Exhibitions
and Reviews
Comments from visitors to Lois
Cordelia's exhibitions and open studio events:
"Fantastic
and unique, far and away the most creative
collection I have seen."
"Refreshing
to see such beauty in our fragmented digital
age!"
"Your work
puts one in a different world."
"Exquisite
- a window into a fairytale landscape."
"Amazing
mix of vision and technology. Wonderful! Thank
you."
"Wonderful.
... I keep coming back to marvel again."
"Excellent
work - a wonderful combination and contrast. Also
great to meet someone so eloquent about their
work."
CURRENT
& FORTHCOMING EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
Lois Cordelia will perform an evening
presentation and demonstration of her Silhouette
Paper-cut Art at a meeting of the "Dotty
About Cards" Group, Tuesday 14th February
2012. N.B. Private Meeting for "Dotty About
Cards" Group Members only.
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Lois Cordelia will perform an evening
presentation and demonstration of her Silhouette
Paper-cut Art at a meeting of the Felixstowe Art
Group, Tuesday 10th April 2012. N.B. Private
Meeting for F.A.G. Members only.
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Three pieces by Lois Cordelia will
be featured as part of
St Mary's Art Exhibition
St Mary's Church, Hadleigh, Suffolk
Fri 20th - Sat 28th April 2012
Exhibition Opening Times: Fri 20th
April 8pm-9.30pm (preview evening), Sat 21st
10am-6pm, Sun 22nd 1pm-5pm, Mon 23rd 10am-5pm,
Tues 24th 10am-5pm, Wed 25th 10am-5pm, Thu 26th
10am-4pm, Fri 27th 11am-5pm, Sat 28th 10am-5pm
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Lois Cordelia will exhibit a number
of pieces at Betchworth Village Hall,
Surrey
as part of the Dorking Group of Artists
Spring exhibition:
29th April - 1st May 2012
Full details to follow.
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Lois Cordelia will exhibit a number of pieces at Denbies
Wine Estate, Dorking, Surrey
as part of the Dorking Group of
Artists Summer exhibition:
Further details to follow.
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A number of
works by Lois Cordelia will be on display during
the
Seebohm
Family Reunion,
Das
Wohlfuehl und Tagungshotel, Camp Reinsehlen,
near Schneverdingen, Lueneburg Heath, Germany
26th May - 28th May 2012
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Lois Cordelia will perform an evening
presentation and demonstration of her Silhouette
Paper-cut Art at a meeting of the Broke Hall W.I.
group, Friday 14th September 2012. N.B. Private
Meeting for Broke Hall W.I. Members only.
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PREVIOUS
EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
Loïs Cordelia exhibited at
The Vine Church, Eye,
Suffolk.
Fri 2nd Dec 6-9pm and
Sat 3rd Dec 10-2pm
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Lois Cordelia performed an evening presentation
and demonstration of her Silhouette Paper-cut Art
at a meeting of the Orwell Art Club, Thursday
20th October 2011.
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A number of works by Loïs
Cordelia were featured as part of
"Mixed Media",
an exhibition by Suffolk Open Studios Artists
Venue: Kesgrave Arts, 83 Main
Road, Kesgrave IP5 1AF Tel.
01473 333553
Private View: 7th September 2011, 7pm-9pm
Exhibition: 8th September to 10th October, daily
10am-5pm (Closed Sun/Mon)
Photograph by John Buelow-Osborne. September
2011
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A number of silhouette
paper-cuts by Lois Cordelia were featured as part
of
SUFFOLK ART
at the Ipswich Tourist
Information Centre, St
Stephen's Church, Ipswich
Monday 1st - Saturday 27th
August 2011.
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The silhouette paper-cut "Metamorphosis
in Gold" by Lois Cordelia
were exhibited at the
Jubiläumsausstellung (Jubilee Exhibition)
marking 25 years of Scherenschnitt
Schweiz
Galerie Stadthaus, Unterseen, Switzerland
13th August - 4th
September 2011
Private View: 13th
August
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A selection of paintings by Lois
Cordelia were featured as part of
Master of Art Summer
Exhibition 2011
Thursday 25th -
Sunday 28th August 2011, 10am-5pm daily
at the Forum
2 Millennium Plain,
Bethel Street, Norwich. NR2 1TF
(Above and Below): Live painting
demonstration at the Forum, Norwich, 25th August
2011. The lion portrait took 1 hour to complete.
Photographs by Erika Buelow-Osborne, August 2011.
"Your work is terrific Lois! Excellent
detail yet not sterile in any way. Lovely!"
"Magical!"
"OMG!! Just one hour?? You are just so
amazing Lois!! Hats Off!!"
