Creator
You find me in a chapter where I’m steering my creations back to that which is tangible. What can be shaped through my own two hands, away from a screen. I’m exploring traditional mediums like charcoal, pastel chalk, various inks and paints, and more natural materials.
I’ve always been interested in all kinds of projects. From smaller commissions that require less back and forth and feel more like a short spell; to longer term projects that allow for a more intimate and deeper process.
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Stories and abstract processes fuel me. I am led by feeling into a harmony of emotions, subconscious pulls, logic and reason.
I’m passionate about bringing our ecological subconscious back into the light. I believe there is space for all our fears and desires, and the tension they create. This weaves into how I approach my creations and collaborations.
Nowadays, home is in a cosy van in the South of England. I’m studying to become an ecotherapist, which for me is tangled in with my art and life philosophy. I did my masters in Sustainable Development in Sweden. My thesis was on ecocentrism, as opposed to anthropocentrism or egocentrism. I interviewed eco-artists and therapists working closely with the local land to bring human consciousness back into the webbed reality of life. You can read my thesis on ecocentrism here.
Experience
I’ve over 8 years experience working as a technical product design engineer; and more conceptually creating digital illustrations, graphics and animations for various purposes under Studio Kakash. My favourites include a card game (Wickens), tent trailers which are *technically* foldable homes (Alpenkreuzer), an oracle card set used for coaching purposes (Spekkoek), product lables for herbal products (Sarah Águsta), and various line tattoos in collaboration with tattoo artists.
Led by a pull to co-create with other souls, I’ve led a little writing group during which we breathed life into my witchy characters in the Oddballs & Magick stories. I went through a few phases in my digital era, from painting to illustrating to creating concept art, but humans, supernatural creatures, elemental spirits, monsters and other beings are usually at the heart of my art.
These projects, and the huge learning curve I’ve been through while calling myself a digital artist, all hold a special place in my heart. I thoroughly enjoyed bundling forces with other creative souls and help their vision come to life.
Digital art is a closed chapter for me. I’m called back to more tangible tools, charcoal smudged hands and paint beneath my finger nails.
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