Moon Wing (2024 - present)
A watercolour and gold leaf series of paintings exploring my Celtic and Chinese heritage. Folktales and storytelling interplay with bird symbols from each culture.
This is a work in progress and there are 2 more paintings to come.
You can find Giclée prints in my Etsy.
A barn owl carries a golden swirling mass across the moon in this painting. I played with the belief that owls are the guardians of souls, transporting spirits to the afterlife in various cultures and folklore.
Chinese cranes swoop across a moon carrying golden stars in this folk-tale inspired painting. I created the original using watercolours, embellishing each painting with gold ink or gold leaf.
Based on the Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen, I drew on other variations of the story to inspire this painting, sewing gold necklaces into the paper and adorning them with golden crowns.
A barn owl carries a golden swirling mass across the moon in this painting. I played with the belief that owls are the guardians of souls, transporting spirits to the afterlife in various cultures and folklore.
Lanyue (蓝月) (2024)
A watercolour series of moon paintings, incorporating Perankan embroidery features from Singaporean textile, that have also come to signify mycelium and network.
Cards are available via Etsy.
Folk Tale (2020-present)
An ongoing series using a blue and gold palette exploring stories from both European and South East Asian folklore. Selkies, dragons, rabbits in the moon make their way onto paper.
Prints and cards are available via Etsy.
Public Artworks (2018-present)
I've been creating Little Free Libraries since 2018 (and have painted 9 of them around Leeds) and murals since 2019 for both public and private commissions.
Other mural commissions include Meanwood Street Art Electrical boxes and 'Take a Seat'
If you'd like to talk about a commission please get in touch.
Wood Slice Series (2017-2019)
I created a series of paintings on slices of birchwood, cedar and oak - gifted by tree surgeons and from my garden. I love using the tree surface texture as a starting point for which story I chose.
Prints and cards available via Etsy.
Pencil Illustrations (2016 - 2018)
This was my first step into using folk tale imagery in my work, sketching my own stories into drawings.
Prints and cards available via Etsy.
