STRANGE DAYS – York artists online

York artists have been preparing for months for the Open Studios weekends, which have been cancelled because of the Corona Virus pandemic. So we have offered some of those artists who have worked with Pyramid Gallery the opportunity to show their new work with the help of our website

FREE delivery to YO postcode addresses

We are calling the Online Show ‘STRANGE DAYS – Art behind Doors’
The name is taken from a song by the 1960’s band, The Doors

‘Strange Days have found us
Strange days have tracked us down
They’re going to destroy our casual joys
we shall go on playing, or find a new town’

We will deliver anything bought on this website, free of charge to any address in the  York YO postcode area, or for £7.95 anywhere on mainland UK. Whilst we will try for prompt delivery times, they will be subject to negotiating the current limitations, and we will keep all customers informed.

Artists – please send images to [email protected] with details, and we will put the items for sale on our website. We shall be adding many more images here of works for sale between now and the end of May

CAROLINE LORD – upcycled ceramic sculpture

LESLEY SHAW printmaker

KATE BUCKLEY ceramic origami wall sculpture

PETER PARK painter

JO WALTON painter

CHIU-I WU ceramics

LESLEY BIRCH painter and printmaker

COLIN BLACK mixed media and painting

LINDA COMBI mixed media and printmaking

ZOE CATHERINE KENDALL jeweller

MICHELLE HUGHES Lino cut printmaker

SALLY CLARKE printmaker

ADRIENNE FRENCH painter

HACER OZTURK  ceramics

JILL TATTERSALL mixed media

KAREN THOMAS jewellery

KATE PETTITT painter and graphic designer

RUTH CLAYDON upcycled jewellery

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CAROLINE LORD

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LESLEY SHAW printmaker

Lesley Shaw works from Pica Studios in York, printing with lino and drypoint techniques

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PETER PARK painter

Peter Park creates abstract paintings of the Yorkshire landscape and coast

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JO WALTON artist and upholsterer

From her studio in York, the Rogues Atelier, Jo uses sheets of metal, which she allows to rust, to create mysterious effects from which she can print onto paper, or print fabrics (used for upholstery, or she can make artwork for the walls from the metal sheets, sometimes adding gold metal leaf

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CHIU-I WU ceramics

Chui-i Wu creates original hand built ceramic creatures at her studio in York

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LESLEY BIRCH painter and printmaker

Lesley Birch’s paintings and original prints are inspired by wild empty places and originate from her Scottish childhood memories

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COLIN BLACK mixed media and painting

Colin Black explores concepts of landscape, journey and home, expressed through the subtle overlay of collaged papers, washes and gouache through which  fragments of drawn and printed imagery appear

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LINDA COMBI mixed media and printmaking

Linda Combi combines mixed media, collage and printmaking with sentiment and humour

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HACER OZTURK traditional and contemporary Turkish ceramics

Hacer Ozturk is a York based ceramicist making contemporary ceramics using traditional Turkish techniques and styles

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JILL TATTERSALL mixed media

Jill Tattersall uses mixed media, painting and collage to create highly textured paintings from her home and studio near the centre of York

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ADRIENNE FRENCH painter

Adrienne French creates evocative paintings, collagraphs and monoprints, interpreting colour and texture of local and foreign landscapes

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SALLY CLARKE printmaker

Collagraph printmaker using the human figure and composition to express atmospheric imagery

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KAREN THOMAS jeweller

Silver, gold, and plated jewellery

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MICHELLE HUGHES Lino cut artist printmaker and graphic designer

Michelle’s linocut prints are inspired by nature and the great British countryside. She creates simple but stylised silhouettes in tonal blocks of colour. She teaches workshops in her garden studio

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KATE PETTITT painter and graphic designer

Not only is Kate affected through the cancellation of Open Studios, but she is also our latest artist to exhibit her work at the Hotel Marriott, Tadcaster Road, York. Prior to the national lockdown, members of the public were able to go there and view her pictures hung within the reception area. Although not being able to currently access this exhibition, it has been extended until mid May 2020 with 10% of all sales go to St Leonard’s Hospice Click Here for details

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ZOE CATHERINE KENDALL jeweller artist sculptor

Multidisciplinary artist and jeweller: Zoe’s paintings combine experimental, abstract approaches with colourful, contemporary representations of portraiture, seascapes and cultural heritage

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RUTH CLAYDON Moth & Magpie jeweller & upcycler

Exquisite treasures of old made new. Ancient and salvaged beads and metals are sensitively crafted into unique modern designs enhanced by techniques such as hammering, melting and enamelling

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KATE BUCKLEY ceramic origami wall sculpture

Using porcelain ceramic, Kate creates 3 dimensional ceramic pictures from origami folded surfaces

Originally from North Wales, I have lived in York for two decades as a partner, mother, teacher and artist.

Having taught for over 20 years, I have just graduated with a  first-class Contemporary Craft Degree from York College and am a UK Prize Winner in the Eleanor Worthington International Art Prize in Tertiary Education, Italy and the UK.

​Since 2017 my work has been exhibited in Thirsk (Rural Arts), York (According to McGee, the Norman Rea Gallery, York St.John University, Merchant Taylor’s Hall, York Open Studios 2019), Scunthorpe (20-21 Visual Arts Centre), Harrogate (Alzheimer’s Research UK National Research Conference), Newcastle (the Holy Biscuit), London (Art.Number 23) and Urbino, Italy.
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I am a member of the British Origami Society and currently Artist in Residence at York College. 2020 will be my second year of showing at York Open Studios