commission4mission launch and articles

Interior of St Albans Romford, where the launch of commission4mission is to be held

Joy Rousell Stone

Peter Shorer

Harvey Bradley

The launch of commission4mission this weekend (Saturday 7th March, 2.00pm, St Albans Romford) features in the current editions of the Ilford Recorder and the Yellow Advertiser. The launch has also been advertised in Art & Christianity and the newsletters of the Arts Centre Group and Veritasse.

Membership of commission4mission has grown in the run up to the launch with images from some of our artists featuring above and with the following disciplines now being represented among our membership: drawing, jewellery making, music, painting, sculpture, and silversmithing.

Of the artists with images displayed above:

• Harvey Bradley: My creative work includes: Stoneware and Porcelain pottery (domestic with ecclesiastical commissions); Oil Paintings (reflective, figurative subjects that are open to prayerful interpretation); and Designs for banners (carried out by Emmanuel banner group).
• Peter Shorer: Museum trained Conservator and Archeologist commissioned to mould original antiquities for reproduction in bronze, gold, silver and pewter.
• Joy Rousell Stone: Studied under John Nash, Edward Bawden, Stanley Spencer, Edward Ardizzone at Royal College of Art. Many one man shows. Favourite subject matters: The Holy Land, Egypt, Greece, Italy (especially Assisi) and USA. All media. Retiired Head of Art & Design at The Plume School, Maldon, Essex.

Forthcoming commission4mission events include:

• exhibiting in the Pentecost Festival Art Exhibition at Westminster Central Hall on Saturday 30th May; and
• an exhibition and Study Day at Chelmsford Cathedral in November 2009.

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