Crafts CouncilDirectoryJemma GowlandThe Newstead ProjectAboutThe Newstead Figurines 10 February to 28 October 2024 Artist Jemma Gowland was invited to produce a series of porcelain figures to explore and reflect the life of the Romantic Poet Lord Byron, during this 200th anniversary of his death. Made in the style that would have been familiar to Byron, located throughout the house visitors discovered the sometimes mischievous, sometimes slightly more unsettling figures in occasionally surprising locations. Jemma GowlandKent, EnglandThe Noble Steed, Karen Bengall PhotographyPorcelain & gold lustre. Placed in the great hall with the sister piece, Where Is My Horse.Pistol, Jemma Gowlandshown in situ in the great hall, alongside the pistols Byron used to shoot soda bottles in the hall.The Escapees and 'Oi', Jemma GowlandIn situ in the nursery area, ten horses flee their feld and make their way across the table. Several small figures were positioned around the house.Pistol, Karen Bengall PhotographyPorcelain with gold lustreThe Chorus, Jemma GowlandPorcelain, as displayed in the drawing room, depicting some of the many animals Byron famously kept.The Newstead ProjectAboutThe Newstead Figurines 10 February to 28 October 2024 Artist Jemma Gowland was invited to produce a series of porcelain figures to explore and reflect the life of the Romantic Poet Lord Byron, during this 200th anniversary of his death. Made in the style that would have been familiar to Byron, located throughout the house visitors discovered the sometimes mischievous, sometimes slightly more unsettling figures in occasionally surprising locations. Jemma GowlandKent, EnglandThe Noble Steed, Karen Bengall PhotographyPorcelain & gold lustre. Placed in the great hall with the sister piece, Where Is My Horse.Pistol, Karen Bengall PhotographyPorcelain with gold lustrePistol, Jemma Gowlandshown in situ in the great hall, alongside the pistols Byron used to shoot soda bottles in the hall.The Chorus, Jemma GowlandPorcelain, as displayed in the drawing room, depicting some of the many animals Byron famously kept.The Escapees and 'Oi', Jemma GowlandIn situ in the nursery area, ten horses flee their feld and make their way across the table. Several small figures were positioned around the house.More from Jemma GowlandProjectThe Death of ChildhoodProjectThings I must not say or doProjectCover Me / Got Your BackProjectThe Way HomeProjectThe Tales We Tell