An exhibition of sculpture and drawings by contemporary artist Dilys Jackson has been launched at the Cynon Valley Museum and Gallery.
The Aberdare venue is hosting “Inside and Out” until April 18th, and it features a selection of works by the Cardiff-based artist.
Dilys Jackson works at the Butetown Artists Studios and Berllanderi Sculpture Workshop. She has travelled and worked across the world, holding exhibitions in Ireland, Sweden, France Spain and the USA. She is an elected Associate of The Royal British Society of Sculptors, a member of The 56 Group Wales, The Welsh Group, Sculpture Cymru, The Women’s Arts Association and the Contemporary Art Society of Wales.
Her latest exhibition derives its inspiration from land and plant forms, with some pieces echoing the rounded slopes of the South Wales valleys.

Cardiff Vale and Valleys Beekeepers are holding a talk on Urban Beekeeping at Llandaff Parish Village Hall on Tuesday 10th March at 7.30pm.
Cardiff Vale and Valleys Beekeepers is a friendly association promoting the craft of bee keeping and the benefits of the products within the hive, to the public.
They meet in Llandaff Village hall on the second Tuesday of every month from September to March and have meetings during the summer months at members’ apiary sites.
To confirm details of this talk please see the Cardiff Beekeepers website.
Lynsey Richards asks some tough questions about relationships…
In a relationship, what are the deal breakers? When you’re young its mainly if he’s caught looking at your best mate in ‘that’ way or kissing her behind your back, if he doesn’t ring or text you when he said he would, if he takes the mick out of you in front of his friends, goes back on his word or doesn’t take you to that disco you wanted to go to.
Now we’re adults, is anything different? Ok, the cheating issue, definitely. Every self respecting woman should never give a man another chance to hurt her feelings, no matter how much she loves him. You should get rid!
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It’s hard to ignore the needy eyes staring at you in Rheola Market.
On walkabout today, these big brown eyes said “please adopt me”.
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Raising the Bar for Blogging standards … Reaching out to Readers…
It is with pride that we announce the following immediate improvement…
From henceforth Aberdare Blog will contain no courgettes.
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