uniqueness. The term could be used to describe Marjan Wouda’s animal sculptures. Marjan is able to capture in clay, bronze or steel the essence of an animal’s character, how it moves, its structure and the bones beneath the creature’s fur, hair or feathers.
Sir Hare in Corten Steel at 3.6 m. tall
The sculpture that was originally called "Bowland Hare" was meant to start its tour here, back in 2020, in this uniquely hare-country, in the heart of the Forest of Bowland. Covid put a stop to that. But here he is now, on his final hop before coming to his ultimate, permanent location, looking like he belongs.....
Come and check out these 3 quintessentially Lancashire stories-in-steel of a hare, a dog and a cow, before each goes on its own journey, in this magically beautiful location.
Inside Gallery I Marjan takes you by the hand and leads you into her story-world. She allows you to discover the processes by which she develops her ideas from tiny sketches and paper maquettes to large charcoal drawings and test pieces in cardboard.
Also on show is much of the work that went into the creation of two books that celebrate her favourite two stories, set in the landscapes that gave rise to them.
Through her work Marjan compels us to examine our familiarity with animals, our combined history on this earth and how we share this landscape around us.
The Dun Cow in ink
An exhibition of sculpture and drawings by Marjan Wouda, inspired by Lancashire’s story lore and landscape.
Fascinated by the animal characters which populate local stories, Marjan re-imagines them in paper, clay and steel. She prefers to place them big and bold in the environment, where the material changes with the time of day and the seasons and where we can experience them in all dimensions. Here, in front of the lovely Whitaker Museum, is your chance to get up close and as personal as you like with “Dandy” (a two meter supernatural dog inspired by the history of the Pendle Witches), “The Dun Cow of Parlick” (a bovine giantess who gave too much of herself) and “Sir Hare”, the largest sculpture at 3.6 meter in gorgeous rusty Corten steel.
From 23 Febrary the exhibition of outdoor works will be added to with an indoor exhibition of drawings, sketchbooks, maquettes and sculptures.
Sir Hare, a 3.6 m. sculpture in Corten (or Weathering) Steel, gazes out over the Rossendale Valley - Photograph by Brandon Marples
“Dandy”, a sculpture in stanless steel, was insprired by the story of the “Skriker” and that of the Pendle Witches. one of whom named his dog-familiar “Dandy”.
The Dun Cow of Parlick - a maquette in mild steel
Skriker, a sculpture made in plaster, inspired by a Lancashire Boggart.
A solo exhibition of a selection of works in a range of media and a range of scales from cast bronze to welded steel. Displayed all summer long in the glorious sculpture garden of this historic location.
Dun Cow, in mild steel
The exhibition includes three new pieces in sheet metal: a large hare in Corten, a 2m. dog in Stainless steel (patinated black) and a Cow in Mild Steel, left to develop a vibrant, rusty colour. Their designs - started in the form of small paper sculptures - were developed using Computer Animated technology allowing infinate changes in scale and easy communication with the local steel cutting industry.
These new pieces are part of a project bringing the characters from Lancashire folklore back to the places that inspired them. Castle Fine Art Foundry and Steel Dynamics supported the making of "Bowland Hare", while "Dandy" (a 2 meter sculpture inspired by the story of the Pendle Witches and one of their "familiars") and the Dun Cow were created with an Arts Council England Award.
A passion for Lancashire folklore, for the landscape and the stories that it has inspired, brought Marjan and writer/storyteller Jacqueline Harris together. Their belief that these stories are relevant today and that they have the power to enrich our lives has inspired them to explore, re-imagine and recreate them through word, sculpture, drawing, print, painting and the making of books.
Part of the West Berkshire and North Hampshire Open Studios at Shaw House, Newbury. This exhibition brings together the work of 15 Sculptors in the stunning location of The Orangery.
Shaw House is one of the best preserved Elizabethan manors in England and was built in 1585.
A comedy about difference
A Comedy about Difference
In a town like ours but not quite now, and slightly off centre from here, Cass & Hillary go about their daily business until their lives are disturbed by the arrival of a curious, enigmatic & annoying stranger.
A story of mistrust, intolerance, unexpected friendship, and ultimately, love, t’Other is chaotic in its form, warm in its heart and joyfully jaggedy in its anarchic style of storytelling. A fable for our time by Beggars Belief (Guy Hargreaves, Marjan Wouda and Nicky McRoy), Darwen Library Theatre’s resident company.
