Preston artist Gizelle Molnar is preparing for her first exhibition in Prague 🇨🇿
Gizelle Molnar with her collection of vibrant portraits capturing spontaneous, happy moments spent with friends pic Lisa Brown
The Lost Ecosystem was created in porcelain and hung from the ceiling. It won Bronze and the People’s Prize in the North West Art Show. Pic Gizelle Molnar “People come to the day centre and there is a choice of activities they can take part in. I went to an exhibition at Lady Lever Art Gallery, in Liverpool featuring Japanese woodblock prints from the 19century. It was the first time these prints had been exhibited outside of Japan. So, I based a series of classes on these, looking at the patterns, I took some kimonos in and we explored and created Japanese patterned prints.
“Some people who attend the sessions may experience anxiety or mental health issues and I think being creative when you are completely absorbed in one thing, you can’t think about the thing that’s causing you anxiety, it gives your brain a rest and then to see what you have produced after one session or a number of sessions, it’s a good feeling.”
“It was the first time I had ever collaborated with someone and it was a really good working relationship. The book was independently published and it sold really well. We did some book readings at independent book shops and at The Larder. There are plans for a second book.”
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