Veronica Gosling:

TRANSFORMING THE EVERYDAY OBJECT

I have always needed to transform that which I see and do, and often the daily objects that I use, (or those that become defunct,) into either the written word or into some sort of artistic medium. My father was a writer and my mother a sculptress, although she never exploited her talents fully.

I feel a bit like a sheepdog that is bred to herd sheep: I mean my breeding makes me quite obsessional about doing and making and recording.

As I have had no formal art training I am not bothered by what I should or could be doing I just bash on with an idea, and therefore often come a cropper, and as much destruction as construction goes on in my life leading to either intense despair or huge relief.

The downside of having no formal training is lack of technical knowledge and skill in the use of materials.

Also I would never think of myself as a REAL artist, nor have the confidence I have noticed graduates from art schools often have.

The most useful people to me have been people who tell me about materials and their strengths. I mean carpenters, blacksmiths, electricians, engineers etc., not to mention my sons and other long suffering friends who are brilliant with pulleys and have hung many odd things in trees for me.

Veronica Gosling,
Gallery 36, 36 Denmark Rd, Exeter, Devon EX1 1SE
gallery36exeter@aol.com
01392 256 206
www.gallery36.co.uk