Pennie received Project Development Bursary in 2018. Her new commission can be seen during Art Weeks Festival at Clayhill Arts in Bridgwater.

Pennie Elfick received an MA in painting from Wimbledon School of Art. She was always interested in abstraction and her work is based on an emotional response to something seen and remembered. She often uses geometric shapes, spaces and lines, representing the transient nature of light in the surroundings, these act as ciphers, encoding the components of a landscape.

In the last couple of years, I have started to develop a new body of work in 3D form, including free-standing outdoor pieces and wall hanging sculptures. Whilst I have been exploring preliminary ideas for this new work it became clear that I lacked some of the technical skills required.  So, this bursary will enable me to acquire new skills both manual and digital, allowing me to pursue another way of working. In the next 6 months, I will be working with specialists, such as model makers and cabinet makers, and attend a short course in welding at Bath College.  I will be developing a new project and working towards a new commission at Clayhill Arts for Somerset Art Weeks Festival 2019.