My new artwork has been a labour of love and has taken 2 years to create. Created with a wide variety of art materials- from watercolour to oils and cyanotype to acrylics- I have explored the unique effects that is found in each material. I love to play with light and colour delving into the intersection of the human experience and the Divine.  My hope is that my work will  guild you on a journey  of introspection , connecting us to something greater than ourselves.

The story of "Our Golden Thread"

Out for a winters walk, I stumbled upon an old quarry. I had never noticed it before because the summer ferns and usual fauna had grown over it, disguising its existence. Then on a rainy day,  the fauna had died down, I saw a bare piece of ground and decided to investigate. In the mud, I found a dumping ground for old pottery and porcelain. There were broken teacups and saucers, old marmalade jars and chemists bottles. It was a treasure trove of broken things. I could not contain my excitement. The broken pieces were so beautiful, the blue and white patterns, so unique, speaking to me of memories, of objects that were once whole. Maybe they sat on a table surrounded by life, food being shared, moments in time, love.  

As I stood there, I already heard the still, small voice: " The broken pieces, the memories, the past- matters of the heart have been broken and hidden by the overgrowth of life. Winter has revealed them and now it is time to pick up the beautiful broken pieces and let me restore them, to heal the memories."

And so my 2 year journey began.

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Inspiration from Kintsugi

The art of Kintsugi has always inspired me. To me , gold represents the sacredness of life, The Divine hand of God. In Japanese culture, Kintsugi  restores a broken pot not to its former glory but something even better, where the scars of its brokenness are highlighted with gold. This speaks to me of how humanity's brokenness can be healed and made into something beautiful, useful and restored.

This gold appears in my work in various forms: threads stitched into fabric, a bird designing its home with golden straw, or a plate being repaired with gold leaf. The images of fabric, the warp and the weft, represent  the tapestry and story of life. I took the designs found on porcelain and recreated them  into my own fabric. I explore images of flowers, which through art history have often symbolised the fragility but beauty of life. 

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Nature and Divine Helpers

Nature has always been a central theme in my art. Now that I live in the country, I am surrounded by all sorts of creatures that are part of my every day life. I count them as my wee friends. In this body of work,  I have used them to represent Divine helpers in our healing journey. Flying creatures like birds, bees and butterflies, evoke an ethereal, heavenly feeling. They posses a perspective far beyond ours. While we focus on what is right in front of us they can see for miles around. Imagine having that kind of perspective.

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I hope you enjoy viewing my most recent artwork. 

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Love Jaclyn 

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