{"id":805278,"date":"2026-10-17T06:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T06:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/805278\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T06:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T06:08:13","slug":"whitehaven-artist-to-showcase-mystical-oil-paintings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/805278\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitehaven artist to showcase mystical oil paintings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Glasgow-born, Cumbrian-raised artist Jade Melany is showcasing her oil paintings in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehavennews.co.uk\/local-news\/whitehaven-news\/?ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Whitehaven<\/a>, with the exhibition running from Monday, October 19 at the Whitehaven Town Council Gallery on Queen Street.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Ms Melany is known for her magical ceramics, copper jewellery, and two globally distributed tarot decks: The Soulscapes Tarot and the Initiates Way Tarot.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Her book, The Initiates Way, explores themes of spiritual alchemy and was published in 2020 by Mandrake of Oxford.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  During the pandemic, Ms Melany used the book\u2019s visualisations to lead online group sessions, offering support and guidance through difficult times.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  She said: &#8220;I spend a lot of time in nature, connecting with the ancestors, land guardians at local sacred sites, rivers and all along the Cumbrian coast.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Summer 2020 I visited Carnac in Brittany, with my boys and their grandfather, which initiated a profoundly deep connection to the &#8216;Otherworld.&#8217;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Meeting those land guardians, at the ancient megaliths, changed my life.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  In early 2021, she began creating clay sculptures using river water from nearby sources.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  This led to the creation of clay lamps and magical creatures, some of which are currently for sale in Gallery 9 on King Street, Whitehaven.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  She describes working with clay as a \u201cnew journey\u201d that began after a mysterious illness.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The experience, she said, gave her \u201ca whole new outlook on life.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Visitors are invited to meet the artist in person at the Queen Street gallery on Thursday, October 22, between 2pm and 4pm.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Ms Melany will be available to discuss her creative process and inspiration behind the paintings.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  An after-party talk with free drinks will follow at Gallery 9 on King Street from 4pm onwards.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Guests will be able to view the Initiate&#8217;s Way book, Tarot cards, jewellery, clay lamps and clay sculptures.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Both events are open to the public, and all are welcome to attend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Glasgow-born, Cumbrian-raised artist Jade Melany is showcasing her oil paintings in Whitehaven, with the exhibition running from Monday,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":805279,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-805278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=805278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/805279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=805278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=805278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=805278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}