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Pigeonhole Studios Manifesto
Why “Pigeonhole”?
Because I refuse to live in just one. My practice moves between illustration, printmaking, craft, mindfulness work, and teaching — a constellation of disciplines that feed one another. I also do gardening, learn to play drums and grow my own food and invent gluten free, plant based recipes. The studio name is a gentle rebellion against the idea that artists or creator must choose a single identity. I don’t. I won’t.
I am rooted in observation. Everything begins with looking. Drawing from observation — quietly paying attention to light, gesture, the character of a face or an object — is the foundation of my work. Whether the final piece becomes a watercolour illustration, a print, a crafted object, or a teaching moment in a workshop, it grows from the same mindful act of noticing.
My approach is slow, handmade. I value processes that take time. Carving blocks, pulling prints, binding small editions by hand — these crafts carry a rhythm that grounds me. My illustrations retain the marks of their making; the imperfections are part of the story. They remind me that art is a physical, human act. It is real.
I am crossing disciplines and identities on purpose. Some days I am an illustrator. Some days a printmaker. Some days a workshop facilitator or a maker of small artefacts. Occasionally, I design something that needs a clean, graphic voice. My creative identity shifts, and each shift gives me something new to bring back to the others.
Slowness, presence, and attention are not separate from my work — they are the medium. Whether teaching others in workshops or creating for galleries, I try to cultivate an atmosphere where making becomes a form of grounding, where process matters as much as outcome.
My work lives in many places: on gallery walls, in illustrated narratives, in quiet sketchbooks, in hand-printed items that can be held and used. I create art that moves freely — not confined to where illustration “should” live or where fine art “belongs”.
Pigeonhole Studios is the home for all of this: the watercolours, the prints, the craft objects, the teaching, the quiet moments of looking, the occasional forays into the world of outside. It’s a reminder that artistic practice can be broad, layered, and alive. It doesn’t need to fit; it needs to grow.
An Invitation:
If you’re drawn to slowness, to handmade things, to curiosity, to crossing art disciplines without rules — welcome. I create spaces for people who don’t sit neatly in a pigeonhole. Here, exploration is the practice, presence is the anchor, and every discipline opens another doorway. I hope to meet you at one of my workshops one day!