Supported by: Arts Council England; the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester; WM and BW Lloyd Charity and Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
A solo sculpture exhibition in a stunning private garden on the Northern Edge of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The garden is open under the National Garden Scheme on two Sundays only (24/6 and 1/7)
A peepbox image of the Morecambe Bay Fisherman entering an enchanted grove.
Through live storytelling, peep boxes, and projection, the audience are drawn into a story circle where ancient tales of boggarts and mermaids hold hands with contemporary accounts of supernatural landscapes and uncanny visitors.
This show is a collaboration between storyteller, Jacqueline Harris, of whose retellings Kevin Crossley-Holland has said, “Delight in their kick, their lyrical moments, their sense of mystery, their kindness”, and artist Marjan Wouda, of whom Sir Kyffin Williams RA has said, “Here is someone whose work is indeed true sculpture. She gives an almost surreal twist to her work that immediately makes it thought provoking.”
“The Headless Woman and other Delights” is a multi-media storytelling show that jumps and leaps across a known and unknown country, drawing stories from the places where landscape and imagination meet. Some are old, having jostled their way down generations, whilst others are first person up to the minute experiences, that live in the territory between our inner and outer geographies.
Jacqueline builds a transient map of stories as Marjan’s uncanny and suggestive imagery is brought to life through Adam York Gregory’s animation and live projection.
A solo show of sculptures in Lancashire's premier classic rose garden on the occasion of an RHS gardens-open-for-charity event, on Saturday (1-5 pm), Sunday (1-5) and Wednesday evening (6.30-8 pm).
Saturday 30 June, from 6.00 pm. An event in aid of the Art Fund. tickets: £ 25. Includes a tour of the garden by rose-grower Catherine Penny, a talk by the artist and refreshments.
Dutton Hall is an historic house, located in Dutton, near Ribchester, in the picturesque Ribble valley. The garden has both traditional and contemporary elements. It is well positioned on the lower slopes of Longridge Fell above Ribchester
Féile na Bealtaine (FnaB) arts festival runs from Thurs 27 April to 1st May 2017.
Our Story Performance will be on at An Díseart on Friday and Saturday 28th and 29th April.; times to be confirmed.
The Lop-eared Girl - in a peepbox
An exhibition alongside the work of painter Alison Tyldersley, inspired by our sense of connectedness to the landscape in which we live.
Beak Up - stoneware with cobalt oxide
Lancashire Tales explored through bold multi-media storytelling, using projection, animation and sculpture.
With Jacqueline Harris, storyteller and Adam York Gregory, theatre projectionist
Lancashire Tales explored through bold multi-media storytelling, using projection, animation and sculpture.
With Jacqueline Harris, storyteller and Adam York Gregory, theatre projectionist
Lancashire Tales explored through bold multi-media storytelling, using projection, animation and sculpture.
With Jacqueline Harris, storyteller and Adam York Gregory, theatre projectionist
Townley Hall Art Gallery and Museum, Burnley.
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Museum of Lancashire, Stanley Street, Preston.
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The final stage of our Arts Council funded R & D project culminates in this performance and exhibition - as part of this year's Litfest programme. It will be great to put it to the test once again, taking on board all the insights we gained at The Bureau. Though we may be at the end of one project, Jackie and I feel that we are at the beginning of many more.
“In Skriker’s Footsteps” is a bold multi-media storytelling piece that brings together projection, animation, sound and live performance, its roots here in the people and landscape of Lancashire.
Jacqueline Harris performs her own sharp and lyrical tellings of old and new tales, Marjan Wouda’s skrikers, white dobbies and spectral cats blaze into life and the audience become part of the story.
A unique collaboration between storyteller Jacqueline Harris, sculptor Marjan Wouda and theatre projectionist Adam York Gregory.
Lancashire Tales Creatively Explored by 4 Artists and a Storyteller
At Chapel Gallery, Ormskirk
Prints and sculptures inspired by glimpses of the wild in our suburban landscape - by Laura Weston and Marjan Wouda
Ripley Arts Centre 24 Sundridge Avenue Bromley BR1 2PX Tel: 020 8464 5816
Touch Down - bronze sculpture by Marjan Wouda
Sculptures in the garden of Ripley Arts Centre, Bromley, Greater London.
Leading up to the exhibition with printmaker Laura Weston in the main gallery space inside, a number of outdoor sculptures will be on show for the duration of the summer in the garden of this charming Victorian house known as Ripley.
