Kirsty Greenwood
Mixed media- home marbled papers, pencil, ink, paint, gold leaf.
Ripon

Kirsty Greenwood
Mixed media- home marbled papers, pencil, ink, paint, gold leaf.
Ripon

My work
About my work
I’m fascinated by stories of transformation and like to depict that in my art. I am intrigued by the phenomena that is pareidolia (our ability to see faces and objects in patterns or random marks) I create the opportunity to see these visions in the patterns of marbled papers I produce myself, which I turn into illustrations- picking out marks and shapes that fit the specified subject or theme. With the advantage of an illustrative mind-set, I am motivated by ephemeral visual misunderstanding, ocular strangeness and fleeting glimpses of unreality. Inspired by folklore, myths and legends and Quixotism I work in traditional mediums such as pencil and ink, on home-made marbled papers to create art and designs with intricate detail and narrative. ‘Metamorphosis’, the fabric I designed for and in collaboration with The Monkey Puzzle Tree, was winner of ‘Best in British Product Design’ at the Hotel Designs Brit List Awards 2021.
About
Kirsty is an illustrator who works mainly within the realm of short fiction stories both for print and online publications. With experience in many aspects of artwork and the advantage of an illustrative mind-set, her passion is for imagery that accompanies literature based in the surreal, the Gothic and folk tales; she has also exhibited her works internationally. Motivated by pareidolia, ephemeral visual misunderstanding, ocular strangeness, nightmares, dreams and fleeting glimpses of unreality; inspired by Faerie tales, folklore, myths and legends, transformation, aboriginal cultures and Quixotism, Kirsty works in traditional mediums such as pencil and ink on home-made marbled papers. With her work focused on the idea of embracing change; she uses methods such as marbling to create a base for her images and then employs the traditional techniques of drawing, ink and paint washes to further make the scene, picking out details to promote the telling of the tale through images filled with narrative, allure and creatures from around the allegorical world.

Contact
- Website: www.kirstygreenwoodillustration.com
- Email: kirsty@kirstygreenwoodillustration.com
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