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Celebrating Beltane
Art can be a wonderful way to explore, represent & honour the festivals of the Wheel of the Year like Beltane, When we use Art as Magic it becomes central to the way we connect to the changing seasons. (Note that I live in the Northern Hemisphere, in the East Midlands in the United Kingdom,…
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Bodies of Nature – a series of paintings
Pareidolia in painted marks Each of these pieces started with the premise of an abstract, foliage-like background. Using the natural phenomena of pareidolia (the tendancy to make meaningful images from abstract forms). I went in with the intention of painting Goddess-like, body positive figures so deliberately sought this imagery in the flowing shapes made by…
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Art as Magic : A series of blog posts
Art and how it links to the practice of Magic is something I’m deeply fascinated by. A a Pagan artist, I’ll be creating a series of blogs I’ll explore the history of Artists as Magical practitioners & discuss how creativity can enhance your Magical practice. What is magic? Magic starts from a desire to create…
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Creative Revival of Ancient Traditions – Cotgrave Community Garden Wassail & Art Workshop.
As an artist based in a semi-rural, ex-mining village in South Nottinghamshire, I see a key part of my role as an artist as sharing art & creative events with local community. In January 2025 I worked in collaboration with Cotgrave Community Garden and local community volunteer Nicki Crane to lead a revival of the…
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Exploring Spirit of Place (‘Genius loci’) in Nottinghamshire and the East Midlands through research and art.
What is ‘Spirit of Place’? Who worships Genius Loci? The pre-Roman, Celtic Tribes of Britain are known to have attributed Deities to locations such as rivers, springs and landmasses. When the Romans brought their own Gods to Britain, they were often paired with existing Deities which were peculiar to their location. Roman records are where…
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East Midlands ‘Witch Marks’ – New Art – ‘What Are You Afraid Of?’
What are ‘Witch Marks’? My new series of mono-printed art is based on ‘Witch Marks’ found in the East Midlands. ‘Witch Marks’ are a name given to symbolic, protective marks made by people on buildings and sometimes furniture and cave walls. Mostly dating from the Medieval period to the early 19th Century, they are ‘apotropaic’…
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Speak in Leaves : An Artistic Exploration of Animation
Combining my illustrative digital art experience with newly learnt techniques in animation using Procreate. This piece explores the idea of ecological consciousness and connection to nature through the motif of the ‘disgorging Green Man’.
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Artists and Body Image
Yesterday I saw multiple artists state that they don’t pursue their art because they think no-one will take a fat artist seriously. If they ‘just reach X weight then they’ll share their art’. It broke my heart. It’s important in the art world that people of all shapes, sizes, disabilities, ethnicities, sexualities and socio-economic backgrounds…
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Zine Features March 2024
I’m extremely honoured to have my work featured in multiple Zines this month. Left Lion Cover Artist March 2024 As you may know, I live in Nottingham, what you may not know is that we have an absolutely amazing independent culture and arts magazine which is released monthly into the county for free. A cover…
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How can body positive art in the home improve our lives?
Most of us choose the art for our homes by choosing imagery that calls to us, suits our personal style or even what matches the colour of our rooms. But what happens when we start to consciously curate the images of bodies that we see around us?! Here are 5 ways I believe that body positive artwork can make…
