Song of the Raven
'Song of the Raven' is a poetic narrative and soundscape, written and performed by me, following the life of a Raven as he grows, lives, observes and experiences the songs of circled life.
I am a multidisciplinary artist, using narrative and spoken poetry alongside linoprints, illustration, metalwork, and ceramic sculptures. For the UWE Degree show at Spike, I used my practice to create a whimsical multimedia poetic narrative about the sanctity of life, death, and grief, from a more spiritual, witchy, and often playful perspective. My work in this show is a narrative of the sacred, balanced, and cyclical life that we share with nature and those around us, all told from the perspective of a Raven as he grows and observes the world. I am greatly inspired by nature and folklore, but mostly I like to create work from my own experiences and observations of the narratives I see around me, telling stories using a rhythmic, playful, and often quite child-like cadence to show the beauty and innocence that balances the pain and heartbreak held in all of our experiences in
'Song of the Raven' is a poetic narrative and soundscape, written and performed by me, following the life of a Raven as he grows, lives, observes and experiences the songs of circled life.
Steel metalwork Raven, using plasma-cutting, spot welding and brazing to shape and join the wings and body.
Metalwork lamp using my great-grandmother’s old wedding silverware, brazed together and bent by hand. I wanted to honour the memory of my grandmother, using these parts of her to make something that symbolises new life, beauty, and growth from death.
Layered linoprint on paper, using a line from my poem 'Crowside Offering'
Layered linoprint poem
Linoprint on kraft paper