A BANGOR museum is presenting a number of exhibitions exploring the theme ‘Year of the Sea.’

The Tideline exhibition, on at Storiel, is showing new work by the artist Tim Pugh. It was inspired by his collection of Victorian and Edwardian artefacts collected from the shoreline in North Beach, Whiteheaven, Cumbria.

Since graduating in 1989 with a BA degree in Ceramics, Tim has been a self-employed professional artist who has showcased his works in galleries, museums in the UK and internationally.

Tim said: “The pieces of ceramic, glass and other fragments are suggestive of domestic life and originate from an old underwater midden located off Whitehaven harbour. The artefacts evoke snapshots of a bygone age. I have been sketching details from the ceramic finds onto beach boulders and washed up plastic bags. I have also created site-specific temporary beach interventions incorporating mixed media and drawing."

The display cases contain small installations making use of the artefacts arranged into metal frames sourced from the tideline.

The exhibition is at Storiel until June 30. Storiel is open Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-5pm.