Penny Hallas

Designed and hand-bound by guest editor Frances Woodley. 19 artists made 20 pages: each artist gets a copy of the finished book, with the last going to Bodleian Library, University of Oxford. For all 20 of my pages see artwork

Frances’s theme was the prefix ‘Re-’ when used in front of a verb.
‘Re-’ is derived from a Latin prefix, a root word meaning:
“back, back from, back to the original place;” also
‘again, anew, once more,’ also conveying the notion of “undoing” or “backward,” . . .
‘’The many meanings in the notion of “back” give ‘re-’ its broad sense-range: “a turning-back; opposition; restoration to a former state; “transition to an opposite state.”
From the extended sense in “again,” ‘re-’ becomes “repetition of an action,” and in this sense it is extremely common as a formative element in English, applicable to any verb.

(Online Etymology Dictionary https://www.etymonline.com>word>re-

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Without Borders opens at Elysium Gallery Swansea, before going on tour.
17 Jul 3-10pm – 28 Aug
The project seeks to remove barriers, create alliances and connect with neighbours. Elysium Gallery open Weds-Sat 11am-6pm. Check out their website for more info and how to visit.

Strainer Cap Nut (2021) is one of two pieces of mine included in the show: print, ink, acrylic and oil on paper (A3). I’m delighted to be in a contributing group with:
@susan_j_adams MoragColquhoun, Lyndon Davies, Allen Fisher, Richard Harris, @stevenhitchins @sarah.rhys Christopher Twigg, @waitetessa

Legacy 2 is one of two pieces currently available online at Cardiff M.A.D.E.

Relaunch and open to visit again, with safety measures in place.
17 – 29 July 2020 11am – 2pm (closed Sunday 19 July)
tactileBOSCH Lounge
Capitol Shopping Centre
Cardiff CF10 2HQ

My work in the show is Casenotes: interweaving narratives of physical and mental health, developed for Concentric, as part of International Women’s Day celebrations.
For a taster of Concentric at tactileBOSCH click here. To see a short video clip of Casenotes click here.

Cardiff M.A.D.E.’s bi-annual Summer Exhibition.
4 July – 27 July 2019

41 Lochaber Street
Cardiff CF24 3LS

Pastorale, showing in Viridis, Cardiff M.A.D.E’s Spring Exhibition:
11 April – 5 May

Regulator included in an exhibition of sketches of mechanical and electronic devices.
10 Sept – 16 Nov 2011.
Opening Saturday 17 Sept 5 – 7 pm
TestBed at Oriel Davies Gallery, The Park, Newtown, Powys, SY16 2NZ