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Solo Exhibition at White Moose & artist talk

Edward is pleased to announce that he is having a solo exhibition of his Mariners Way project. There is also an opportunity to hear the artist talk about his inspiration for this project, the ancient maritime route from Bideford to Dartmouth and his realisation of this extended journey into the current exhibition of sculpture, paintings, drawings and wood ...

Construction of Mariners Way Passage House

It has been quite a journey from the unraveling of the Mariners Way ball, the cleaning, the re-knotting and now the execution of the new form; the passage house. There were a number of factors against me as I now have less rope available and even less time to construct it in. I wanted to stay true to my original idea that included an entrance and exit of the ...

Unraveling the Mariners Way ball

Last month I went back to the University of Exeter and unraveled the 1,300metres of knotted rope which is going to be changed into another sculpture along the Mariners Way walk; a passage house. This was new ground for me and I was intrigued to explore how the tarred rope had weathered. On first impression the rope had executed what I had intended. The colour of ...

Traditional Knot–making Workshop

with artist Edward Crumpton FREE The Forum – University of Exeter 8th June 2013 from 1 pm to 4 pm Have a go at making a bracelet or necklace to take away, using traditional knotting methods. Ed Crumpton, the artist behind the Mariners Way exhibition, will show you how. Free, just drop in. This event will take place on the Northern Piazza, in front of the ...

University of Exeter Exhibition

A huge thank you for everyone who has helped towards my exhibition in the Forum this year, especially the Arts & Culture Team at the University. If you didn’t manage to make the event you here are some photographs of the event. Mariners Way introduction panel and video Passage House MaquetteExhibition overviewNew oil paintings and wood engravingTo the ...

Studio Update: February 2013

Hello, With the up and coming exhibition at Exeter University in April I thought I would give you an update to the new work I’ve been doing in 2013. These are some barrel ends I’m going to be using as information boards. I went on a Winter crossing of the Mariners Way walk just to refresh myself with the route. It was a great experience and with ...

Studio Update: December 2012

Hello, At the moment it is difficult to display finished pieces as I am currently making work so I thought I’d update my blog with some shots of my studio and make comments about the work. In the background is my first oil painting in over three years! Realising how long it had been I decided to have a month of colour mixing before I got started on this ...