Jo Ansell

“Every time I go upstairs I am uplifted of the joy of your ‘lovers’ it it is flowing, calm and almost transcendent, the curves meditative and magical” 
Mrs M .Vine
 
It is challenging to write about oneself, and, for me especially, my own visual form of expression. I decided to sift through the wonderful selection of thank you cards and emails from clients to find this quote, which summed up my philosophy perfectly. 
 
Flow and calm are ways of being that I continually strive to be immersed in. They are elusive and yet when one find oneself there, it is both beautiful and magical, even if short lived.
 
My objective with every sculpture I carve is to create something beautiful, something that flows with its curves and lines. A creation that when the viewer observes it, there is an internal as well an external shift in them, taking them into a harmonious way of being.
 
We can never compete with Mother Nature, but for me, discovering a little mystery within each piece of stone I acquire both excites and motivates me.

There is also a very feminine element in every sculpture and each one also holds its own unique feminine quality, whether it be charm, serenity or a touch of mystery. 

BA Hons Art & Related Arts, West Sussex
Post Graduate Art & Design , Oxford

My sculptures have been exhibited in galleries in Australia and New Zealand. Since moving back to the UK , I have exhibited at various Sculpture Shows including:
‘The Sculpture Show’, Marle Place - Kent.
Godinton Hall Sculpture Trail - Kent.
Pashley Manors’ ‘Sculpture in Particular’ - Kent
Art Parks International - Guernsey,
Delamore Arts- Devon
and at the RHS, Hampton Court- London
Gallery showings have included:
The Pure Arts Exhibition (2010,14,15) - East Sussex.
The Wadhurst Art Fair (2015)- Kent
The Wing Gallery - Wadhurst, Kent.
The Fountain Gallery - Hampton Court, London.
Swann Gallery - Rye, East Sussex.
NoNakedWalls Gallery - Chertsey, Surrey.
The Glebe Garden Gallery -Chelsea, London .
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