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Sandstone & Cider |
Renowned lino cut artist Clare Melinsky’s latest
exhibition highlights food and drink, with a twist of D&G
Sandstone & Cider runs from Tuesday February 3rd
until Saturday 7th March at Thomas Tosh in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire,
and features illustrations Clare has created for the food and drink industry.
“It just seems like a really appropriate theme given
that 2015 has been designated Scotland’s Year of Food & Drink,” says Clare,
who stays just outside Thornhill.
Clare’s distinctive lino cuts have featured on food
products from artisan biscuit manufacturers to big companies such as Marks and
Spencer, and major venues including Edinburgh and Stirling castles.
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| Clare's designs for Artisan Biscuits |
One of her latest commissions is for a brand new
Dumfriesshire cider using apples grown in Nithsdale. It’s called Steilhead and
is brewed by Max Nowell, who is also well known for his sculpture.
Clare has designed labels for three different types of
Steilhead cider:
bullfinch, siskin and nuthatch.
The exhibition’s added
Dumfries and Galloway theme comes from Clare’s lino cut prints commissioned by
the museums in the region.
"Castle and cottage, toolbooth and townhall are all here, mostly built of our handsome red sandstone," explains Clare.
"Castle and cottage, toolbooth and townhall are all here, mostly built of our handsome red sandstone," explains Clare.
The Sandstone & Cider
exhibition launches with a special evening at Thomas Tosh on Tuesday 3rd
between 7pm-9pm with complimentary nibbles and drinks, and a chance to taste
the new Steilhead cider. All are welcome. Admission is free.
Clare is also running
workshops at Thomas Tosh, to coincide with the exhibition. Those taking part
can learn the art of lino cut and develop their skills with the guidance of one
of the UK’s most respected practitioners of the print-based art.
Paul O’Keeffe, partner at Thomas Tosh, said:
“It’s great to have Clare brightening up February with
her new exhibition. Her work’s character shines through wherever it’s used.
And Scotland’s Food and Drink Year,
and her new cider commission, gave us an opportunity to focus on a growing area
of Clare’s work. Her illustrations are important in helping food companies
demonstrate their difference from the rest.”