(Above and below) The exhibition
expands as it goes...!
Photography by John Ray
Duncanson. August 2011
Photograph by Cyril Bush. August
2011. Used with kind permission.
Photograph by Amy Elizabeth
Diamond. August 2011.
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The silhouette paper-cut "The
Sunrise" by Lois Cordelia
was featured as part of
SILENT ART AUCTION
Exhibition of Donated
Artworks
at the Forum
2 Millennium Plain,
Bethel Street, Norwich. NR2 1TF
Thursday 1st - Saturday 3rd September 2011
A unique collection of over 40 works donated by
artists and galleries to raise funds to build an
Orphans' and Vulnerable Children's Centre in
Lusaka, Zambia.
In aid of INTO Giving
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Winged Flames
Exhibition & Sale
of Silhouette Paper-cuts & Paintings by Loïs
Cordelia
(as part of the Debenham Arts Festival)
Thursday 21st - Sunday 24th July 2011
Daily 10.30am - 5.00pm
Dove Cottage,
39 High Street, Debenham Suffolk IP14 6QN
Photograph by Amy Elizabeth Diamond. July 2011.
Above:
Lois demonstrates her paper-cutting technique.
Debenham, Suffolk UK. July 2011.
Photograph by Chris Valentine. 2011.
"Absolute perfection! Fantastic workmanship.
Thanks for coming to Debenham."
"Amazing designs as always. I love the
movement and flow of the figures - so
elegant!"
"Your artistic skills dedication, and
enjoyment are quite evident. Superb!"
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The portrait "Word, Sound
and Power" by Lois Cordelia was featured as
part of the exhibition
"Dazed and
Refused"
An Exhibition
of paintings Refused from Entry to the BP
National Portrait Exhibition 2011
Exhibition dates: 16
Jun-10 Jul 2011;
Private View: Thurs 16 Jun, 7-11pm
Venue: HURWUNDEKI,
299 Railway Arches, Cambridge Heath Road, London
E2 9HA
Further details: www.dazedandrefused.com
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Open Studio
Weekends
(as part of Suffolk
Open Studios):
Weekends, June
2011:
Sat 4th, Sun 5th, Sat 11th, Sun 12th, Sat 18th,
Sun 19th, Sat 25th, Sun 26th
11.00am -
5.00pm
Also throughout
the year, by appointment
2 Heywood
Close, IPSWICH IP2 9LG
A chance to see how the artist
works. SOS (Suffolk Open Studios) members invite
you to visit them in their studios, giving you
the opportunity to see the
creative process, discuss
the artist’s motivation and ask questions. There
will be work in progress, as well as finished,
some of which may be for sale, though there is no
pressure to buy.
"Once again my breath is taken away!"
"I just had to come again. Just as amazing
the second time."
"The
closer you look, the more you see! What
incredible attention to detail."
"You have opened my eyes."
"Breathtaking, phenomenal, amazingly
accomplished."
"A truly fantastic exhibition - think
possibly the best I've ever been to."
"Speaking to the artist brings every piece
to life."
"Excellent
work - a wonderful combination and contrast.
Also great to meet someone so eloquent about
their work."
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Three silhouette paper-cuts by
Lois Cordelia were featured as part of
Art Exhibition and Sale
of Paintings
St Mary's
Church, Higham
(near
Colchester, Essex)
(a beautiful 13th century
church on the banks of the River Stour in the
heart of Constable Country)
Fri 17th June (7.30pm -
9.30pm), Sat 18th June (9.30am - 7.00pm),
and Sun 19th June (9.30am - 5.00pm) 2011
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Several pieces by Lois Cordelia
were featured as part of
Suffolk Open Studios
Annual Showcase Exhibition 2011
Blackthorpe
Barn, Rougham
Private View: Friday
20th May 2011, 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Exhibition open daily 21st to 30th May, 11am to
5pm.
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Lois Cordelia exhibited and demonstrated her
silhouette paper-cut artwork
at the MS
Society & Sue Ryder Top Crafts Fayre
Lavenham
Village Hall, Church Street,
Lavenham (near Sudbury) Suffolk
Saturday 28th
and Sunday 29th May 2011, 10am - 4pm
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"Filigrees
of Flame"
Solo Exhibition
of Silhouette Paper-cuts and Paintings by Lois
Cordelia:
Saturday 16th -
Thursday 28th April 2011
The Edmund
Gallery, Angel Hill, Bury St
Edmunds IP33 1LS
(adjacent to the
Cathedral).
Comments
from visitors to FILIGREES
OF FLAME, April 2011:
"Must see!"
"Celebrating a feast upon one's eyes."
"Super energy."
"Very striking and eye-catching."
