THE COAST COLLECTIVE
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uring lockdown, inspired by the coast on her doorstep in Newquay, Cornwall, Gemma Lessinger decided to dust off her brushes and paint. A year on, her seascapes have transcended to original paintings, prints, greetings cards and homewares that bring the colours, textures and memories of the Cornish shoreline into people’s homes via a textural layer cake of acrylics, sea salt and sand. Now a full-time artist, Gemma’s rapport with the local arts community radiates from every piece; from the arresting ‘Fistral Flow’ featuring re-purposed fibreglass from Newquay surfboard shaper Rochfort Customs to the creation of glass bead bangles in collaboration with Salcombe-based Nalu Beads. For every purchase on her @gemmalessingerart.
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