Exploration of Pattern

17th February - 7th March 2026

Our new theme for the next three weeks is pattern and here we explore pattern as it appears in nature, in our homes, on our bodies and in the rising of the tide and the setting of the sun. We have beautiful work on our walls from Dee Young, Jenni Harrison, Carole Morgan, Rai Barker and Pollyanna Bareham, as well as clothes and lovely patterned home furnishings. Come feast your eyes.

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For some the absolute star of our pattern-themed gallery is this gorgeous abstract by Dee Young @deeyoungartist. Jacob’s ladder is a high-impact oil painting and contrasts wonderfully against the more regular, disciplined patterns in the work of Pollyanna Bareham and Jenni Harrison. Come and enjoy all these mind-expanding patterns for the next three weeks at The Art of Wonder. We also have tic tac toe games, books, clothes, curtains and lampshades all in the patterns theme, and a jigsaw to do while you wait for a coffee or hot soup.

As part of our exploration of pattern, we have some beautifully drawn tiger stripes in the children’s book written and illustrated by Denise Hennessy-Mills about Zoppa and Natasha, two tigers at the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary. Denise’s book-signing took place at the animal sanctuary on Wednesday and her book, in support of the sanctuary, can be purchased at The Art of Wonder.