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Three silhouette paper-cuts by
Lois Cordelia were featured as part of
St Mary's Art Exhibition,
St Mary's Church, Hadleigh,
Suffolk, UK
Friday 29th April - Sunday 8th May 2011
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Silhouette Paper-cut
Demonstration
by Lois
Cordelia (scalpel) and Erika Bulow-Osborne
(scissors)
Lois Cordelia
and her mother Erika
demonstrated the techniques of
silhouette paper-cut art,
respectively using scalpel and scissors
at the Reg Driver
Visitor Centre, Christchurch Park, Ipswich IP4
2BX
Friday 8th, Saturday 9th
and Sunday 10th April,
10.00am-4.30pm
(3.30pm on Sunday)
as part of the inaugural weekend
for a new 2 year historical display to mark
the 250th anniversary (in 2012) of the birth of
Ipswich legend Margaret
Catchpole,
as well as to celebrate the legacy of the local Cobbold
dynasty.
The silhouette paper-cut and Scherenschnitt
demonstration evoked in particular the exquisite
contributions to this genre by Elizabeth
Cobbold (née
Knipe, 1764–1824). On
display were two volumes of Elizabeth Cobbold's
scissor-cut paper Valentines, created 200 years
ago.
For more general information about the
longer-term exhibition,
please visit the Cobbold Family
History website: http://www.cobboldfht.com
Mother and daughter team Erika
Bülow-Osborne (left) and Loïs Cordelia (right)
jointly perform a live paper-cut art
demonstration at the Reg Driver Visitor Centre,
Christchurch Park, Ipswich, UK. Erika cuts out
using tiny scissors, while Loïs uses a surgical
scalpel.
April 2011. Photograph by Manish Barapatre. 2011.
Photograph by Erika
Bülow-Osborne. 2011.
Photograph by Rosemary
Woolnough. 2011.
Photograph by Dave Bulow. 2011.
Photograph by Dave Bulow. 2011.
Photograph by Dave Bulow. 2011.
Photograph by Manish Barapatre.
2011.
Photograph by Dave Bulow. 2011.
Comments
from visitors to Silhouette
Paper-cut Demonstration, April 2011:
"What wonderful work -
speechless!"
"Stunning to watch both of you in action
producing something so beautiful!"
"Miraculous - what skill and what
patience."
"Fabulous, glad I came - very inspiring, so
intricate and so full of energy!"
"Exquisite - a
window into a fairytale landscape."
"Es war sehr schoen solch alte Technik
wieder zu sehen. Es hat mich an meine Schulzeit
erinnert."
"Breathtaking - so clever."
"As lovely to look at as I
anticipated."
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A number of paintings and
silhouette paper-cuts by Loïs Cordelia
inspired by themes of Ethiopia and Rastafari were
shown as part of
Club Roots
Underground
Empress Menen
Celebration
Deep Roots Reggae and Dub - Royal Sounds by Roots
Hitek
Music +
Guests
Tuesday March 15th -
10.30pm-3.30am
at Orleans,
259-261 Seven Sisters Rd, Finsbury Park, London
N4 2DD
Queen
Omega
Vibration
:
a night in honour of Empress Menen Asfaw, Queen
Omega, Mother of Iration
with live: Uwimana, Sista Aisha
& Princess Linn + music by Sisters of Love
(Conscious radio) & Wombman of Moods (Omega
radio)
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"Black
Gold"
An Exhibition of Paintings and Silhouettes by
Loïs Cordelia
at OPEN
THE GATE
Cafe
35 Stoke Newington Rd,
Dalston London N16 8BJ
Buses: 67, 76, 149, 243 -
Overground: Dalston Kingsland
27th JANUARY - 10th
FEBRUARY
Extended by
popular demand until late Wednesday 9th March
Daily 12 noon to 12 midnight,
with special events:
Private View: Thursday
27th January, 6pm-9.15pm
Reggae
Unity
Nite:
Saturday 29th
January, 6pm-2am
Live painting demos on the
following dates (more to be
confirmed - please check back for updates), circa
6-8pm daily:
Thu 27th January, Fri 28th Jan, Sat 29th Jan (as
part of Reggae Unity Nite), Sun 30th Jan, Fri 4th
Feb, Sat 5th Feb, Sun 6th Feb (Bob Marley's 66th
birthday!), Mon 7th Feb, Fri 11th Feb, Sat 12th
Feb, Sun 13th Feb, Mon 14th Feb, Wed 16th Feb,
Fri 18th Feb, Sat 19th Feb, Sun 20 Feb, Fri 4th
March, Sat 5th March, Sun 6th March.
