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OF THE LAND – mixed media historic ink making & printmaking
Created using handmade Iron Oak Gall Ink, made from oak galls foraged from pavements and school yards, a natural resource in an urban environment. An exploration of recreating one of the oldest known forms of ink, and an exploration of connecting to the land and our environment through understanding nature. The Green Man motif was…
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GODDESS (at the Fitzwilliam)
A series of drypoint prints made in response to Goddess sculptures from different eras and locations found in the collection at the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge. An exploration of form and make making in line with my interest in archaeology and ancient forms of Goddess worship and their intersection with contemporary Feminism.
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HENGE – Project development
A series of 2 large scale, mixed media artworks. Combining printmaking and found imagery from Nottinghamshire archives. Upon the discovery of a listed Henge monument in a nearby village, I contacted the Nottinghamshire Historic Environment Record in the hope of obtaining photographic records of the Henge from prior to it being built upon. Knowledge of…
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I finally saw myself and ideas started to grow (free writing)
Ideas like: Am I worthy of being seen? Do I need to hide myself? Am I worthy of being seen as beautiful or idolised? Perhaps I’m worthy of respect? Perhaps it’s society and the media who have it wrong? Perhaps bodies are all different and there is far more variety than we’re led to believe……
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Monsters Within Exhibition at Near Now / Broadway Gallery Nottingham
I was honoured to be asked to participate in the Monsters Within Exhibition in October 2022 – at the Near Now Gallery and Nottingham’s famous independent Broadway Cinema. With thanks to organiser Rachel Parry and Near Now’s Lee Nicholls. The exhibition was planned to coincide with Mayhem Film Festival 2022, which is a film festival showing the…
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Drawing workshops for children of all ages
Cotgrave Community Garden vegetable bed drawing workshop A key part of my emerging practice is exploring ways to connect people to the natural world around them. This aim of this workshops was to engage people in observing what whats growing in the community garden, the kids of flowers, fruit and vegetables being grown and the…
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Community Garden Outdoor DIY Autumn Leaves Printmaking Workshop
The wet and windy Autumn weather was braved to bring people of all ages together for this free community printmaking workshop at Cotgrave Community Garden. The workshop used a range of fallen leaves collected from the local area to create Mono-prints using water based inks in autumnal colours. Participants were encouraged to identify the leaves…
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I have been awarded the Creative Access x McLaren Racing Bursary for Art 2023
I’m extremely fortunate to have been awarded the Creative Access Bursary sponsored by McLaren Racing. I applied for the bursary asking for a fixed sum to purchase a printing press for the development of my personal fine art practice and to enable me to offer learning opportunities using professional equipment to my local community in…
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Intuitive Goddess Paintings using Lutea Natural Pigment Watercolours
When exploring the idea of pigments being derived from nature I came across the Belgian pigment and paint creators Lutea. Their colours are all created in small batches using plants grown by themselves and honey (as binder) as the sole ingredients and with as little ecological impact as possible. Each of the Goddesses in this…
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Illustration client case study – art for the Yoni Oracle’s Womb Awakening Workshops
Georgie of the Yoni Oracle came to me with a wonderful concept for illustrations for her Womb Awakening Workshops. Four illustrations of wombs, each one inspired by a different season and representing a different Goddess. I was honestly thrilled to take on a project with such deep symbolism. It was also a project close to…
