Sarah Gillespie – Coot

New Publication!

‘Coot’ is the latest in a series of images from Slapton Ley – a freshwater wetland close to Sarah Gillespie’s home and studio in Devon, UK. The Ley is protected from the sea by only the slimmest of shingle banks and in the coming years, with rising sea levels, this ‘line’ is certain to fail.

Gillespie is one of only a few artists using the centuries-old medium of mezzotint in her contemporary practice. Within her depictions of moths, moonlit landscapes and blackbirds, she illuminates the beauty of nature and prompts contemplation of the importance of natural spaces and environmental conservation.

She studied 16th & 17th century methods and materials at the Atelier Neo-Medici in Paris and then read Fine Art at Pembroke College, Oxford. Twenty-three ‘Moth’ prints from this series have been acquired by the Victoria & Albert Museum for their permanent print & drawing collection. Her work is held in the Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, the Museum of Fine Arts, Yekaterinburg and the Xuihui Museum of Fine Art, Shanghai.