Photograph by Dash. 2011
Painting a portrait of Marcia Griffiths, as part
of a live painting demo at Open the Gate,
February 5th 2011. Marcia Griffiths is best known
for her early hit with Bob Andy, "Young,
Gifted and Black". Later, she was also one
of the "I-Threes", Bob Marley's vocal
backing group, along with Rita Marley and Judy
Mowatt. Photograph by Erika
Buelow-Osborne, 2011.
Photograph by Samantha Day. 2011
Work in progress
Photograph by Samuele di Giorgio. February 2011.
Work in progress on a portrait of HIM
Haile Selassie I, as part of a
live painting demo at Open the Gate cafe, Dalston
London. March 2011. Photograph by Erika
Bülow-Osborne.
"Black
Gold"
"Out
of Darkness comes forth Light. Out of the Black
comes forth the Gold.
Light is the Daughter borne of Darkness."
Loïs Cordelia's exhibition
'Black Gold' is a meditation on digging deep into
the raw black living earth of our heritage to
reveal a wealth of gold and richness of colour.
From intricate paper silhouettes in sharp black
definition, painstakingly cut by hand using a
surgical scalpel, to fast and furiously painted
portraits and landscapes in iridescent gold and
shimmering colours, Loïs' artwork spans a vast
spectrum between precision and free-flowing
energy.
Comments
from visitors to Black
Gold January-March 2011:
"Authentic roots
artist with a universal eye for beauty in all its
forms."
"Amazing! No words to describe the
talent."
"I came, I saw, I am impressed."
"Fabulous! Luminous! Dreamlike! ... Best
exhibition we've ever had here."
"Very close to perfection."
"Amazing! (What else did I expect?!)
Honestly, your work never ceases to
impress."
"Great opportunity to see the artist in
action."
"I think I said 'amazing' about 6 times when
talking to you - but nevertheless - amazing
still."
"A privilege to be amongst such great
artists, legends, past and present - their
spirits can be felt in the room."
"Innovative art representing the golden age
of reggae."
"Lovely to see your work for real - even
better than on the website."
"Amazing colour and deep soul in all your
images. I love your work. Soul food!"
"The most mesmerizing and eye-captivating
display of intricate art."
"I nostri auguri per una mostra eccellente.
A me piaciono le silhouette con molto
espressione."
"The portraits are alive with a power,
dignity, strength and nobility that pulses with
warmth and energy, and at the same time they emit
incredible sensitivity and gentle
spirituality."
"I would like to sit here on this comfy sofa
all afternoon just drinking in your amazing work.
Beautiful, soulful and inspirational work as
usual! I shall get up refreshed and
stimulated."
"Eine solch grosse Ausstellung, mit zwei
Verlaengerungen, das ist etwas Besonderes."
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Lois Cordelia presented a talk and live
demonstration of her Silhouette Paper-cut Art at
a meeting of the Woodbridge Art
Club
Wednesday March 2nd 2011
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Lois Cordelia presented
a talk, live demonstration and workshop of her
Silhouette Paper-cut Art at a meeting of the Embroiderers'
Guild Suffolk East Branch
Wednesday March 9th 2011
"Absolutely stunning work - I really love
the flowing lines."
"Inspiring
to see some lovely work and have a go
myself."
"Beautiful displays - thank you for a lovely
evening. I shall have another try at home."
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Twenty-one portraits of
reggae musicians by Loïs Cordelia were featured
as part of
Reggae
Unity
Nite
New Year's Eve
and Birthday Special:
16 Hours of
Roots Reggae & Dub: 8pm
31st Dec 2010 - 12 Noon 1st January 2011
at Matzu Bar, 558 Mile
End Rd, E3 4PL, London
DJ Mighty Laous + Guests
Above: Top line (left
to right): Johnny
Clarke, Burning Spear, Bunny Wailer, Bob Marley, Ras Shiloh
Bottom line (left to right): Bob Marley, Garnett Silk, Ziggy Marley, Lucky Dube, Judy Mowatt, Buju Banton
Above: Top line (left to
right): Burning
Spear, Bunny Wailer, Bob Marley, Ras Shiloh
Bottom line (left to right): Ziggy Marley, Lucky Dube, Judy Mowatt, Buju Banton, Mikey Dread
Above: Top line (left
to right): Ras Shiloh, Gregory Isaacs, Black Uhuru
Bottom line (left to right): Judy Mowatt, Buju Banton, Mikey Dread, Rita Marley, Peter Tosh, Max Romeo
Work in progress during Lois'
10 hour long exhibition at the Mile End Matsu
Bar, London, as part of New Year's Eve
"Reggae Unity Nite" Special, 31st
December 2010 - 1st January 2011. Lois completed
four further portraits within about six hours,
working mostly by candlelight!
