Beth and Dyana French

Discipline: Ceramics/Sculpture/Painting

Mother and child duo, Beth and Dyana French are opening their garden studios for the first time. Mother, beth, makes sumptuous functional pottery inspired by a deep connection with the local area and by her love of the sea. She blends soft structural curvaceous forms with her own made glazes mimicking the many bodies of water she has enjoyed, from wimbleball lake to the Pacific Ocean. 

Her sculptures are sensitive psychological studies in mind and body connection- how we relate to our selves and our notions of strength and beauty. She uses organic combustibles to create unique and subtle surface decorations that give a timeless quality to her work. 

Dyana is a young autistic artist that has an innate way with colour and contrast. They work intuitively with movement and spontaneous gestures to leave a complex image purposefully open to interpretation. They have won public commissions and exhibited in Bath alongside established artists. 

Website: www.bethfrench.co.uk
Instagram: @bethfrenchlives

Venue contact: Beth French, 07905662962
Venue address: 5 Fairfield Terrace, Milverton TA4 1QX
Directions: Venue will be signed from Wood street and High street in Milverton 
Parking: Limited on site parking reserved for limited mobility visitors. Parking on wood street with a 150m walk or high street 200m walk advised. 
Dogs Allowed: No Dogs Allowed
Accessibility further information: Please contact ahead of time to arrange parking access. Pottery accessible with 2inch lip at door, painting studio has 3 steps from front of property or 2 steps and unpaved garden path 

Other artists in Parish: Kenneth and Marian Lauder, Sally Lancaster, Late Summer and the Earth Element, Judy Willoughby, Chris Willoughby, John Hartoch, David Manners, Penny Price Jewellery, Tess Armitage