Metamorphosis, an exhibition of new works representing a new direction for award winning ceramic artist Lorna Fraser has opened at An Tobar on the Isle of Mull.

Lorna explains “Acquiring a garden recently has led me to explore the connections between the architectural forms that have influenced me for so long and their relationship to plant life.

“When translating these ideas into clay it is the strength of shape that is important to me. I find organic forms particularly statuesque in the dormant winter months and I aim to explore the structure and form of the plant whilst also capturing its fragility. Previous work focused on reliquaries as containers for ashes marking the end of nature’s cycle; whereas the emphasis of the new work is on regeneration: the plants are containers for their life-holding seeds - the beginning of the cycle”

Showing alongside this new work will be her latest privately commissioned work, a collection of ornate caskets on the theme of archangels, which she was given permission to exhibit.  She says “It was strange because, just as my work was changing direction I received this amazing commission. The project absorbed me.  Although the two styles of work seemed quite diverse, I began to understand that they were, in fact, closely interconnected.” 

Lorna will also be holding clay workshops at Tobermory High School, Bunessan After School Club and The Ross of Mull Brownies.

The exhibition is on at Gallery l, An Tobar, Argyll Terrace, Tobermory, Isle of Mull PA75 6PB tel: 01688 302211 from 2 until 31 March 2005.  Opening hours are Monday to Saturday 10am to 4pm.  Admission free.  www.antobar.co.uk