The art exhibition explores the ancestors

Cline House Gallery unveiled ‘Gardening Tips and Other Family Heirlooms’ on 22 June 2024, featuring works by Stephanie Hill and Erin Robertson that explore deep family roots in the Cornwall region through various mediums.

Erin Robertson, a multidisciplinary artist, said: “The work in this show is inspired by my father’s family ancestry in Maple Grove, one of the lost sunken villages along the seaway.” She continued, “One of the pieces in this exhibit is called ‘Seance,’ an ancestral wall… It brings the presence of these people who farmed in the area and lived and died in the area to the Cline House, which is said to they have paranormal activity.”

Stephanie Hill, who works in pen and ink, drawing, watercolour, oil painting and ceramics, explained: “A lot of the pieces are about my family and our history, especially as my family has been here for several hundred years, about the kind of things we pass on to each other both physically and emotionally.”

The exhibition, which runs until July 20, invites visitors to reflect on their own family connections and legacies.