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From The Inside Out - Sculpture Exhibition
During 2006 the Manor orchard was the back-cloth for Pam Foley's 'From the Inside Out' exhibition. Although the exhibit is no longer on show, Pam Foley, an American sculptress now resident in England and thus a personification of the link the Manor symbolises, continues to create arresting work which rewards attention.

The title "From The Inside Out" refers to the process used in creating these sculptures. Each original was modelled from clay, and then a plaster mould formed around it. Into this mould was layered coloured fibreglass, from the surface inwards, to produce the final cast. The title also refers to some of the inspirations for this project: the inner structures of apple blossom, the apple itself, and the forms which develop during the flowering, germination, seasonal growth, and decay processes involved in the life cycle of an apple tree.

My goal with this project was to combine a colour sense acquired from years spent living in Northern California with sculptures destined for an apple orchard. The multi-layered effect I’ve developed allowed me to produce these seasonal sculptures in my chosen media of fibreglass and resin, melding a painterly approach with a three-dimensional outcome. Through the use of the female form, the sculptures progress through fertility, reproduction and maturity, to deterioration, death and remembrance.

Installation in an apple orchard parallels the archetypal nature of the work. Having spent my formative years in Maine, a state with over four centuries of apple production, I was immediately drawn to this orchard during my first visit. As the seasons change, one sculpture will predominate over the others, as a reminder of seasonal and cyclical progression. I envisage the changing seasonal lighting in the orchard permeating the translucence of each piece.

Completion of this nine-month project has brought me to the end of a cycle.

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Pam Foley, May 06
www.pamfoley.co.uk

A DVD describing the process and working methods can be viewed in the Manor café. Sculptures can be purchased. Please make enquiries at the reception desk or contact the artist directly.

This project was made possible through generous support from:

Sulgrave Manor

and with the kind help from: Gabriella Smith (studio assistant), Anna Hayward (SNC), Louise Rainbow (ACE), Sally Hartshorne and Marcus Cornish (ATC), Hanson Brick (Greg), Paul, Natasha, and from the farm: Neil, Wayne, Jeff and the MCM guys.