Photograph (above) by
Anna. 2011
Above: Portraits of Peter Tosh (top)
and Bob
Marley (bottom), each painted
in little more than an hour.
Below: Lois works on a portrait
based on an early photograph of Burning Spear.
Photograph by John Ray Duncan.
2011
Above: Lois adds a rapidly
painted background to a fourth portrait: Bob Marley
Photograph by John Ray Duncan.
2011
"The only thing I
can say is its flawless, commendable work. You
are an artist next to perfection. A true
inspiration. ... Pass on the positive vibes...!
:)"
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A number of silhouette
paper-cuts and paintings by Lois Cordelia will be
on display at the new Townhouse
Restaurant,
4a Orwell Place,
Ipswich IP4 1BB,
from Tuesday 26th October 2010.
opening times:
Tuesday - Sunday : 11am until 11pm
Lunch: 11.30am until 2:30pm - Dinner: 5.30pm
until 10:00pm
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A series of portraits
by Lois Cordelia, inspired by Rastafari
and Roots Reggae, were shown as
part of
"Deep Roots",
presented by Djolof
Roots
Sound
(BinghyMan & Friends), a night of conscious
roots reggae, dub and African drumming, Sunday
14th November
2010 at the Camden Rock,
Camden Town, London, 5pm-2am. Lois
also performed a demonstration of her painting
technique live in session, compmleting two
further portraits within four hours.
'Joseph Hill', Acrylic on board. 2010
Painting
live in session during my exhibition of
portraits, as part of "Deep Roots"
reggae (Djolof Roots Sound) at the Camden Rock,
London, 14th November 2010. I completed two
further paintings during the course of the night:
a lion, followed by a
portrait of Bunny Wailer.
(Below) DJ BinghyMan
(Djolof Roots Sound) holding his portrait,
painted by Lois Cordelia. Nuff Raspect! :-) Nov
2010
Comments from visitors to "DEEP
ROOTS"
November
2010:
"Unbelievable
talent!"
"All the
portraits were instantly recogniseable."
"I saw you
start the lion painting, ... and a few minutes
later I looked up and it was almost finished - I
couldn't believe it!"
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Lois Cordelia performed
an evening presentation and demonstration of her
Silhouette Paper-cut Art at a meeting of the Dalebridge
Ladies' Club, Monday 11th
October 2010
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A number of silhouette paper-cuts
by Lois Cordelia were featured as part of
A.M.P.
(Art-Music-Photography), Buttermarket
Shopping Centre, Ipswich
during August and September 2010. Lois has
also demonstrated her paper-cutting
art techniques on the following
dates: Sat 7th August (10am-5pm), Sat
14th August (10am-5pm), Monday 23rd August
(11am-1pm), Sat 4th September (11am-5pm).
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Seven silhouette
paper-cuts by Lois Cordelia were featured as part
of
"FIELDS OF
JOY" at Kesgrave Arts, (as
part of Suffolk Open Studios)
3rd September - 4th
October 2010
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Lois' paper-cut artwork was
featured in the August-September 2010 issue of Green Pebble magazine
(available from galleries and stockists
throughout Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and
Suffolk, priced £3.50).
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"Habibti"
Screening of short film drama,
featuring artwork by Lois Cordelia
Thursday
September 2nd, BAFTA Piccadilly, London
A collection of landscape
paintings and portraits by Lois
Cordelia were featured as part of a short film
drama, "Habibti",
based on a humorous short story by Ari
Folman (award winning
writer/director of "Waltz with
Bashir"), dealing with creative resolutions
to racial tensions between African and Asian
communities in South London.
Writers: Nour Wazzi and
Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan.
Panacea
Productions
[Below] With my mother
Erika at the film premiere at BAFTA, Piccadilly,
London,
Thursday 2nd September 2010. Photograph by Tony
Spencer
[Below] Standing beside
the portrait I
painted specially for the film, on display at the
premiere at BAFTA. The portrait is supposed to
have been painted by one of the characters,
Marlon, who is an artist himself, depicting his
late mother. In the drama, the painting is
knocked off the wall and badly damaged, so that
Marlon must repair it. Hence it has a crucial
significance to the development of the drama.
Photograph by Tony Spencer
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A number of silhouette
pieces by Lois Cordelia were featured as part of
SUFFOLK
ART
Mon 16th - Sat 28th August 2010
St Stephen's Church, Ipswich
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Five silhouette paper-cuts by Lois Cordelia were
featured as part of
ANGLIA ART -
The Annual Exhibition and Sale at The Rowley
Hall,
Brandeston Hall
School, Brandeston, Suffolk
Friday 27th -
Monday 30th August 2010
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Open Studio
Weekends
(as part of Suffolk
Open Studios):
Weekends, June
2010
Also throughout
the year, by appointment
2 Heywood
Close, IPSWICH IP2 9LG
A chance to see how the artist
works. SOS (Suffolk Open Studios) members invite
you to visit them in their studios, giving you
the opportunity to see the
creative process, discuss
the artist’s motivation and ask questions. There
will be work in progress, as well as finished,
some of which may be for sale, though there is no
pressure to buy.
