Art and glass in Gloucester

Tom Denny, Gloucester Cathedral, 1992

Esteemed Student Cathy Steed sent me this information about art and
glass in her neck of the woods. So if anyone fancies a trip to Gloucester, you know where to go...

Our inspiration often comes from the natural world so thought I
would give a plug to my local museum/art gallery 'Nature in Art' a
couple of miles outside Gloucester. It is well worth a visit and
does exactly what it says on the tin. The art is both inside and out
in the grounds and covers many different mediums. They usually have
a visiting artist in residence, there is a good cafe and a shop
selling related books and posters and also artists materials. You
can even get in half-price by simply mentioning that you have heard
about the museum through an 'arts ambassador' (my other half, John
Steed) when you buy your tickets. Visit the website to find out more
about the museum:

http://www.nature-in-art.org.uk/


Whilst in the neighbourhood Gloucester Cathedral is well worth a
visit. The Great East Window c1350 vies with York Minster in its
claim to be the largest medieval window in England. The South
Ambulatory Chapel has a wonderful modern set of windows by Tom Denny
(1992) - the picture's on the Cathedral's website just don't do it
justice:

http://www.gloucestercathedral.org.uk/photogalleries_chapel.asp

The Cathedral is slap bang in the middle of Gloucester just a short walk
from Westgate Street where there is a great shop called 'Made in
Gloucestershire'. The shop sells some wonderful stuff: baskets,
pottery, jams, scarves, cards, furniture, bags, cosmetics and, of
course, stained glass.

If you really want to make a day of it travel 8 miles west of
Gloucester to Newent to visit the Cowdy gallery - see the link on
the right.