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Neurotype Narratives
Development work and final pieces from my residency and exhbition. With thanks to Suzanne Golden, Peter Bonnell and Dr Maddie Groom of Backlit Galley, Derby Quad and the Institute of Mental Health respectively.
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Neurodivergent Artists Discussion, Tate Liverpool
Artists Talk at Tate Liverpool – RIBA North building 25th September 2024. Artists – Sonia Boue, Becky Beasley, Peirce Starre with Professor Claire Penketh as chair. I have recently treated myself to a railcard which made the journey […]
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Drawing How I Feel
It’s been slower than I hoped getting going with this residency, but I think the Happy Pills are starting to do their magic and I’m feeling more motivated to get off the sofa and do some work. This is my […]
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Neurodivergent Humanities Network
Happy to announce that I’ve been accepted as a mentee onto the Neurodivergent Humanities Network and paired with the amazing Dr Kate West of Oxford Brookes University. Kate is an Art Historian and Visual Criminologist and I’m really excited to […]
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Sensory Overload
This week has been busy for the bees, they have been working their merry way around my brain, culminating in a day on the sofa where they could sleep and recover, stare mindlessly at moving images on a screen. But […]
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Bees in My Brain
Ovewhelm When I feel tired or overwhelmed, too much to do, too much to think about, my executive functioning starts to fail, the bees in my brain start buzzing and I become unable to function or speak. This is a […]
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Plas Bodfa, The Manor House
On my first visit to Plas Bodfa, my father insisted on giving me a lift, he wanted to go to Llangoed and see the village and the manor house too. As we drove up to the house, he pointed out […]
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First Trip to Llangoed
My first trip to explore Plas Bodfa, started when I got off the train at Bangor Station and cycled on Judy across the Menai Bridge, treated myself to a sandwich from the supermarket and sat under the bridge to eat. […]
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Winter Sleeping and Growing
In my little greenhouse, the seedlings have been sleeping all winter, suspended in living but not growing, waiting for warmth to release the hibernation. The outdoor plants have survived winter snow and frosts, they are thriving, strong, the hardships have […]
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Pressed Flower Masks
How do I preserve the flowers I’ve grown? I can dry them, press them, use cut outs from magazines? Exploring different materiality, moving away from stitching and sewing. Developing ideas through making, taking the time to be introspective, reflective. Wondering […]
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Lockdown Masks
This project is ongoing. As lockdown continues, more women are murdered. Their names are being recorded on face masks made from tea towels.
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Making Masks.
This week I get my sewing machine back from my daughter and will be able to continue with the making side of this project. The masks are all ready to stitch together, with names sewn in by hand, but the […]