Dovetail, the latest exhibition from Rums Eg Gallery in Romsey opened this Tuesday to great reception.

An exhibition of hand-crafted woodwork and furniture, it showcased the “the beauty, warmth and functionality of wood and the skills of the craftspeople who use it to make furniture, sculpture and functional pieces; using traditional and contemporary styles and techniques.”

The show was spread across three locations: Rums Eg Gallery itself, the Priory and the new mobile arts facility for the Test Valley  ‘The Bus of Many Things’

Using the bus as a one-night pop-up gallery, artist and conservator John Gardner displayed examples of his work with wood and paint as well as the charcoal he creates himself from wood burners in the New Forest.

For more information on his conservation work please visit:

http://www.pondheadconservation.org.uk/