(Below) Loose paper-cuts
suspended across a window.
Comments
from visitors to Open
Studio
Weekends June 2010:
"Refreshing to see
such beauty in our fragmented digital age!"
"As always I am in awe of
your endless patience and elegant designs."
"What an amazing gift you have for bringing
to life what are essentially just plain
materials. The composition, the flow, the
movement, the soul in all your pieces are
outstanding."
"Lovely to see your Islamic calligraphy
being used with your unique style and
technique."
"What a wonderful special place and what
fantastic inspirational work."
"Even more wonders to see!"
"Fantastic! Awe-inspiring! Inspires the
mind! Keep it up!"
"Wonderful surprise of art!"
"I came away feeling really inspired."
"Amazing works, so different from one
another, as if from different artists."
"Very talented artist who deserves wide
recognition."
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Silhouette
Paper-cut Art Workshop
Saturday 22nd May
2010, 10am - 4pm, Howden Park Centre, Livingston
EH54 6AE
"Lois Cordelia will
demonstrate and teach the basic techniques of her
intricate paper-cut creations, and present a
brief overview of the folk-art origins of this
unusual medium. You
will explore your own creativity in cutting
spirited paper 'silhouettes' by hand, using a
scalpel, balancing the blade's precision with
free flowing lines. Lois will guide you through
the evolving stages of design, drawing and
cutting, encouraging you to experiment with
elements of pattern, colour and texture,
re-evaluating the humble piece of paper: no
longer merely as a canvas, but as a medium in its
own right. Create
something extraordinary out of something
ordinary."
"Excellent
workshop giving a good grounding in the basics of
paper-cut silhouette art - more of these types of
art events please!"
"Will use in future projects - really clear
instructions."
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A number of silhouette
paper-cuts by Lois Cordelia were featured as part
of the
Suffolk Open Studios
Showcase Exhibition, Blackthorpe Barn,
Rougham
15th to 24th May 2010
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Love Letters
Exhibition of
silhouette papercuts by Lois Cordelia, inspired
by meditations on divine beauty and harmony, and
by mystical love poetry from the Middle East and
beyond. Part of the Edinburgh Festival of
Middle Eastern Spirituality and Peace (MESP) 2010
Tues 2nd February - Fri
5th March 2010, Edinburgh
University Chaplaincy Centre
Comments
from visitors to Love
Letters February-March 2010:
"Wonderful. ... I
keep coming back to marvel again."
"Really remarkable work: unusual and highly
skilled."
"Meditative. Beautiful. Thank you."
"So impressed, I came back! ...
So impressed, I came back again, and brought my
family!"
"I love how your pictures have captured the
stillness of movement,
giving them a feeling of serenity."
"Absolutely superb! Wonderful imagination
& skill;
especially liked designs incorporating Arabic
text."
"I really enjoyed the diversity of style and
subject matter which nevertheless was united by
your artistic vision, concept and voice. Very
inspiring exhibition."
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Two silhouette
paper-cuts by Lois Cordelia were featured as part
of
Suffolk
Open
Studios
(S.O.S) - Autumn Exhibition 2009
23rd Nov - 24th Dec - "The
Upstairs Gallery", Beccles, Suffolk
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Metamorphosen
(Metamorphoses)
Kulturforum
Schwimhalle Schloss Ploen, Germany - Sunday 8th
to Tuesday 10th November 2009
Exhibition of
Silhouette Art and three Evening
Presentations
about the History
and Development of Paper-cut Art by Lois
Cordelia.
Accompanied by a concert of
French Impressionist harp music, played by Janina Albrecht,
and by a reading of Rudyard
Kipling's "The Butterfly That Stamped",
read by Friedrich
Wackernagel
Comments
from visitors to Metamorphosen November 2009:
"Eine seltene und
absolut sehenswerte Kunst.
Fantastisch und liebenswert!"
"Bewundernswert!"
"Ueberaschend ist die Vielfalt der Themen.
... Eine Vielfalt der Formen, filigran
geschnitten, aber ausdruckstark."
"Es ist eine ganz besondere Atmosphaere hier
in der Ausstellung, und alles wird bestimmt seine
Spuren hinterlassen!"
"Ist es die handwerkliche Kunst oder sind es
die geschwungenen Linien, die mich begeistern?
