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2018 46th Annual Fall Show
Opening on Saturday, September 29
Vernissage 2-8pm
Continuing daily 11:00am-5:00pm

Scroll down to see some of Richard's recent works. More coming out of the kiln soon!

2018 ANNUAL FALL SHOW
Richard Gill Captures Ireland with his 46th Anniversary Fall Show

September 29 to October 8 2018

It has often been said there is a wee bit of Irish in all of us, well most certainly in the Ottawa Valley at the very least.

Many of us, Irish or not, hold a curious fascination with the Irish culture, history and folklore and are indeed captivated by the ancient Emerald Isle. Many Irish descendants claim to share and feel a deep spiritual, mystical connection passed down through generations.

So, just what is the attraction? It has been said by some that it is not an attraction but the “anchor in a spinning universe”.

Ireland has always been on the bucket list for Burnstown artist/sculptor Richard Gill, so last fall, he managed a venture to the isle of green intent with exploring the Irish countryside as muse for his annual fall show.

Richard discovered a pot of gold rich with ancient culture, lush landscape and a genuous people, loyal and full of wit, grit and gumption.

The show will encompass the oh-so-greener-than-green lush landscape dotted with ancient ruins, castles, monasteries, cottages and pubs galore. From Dublin to Galway and Spiddal (where Irish seems not spoken but sung with such a lovely lilt of the tongue); to the Aran Islands, Connemara, Bantry Bay to Belfast (where Van Morrison wrote “Brown Eyed Girl” down in the hollow) and the Giant's Causeway in the north... to name a few. All is captured and shaped in the knowing hands of a sculptor whose second nature is the medium of fired clay in relief.

Come, “failte” and discover Ireland in clay. The show opens Saturday, September 29 and continues to October 8 at Bittersweet Gallery in Burnstown. The gallery is open daily from 11 to 5.

For more information call Cheryl or Richard at 613 433 9990.