WEATHERING THE STORM
Emotions such as anxiety, sadness and anger can have a visceral impact on the body. “Weathering the Storm” captures this transcendental space, when emotions become so all consuming that, like the weather, they affect everything around you and are completely out of your control. At the same time there is a catharsis of holding yourself and letting them wash over you, as like the storm, they will pass.
PAGES FROM MY JOURNAL
In my practise, nothing is thrown away. If I’m not happy with how something turns out, I will rip it up and use it as part another piece. I even keep the tissues I used to dry my paint brushes. Here I have applied this philosophy to journaling. I’ve taken apart some of my most painful and embarrassing feelings and experiences and reworked them into art, where they're ambiguity allows the viewer to create new meaning and interpretations. Nothing is wasted. The inclusion of life drawings reflects the thrill of being so vulnerable and hidden at the same time; the subjects only show parts of their naked body, their faces are hidden or out of sight.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
Inspired by the idyllic coastal scenery of Northumberland, “Where are you going?” was created as part of a “4 panel project”; a challenge to refine abstract thought into something tangible and convey artistic ideas in just 4 panels. Restricting to a 4-piece narrative structure created a space which exists between the panels, allowing the viewer to fill in the gaps with their own thoughts, questions, and memories. “Where are they going?” encourages the viewer to draw on their experiences of being surrounded by nature how this elicits questions of their relationship with the world around them.
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This poster was selected to be part of the Ink & Imagination Exhibition in November 2024.
VOICES FROM THE DEAD
“Voices from the Dead” seeks to bring to light the stories of queer people who lost their lives from the AIDs epidemic. The quotes are selected from the “The Hall-Carpenter Oral History Project” which features over 100 interviews of gay and lesbian people in Britain from the late 1980s to mid 1990s and is archived in the British Library. The illustrations are inspired by the BBC series “AIDS: The Unheard Tapes”, where each tape recording was lip-synched by an actor who physically resembled the person who was interviewed.
This zine was featured in Antwerp Mansion: Seance Exhibition in October 2024.
