ARBOREAL

Thursday 9th to Wednesday 29th April 2026

Living with Trees

Terra Mater Art

Arboreal is the latest of an ever evolving exhibition of work by Terra Mater, a collective of female, eco conscious artists and makers with a passion for nature.

The exhibition explores the creative relationship between humanity and trees in response to the recent winter storms in the South West and environmental challenges, highlighting the need to protect boreal habitats.

This multi-disciplinary show celebrates the role of trees in our lives inviting viewers to contemplate their own personal connection with the Forest, it's unique habitats and species and the myths that surround them.

Jan Phethean SWAc

Nature is a subject close to my heart and central to my work. As a passionate gardener, I have spent the last two decades transforming a large field into a woodland garden designed to support wildlife and pollinators. Over time, this environment has become my primary muse—a place of profound beauty and enchantment.

In addition to my own garden, the tropical landscapes of Cornwall and my extensive travels to Brazil are key themes that drive my current artistic practice.

Through the process of creating a woodland garden, I have witnessed the immense regenerative power of nature firsthand. My paintings serve as a celebration of that forceful, unstoppable growth and the vitality of the natural world.

Sarah Drew

I make contemporary art jewellery and sculpture from found objects combined with sustainable boulder opals and found Cornish stones (aquamarine and amethyst for example) hammered eco-silver, recycled gold, copper and re-purposed brass.

I love living in Cornwall, UK where I spend plenty of time outdoors on local beaches, reclaimed clay pits and in the woods with my family and dogs, collecting beach plastic, sea-glass, driftwood, ghostnet, twigs and rusty metal.

Using recycled materials in this way is a sustainable way of creating unique pieces that aren’t a strain on new resources, whose material components are traceable and which don’t support modern slavery.

I like to challenge ideas of preciousness by combining found materials with gold and semi-precious stones so that they are appreciated in the same piece: so that we consider recycling plastic as readily as we do gold.

My Scandi Forest collection is made from bark and seeds found on our trip to Norway last year, and celebrates the wildness of woodland.

As well as making and selling my jewellery through 40 galleries and shops around the UK, I teach jewellery-making workshops locally and at West Dean College in Chichester.

I’m proud to have exhibited statement pieces at Milan, Munich and Brussels jewellery weeks and at Autor in Bucharest over the last few years; and I’ve had 3 jewellery-making books published.

Donna Burns

A lover of line and form, Donna draws on architecture and nature to create timeless
jewellery. She designs sculptural, organic necklaces, earrings, and rings, crafting
both understated pieces and bold statement designs through thoughtful composition. Exhibiting with TerraMater Art allows her to explore new ideas and materials, developing distinctive wearable art.

Made primarily from recycled and repurposed materials, the works in the Arboreal
exhibition feature copper, brass, silver, and moss agate. Her jewellery has a dark,
earthy aesthetic, with a muted palette inspired by autumn warmth and winter depth.
Influenced by trees—especially their leaves and branching forms—she is drawn to
the spaces that allow light to filter through, casting shifting, dappled shadows.
Her work suggests a subtle fairytale quality, reflecting our enduring connection to
woodland landscapes.
Based in South East Cornwall, Donna works from her home studio. She graduated in
2020 with a First Class BA (Hons) in Jewellery from Arts University Plymouth
(formerly Plymouth College of Art).

Karen McEndoo SWAc

Karen is an intuitive artist working predominantly in an abstract style
Living and working on the Roseland Peninsular Karen’s works draws inspiration from the St Ives group of artists in mid-century St Ives. She is a full member of the Penwith Gallery in St Ives and exhibits across the South West.