Blow the fog of lockdown away with a visit to Carmarthenshire-based Simon Garrett’s exhibition at the Oriel Q Gallery in Narberth this month.

Simon’s work makes you reset your ideas about sculpture at the same time as his enticing colours and shapes tell you just to enjoy yourself in the dream landscapes he creates.

One can follow the development of these imaginative objects in Simon’s sketchbooks which will also be on show, where interlocking, ever-changing lines create interesting spaces and a sense of constant movement.

Thinking outside the box is good for everyone after months of Covid constraints, and this show is certainly a mind-stretcher, with Simon’s paintings, often using his fingers, having the same restless flow as the drawings.

After Simon left the Slade School of Art he worked in various fields, including as a design engineer for Frank Costin, designer of the early Lotus racing cars and later on, the design and build of the Bluebird Electric land speed record car for Sir Malcolm Campbell’s grandson.

Using a wide range of materials for his pieces, including paint, resin, wax, plaster, gold leaf, wood, plastic and even vegetables, he tries, as he says: “To make pieces which will embody colour, light, movement, and music, either literally, or by suggestion. And being human”.

Simon will be in the Gallery for a ‘Meet the Artist’ session on May 15 from 11 am to 1 pm and 2 to 4 pm.

The exhibition entitled ‘What I dream about when I dream about flying’ will run at the gallery on Market Street from May 13 to June 12.

Oriel Q gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday between 10 am and 4 pm.