Song of the Path
Prints, Drawings and Sketchbooks
An exhibition by Rosie Montford
Private View: Tuesday 17th June (6pm- 8pm)
Exhibition: Monday 16th - Sunday 22nd June 2025 Open: 12pm - 5pm
WORKSHOP: Thurs 19th June 11am - 12pm
Combining movement and mark making together with Vicky Hunter.
Artist Talk: Saturday 21st June 1pm - 2pm
This exhibition celebrates Rosie Montford’s strong creative link of walking and drawing.
Rosie’s print series are developed in response to absorbing a landscape that she was able to access on foot. Rosie experiments technically with colour and texture by cutting or etching the surface of the lino and gradually building up thinly printed layers of richly stained colour. They are printed by hand on paper, using the press in her studio, usually in editions of only four or five prints. She works thematically and closely connects images to a particular location.
Rosie was a member of the Sussex Guild and was in shows across that region and took part in Chichester Open Studios Arts Trail. She moved from Chichester to Bath three years ago. Initially Rosie was part of Bath Artists Studios but has now set up her own studio.
Rosie is part of a European group of artists who have walking as part of their practice. She is also a member of the prestigious Society of Designer Craftsmen.
A performative element to presenting her work invites participants into the sharing of her practice. It often involves creating a physical piece such as an extended collaborative drawing which flaps and unfurls in the wind, making its presence felt - and alerts us to the that we too have a presence here in the landscape.
Rosie will be at the gallery daily.