Wahrscheinlich beiden. Das Schoenste ist: in fast
allen Bildern ist Bewegung!"
"Vielen Dank fuer diese bezaubernd, sehr
aussergewoehnliche Kunst und die vielen
Hintergrundsinformationen."
"Wir gratulieren Lois für ihre Erfolge. Sie
ist eine wirkliche Künstlerin mit
außerordentlich überzeugenden und zu Herzen
gehenden Motiven und einer genialen
Gestaltungsgabe!"
"Eine wunderschoene Entdeckung!"
With harpist Janina Albrecht, whose
beautiful playing accompanied the first evening
presentation
Photograph by Elisabeth Ruebcke
Photograph by Elisabeth Ruebcke
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"Sanctuary 4
Art"
Bacchus Barn,
Lawshall, UK - Sat 19th & Sun 20th September
2009
Featuring a number of silhouette
paper-cuts and plaster sculptures by Lois
Cordelia,
along with works by David Leeming, Tilly
Taylor-Levy and Lizzy Hall.
"Samson"
and "Diamond
Siren"
"Rearing
Unicorn" and "Kicking
Horse" displayed on an
elegant Chinese sideboard
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A number of silhouette pieces by
Lois Cordelia were featured as part of
SUFFOLK
ART
August 17th - 29th 2009 St
Stephen's Church, Ipswich
Joint exhibition with other local artists.
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Open Studio
Weekends
N.B. Also by appointment
throughout the year
- please contact me
for full details
(as part of Suffolk
Open Studios): Weekends June
2009 - Ipswich, England
Please click
here for my S.O.S. brochure listing
A chance to see how the
artist works. SOS (Suffolk Open Studios) members
invite you to visit them in their studios, giving
you the opportunity to see the
creative process, discuss
the artist’s motivation and ask questions. There
will be work in progress, as well as finished,
some of which may be for sale, though there is no
pressure to buy.
Comments
from visitors to Open
Studio
Weekends June 2009:
"I could have
watched you and spent hours in your studio - was
so much to see. Incredible."
"Your work puts one in a different
world."
"An artist with a truly special talent, such
diversity in thought, execution and meaning. A
very special exhibition."
"Beautiful new 'slant' on traditional
cultured craft. So clever!"
"You must need steady hands!"
"What a lovely way to spend an
afternoon!"
"A lovely delicate technique requiring a lot
of patience."
"Unbelievable! ... I could study your pieces
for ages. Truly breathtaking!"
"So diverse and intricate - I felt like I
was in Aladdin's cave!"
"Never ceases to amaze."
"Open Studio", June
2009. Photograph by John Buelow-Osborne
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A number of silhouette pieces by
Lois Cordelia were featured as part of
"CHOICE"
Artworks-MK, Milton Keynes.
November 15th 2008 - January 10th 2009
Exhibition and sale of
contemporary craft from nationally selected
makers:
Textiles, Glass, Jewellery, Prints, Ceramics, and
much more...
"Artworks-MK" Gallery, Milton Keynes.
December 2008.
The picturesque setting of the
"Artworks-MK" gallery, Milton Keynes.
December 2008
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Solo exhibition of silhouette
art - October 14th-20th 2008
VIEW From The Top gallery, Nottingham
Comments
from visitors to THE MOON
TREE Oct 2008:
"Amazing mix of
vision and technology. Wonderful! Thank
you."
"Very beautiful and technically brilliant
too. Love them."
"Very interesting work - intricately
cut!"
"Very beautiful and appealing."
"Breathing new life into an eighteenth
century tradition!"
"Awesome!"
"I just love your collection. I could look
at them all day. Thank you for making my day."
"Love your work. So fine and detailed. You
obviously are very patient."
"Amazing, it's always so uplifting to see
that there are people who pride themselves on
their craft and storytelling. I can walk back to
my degree, inspired all over again on my current
project."
"The 'Proud Stag' spoke to me, as I come
from Canada. It was a wonderful reminder of home.
I loved the warmth of the background as
well."
"View
From The Top" Gallery, Nottingham. October
2008
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SUFFOLK
ART
- Silhouettes
September 1st - 13th
2008, St Stephen's Church, Ipswich
Joint exhibition with
other local artists. Featuring silhouette art by
Lois Cordelia.
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THE BURNING
BUSH
Solo Exhibition of Silhouette Art
July
21st - August 2nd 2008, Ancient House Gallery,
Ipswich
Comments
from visitors to THE BURNING
BUSH July-Aug 2008:
"Fantastic and
unique, far and away the most creative collection
I have seen."
"So unusual - superb."
"Very beautiful, intricate work. We love
it!"
