The gift that keeps on giving
Plein air painting offers me a different way of working. Rather than turning inward towards memory or the unconscious, I become present to what is immediately around me: light, heat,
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Just looking -the gift of presence
JUST LOOKING The Gift of Presence Just Looking is an encounter between two people. We sit together within a carefully held space, informed by the therapeutic principles of unconditional positive
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Psychic Salvage the deepest dive
Trusting the Unconscious My practice begins with trust in the unconscious as a source of imagery. I rarely begin knowing what an image is going to say. Instead, making becomes
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Peisley Memoir
I attended the Graphics Narrative Course on line with Dr. Sarah Lightman in 2022 at The Royal Drawing School. I leant that zines have been used to tell one’s story
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Sensual Objects
Beautiful sensual ceramic objects that combine the influence of oriental erotic art with the artists personal narrative. There is a conscious assertion in the work as a women artist and
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Paintings from the Unconscious
Peisley’s paintings invite the viewer to engage with the dialogue she has between her memory of self and others. There is an abstracted sense of self here which she is
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Painting From Life
I studied with Arthur Niel at Maidstone College of Art receiving a thorough induction in drawing and painting from life. It was taught with all the intensity and diligence that
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Drawings
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Ceramics & Sculpture
I started to make ceramics while studying for an MA in art psychotherapy. I work intuitively with the clay as I do all media. I like to be innocent to
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Textiles
I enjoy fabrics for their luxurious surface patterns, colour and malleability. I frequently use them as a covering. I see the pieces I make as embellished skins. Taking fragments of
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