Art, Healing Journeys & Creative Inquiry
Here you can see my current work as well as past creative projects. I choose the media according to what needs to be expressed and enjoy painting, sculpting in clay, multimedia installation, film, performance art and words.
This work is a process of accessing and releasing the voice of inner wisdom, the Source, Divine Guidance, The Beloved, Soul, Shakti, the Goddess, however one wants to describe it, through painting. I start by listening deeply and allowing myself to be guided by the inspiration calling me whether it be a feeling, shapes & colours in the landscape, an image, the paint colours in my palette or a movement from within.
Harbour House, Kingsbridge Devon, UK. This exhibition is a milestone in a journey that began in 1998 when I had, what could be described as a mystical experience in meditation of intense sensations through my body. Drawn to express this energy through my artwork I found myself working with clay. At this point my art and spiritual practice converged.
After the success of Soulscapes at Harbour House Gallery last November I will be showing Soulscapes again with additional new work at the Angel Gallery in Totnes for Devon Open Studios. This time I am excited to be offering workshops and collaborating with Soul Singer and Sound Healer Heloise Pilkington to create Earth Prayer a live evening ceremonial event.
I write poetry, poetic prose and fiction. My writing explores archetypal and metaphysical landscapes, personal development and consciousness and is closely connected to my own spiritual and personal journey, my love of Beauty and the Divine Feminine.
I create site responsive multimedia installations. My work explores environmental concerns, connecting the local to the global and has a strong participatory focus. I often invite the viewer to co-create the work. Ritual, cross-cultural connections and the experience of migration have informed this work.
My early career was as a graphic designer, later I trained as a theatre designer achieving a First Class Honours Degree from Rose Bruford College and have a wide experience over ten years of designing for a range of theatre spaces and productions nationally.
I have wide experience teaching and facilitating arts workshops in schools, colleges and the community. I bring a cross-cultural focus to my educational practise, which also offers cross-curricular applications. I aim to inspire participants to explore creative and positive forms of self-expression, to promote positive self-image. Support and encourage trust, interaction and the development of relationships that acknowledge and respect each individual's contribution