"Exceptional, very nice surprise."
"Very original."
"Truly beautiful work!"
"Your paper-cuts suspended in the window
against the light
look almost supernatural, if I may say so!"
"An amazing talent that deserves a bigger
venue."
"Delicacy
and strength - what a combination!"
"Inspiring and unique work. Destined to go
far."
"Knockout! You have done it again, show
stopper, sure detail. You amaze me."
"What patience and talent!"
"Contageous! May the Fire burn and
spread!"
The
atmospheric timber-framed "Ancient House
Gallery", Ipswich. July 2008
Performing
a live demonstration of the silhouette cutting
technique. July 2008.
Unframed
silhouettes suspended across a window, to
emphasize the stark black and white contrast
created by light from behind.
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COVER
VERSIONS
14th-31st May 2008,
View From The Top gallery,
Nottingham
A joint exhibition with other artists
featuring "recycled record sleeves -
revamped and reinvented by artists
working in a variety of mediums."
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SuffolkArt
Joint exhibition
with other Suffolk-based artists,
Aug-Sep 2007, at St Stephen's Church,
Ipswich
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Coyaba
Solo
exhibition at the Coyaba Jamaican
Restaurant, Edinburgh, featuring
portraits, paintings and silhouette
cut-outs inspired by themes of Jamaica,
Africa, Roots Reggae and Rastafari.
December 2006 - January 2007
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CHIAROSCURO
(Italian: "Light and Dark")
Solo exhibition of silhouettes and
portraits. January 2007, at the Fine Art
Library, Edinburgh |
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ROOTS
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Solo
mixed-media exhibition featuring
portraits, paintings, silhouette
cut-outs, and sculptures. Sep-Oct 2006 at
the University of Edinburgh Chaplaincy
Centre, Edinburgh
Comments
from visitors to ROOTS Sep-Oct 2006:
"A
beautifully striking - sometimes haunting
- exhibition."
"Beautiful living pictures.
Obviously a lot of love went into your
work."
"The life expressed in the eyes of
the portraits is remarkable. Some
challenging, thought-provoking angles
too!"
"Remarkable breadth of subject
matter and versatility with different
media - though, above all, a coherent
whole. You have a wonderfully clear
artistic voice and use it to say
something worth saying."
"Absolutely breathtaking! There is
such a moving spirituality and beauty in
the work as if one could feel each
piece's essence or soul."
"Wonderful pictures! They portray
the subjects' personalities and inner
beings as well as their outer
appearances."
"Vivid and stunning - a beautiful
and thought-provoking exhibition."
"You have such a marvellous gift!
You really do bring people to life on
paper."
"A really diverse set of media and
inspirations!"
"She has talent! Buy now, before her
work becomes expensive."
"A beautifully presented exhibition.
The paintings and sculptures reflect the
spirit and soul of completeness and
unity. Peace, love and authenticity
emanate from each one."
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White House,
Great Glemham
May
2005
A
number of sculptures were featured at an
exhibition at the White House, Great
Glemham, in May 2005.
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Mythology and
Religion
September
2002
Solo
mixed-media exhibition, held at The
Ancient House, Ipswich, in September
2002, featuring sculptures in plaster and
Fimo, as well as paintings, drawings and
silhouette art.
Comments
from visitors to Mythology
& Religion, Sep 2002:
"Intriguing
and full of surprises."
"Unusual and courageous!"
"Lovely interesting pieces, unusual
style and finish."
"Exquisite and impressive - keep
going!"
"Breathtaking. You should go
far."
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General feedback:
"You amaze me every time you create
something."
~
Anonymous site visitor, August 2008.
"Your work really never ceases to amaze
me. You find beauty in the mundane, eternity in
the everyday world. Simply, hats off..."
~ Ritayan
Mukherjee, site visitor, July 2008
"Thanks for the chance to look at your
artwork...I am VERY impressed. You have a great
style which seems to transcend whatever medium
you choose to use. Your paintings are very
good...as are your "other" works! I
especially liked your sculpture, it really is
your medium. There is life in your horses and
that is very rare!"
~ Steve
Hughes, site visitor, July 2008
"I'm extremely impressed with your art,
all the mediums you've mastered..."
~
Anonymous site visitor, March 2008
"Your site is a glowing smile of vibrant
energy both noble and authentic. I enjoyed your
aesthetic atmosphere and creative purpose. Your
vitality and riveting presence make it a
meaningful experience for the viewer. Thank you
for sharing your personal story as it is a vivid
memoir that is a testament to your imagination
and sincerity. It is a
garment that you wear well. I wish you an all
embracing light that illuminates a path of
visionary experience and universal truth."
~
Anonymous site visitor, October 2007
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