A hotel has expanded its art gallery installation to feature stoneware ceramics and sculptures.

Low Wood Bay Resort & Spa, part of English Lakes Hotels, commissioned ceramics expert Jonquil Cook to showcase her work in the 'Art in the Atrium' gallery.

The luxury spa venue has established a display area specifically for sculpture and ceramics, enriching its repertoire of ongoing art exhibits.

Ms Cook's stoneware ceramics have been exhibited globally, including in North America, France and London.

Working with high fired stoneware clay along with custom-made slips and glazes, Ms Cook's pieces include vases, platters, tile panels, and interior murals.

Simon Berry, executive chairman of English Lakes Hotels Resorts & Venues, said: "Jonquil’s signature style and method has been developed over two decades of international experiences.

"Recurrent themes appearing on the relief surface of her work, such as swimming Koi carp and natural forms of wild flowers and grasses, have come about from years of observation of the natural environment.

"Jonquil’s work is a welcome addition to Low Wood Bay’s Art in the Atrium exhibition and we hope our hotel guests will be thoroughly absorbed by her ornate and intricate pieces."

Ms Cook has strong connections with Cumbria and has exhibited regularly at the Potfest in the Pens event in Penrith.

Ms Cook said: "The Lake District landscape has been a huge influence on my artistic development since childhood, and has nurtured my passion for hiking and climbing.

"And the opportunity to exhibit at Low Wood Bay is poignant as my mum was one of the first chamber maids at the hotel in the 1950s when there was just a skeleton staff of eight."

All of Ms Cook's ceramics undergo two firings in the kiln, rendering the finished products strong and non-porous.

The first firing heats up to just under 1,000 degrees centigrade, followed by a second firing at 1,260 degrees once glazed.

More information about Low Wood Bay Resort & Spa's exhibits can be found on the hotel's website.