Feathers, birds and, bizarrely enough, cows, all go together to create the imagery contained in the latest exhibition at the Isle Gallery.

’Taking Flight’ features the work of artists Kate Jerry and Shelby Sandyford-Sykes, and is currently at on display at the gallery situated at Tynwald Mills.

Shelby came up with the title for the joint exhibition, and said that she was inspired by her previous line of work.

’Taking flight comes from when I used to fly for British Airways,’ said Shelby.

’Looking out of an aircraft window, and seeing the variations of how the earth was formed and the different viewpoints at various times of day. Also, from differing parts of the country to all over the world.

’I wanted to bring all those different elements into my work.’

The bull heads featured in the exhibition were also influenced by her time working with with an airline.

’The cows’ heads is a personal thing. When you work on sections of an aircraft, the seats at the back is called "cattle class".

So I mounted the four cow heads on an actual perspex aircraft window,’ said Shelby.

Kate said that she worked to a different interpretation to the meaning of the title, but both artists soon found that their work more than complemented each others.

’For me, it means letting the imagination take flight, and working in an intuitive way,’ said Kate.

’Generally I work intuitively. I started with a view point from above looking down or looking up.

’They all began with an abstract background, and then I started working using natural motifs and symbols, images that I commonly like to work with, such as feather and birds. It is quite naturally inspired.’

’It works really well as well together,’ continued Shelby. Although we weren’t working side-by-side, when we were putting the show together, it just worked beautifully, with how she has put elements of the feathers, the lights and the flowers which, when you look at my metal work, it looks like we really worked together to marry it.’

The exhibition is free to enter and will be open until Sunday, August 6.