I created this work using found objects around the home. I wanted to create a scene of the wedding because so many events were cancelled due to Covid-19 and I wanted to create a celebration in my home. I enjoyed bringing the characters to life.

Sculptural installation made from found objects around the home.

I was inspired during a walk in the park when I saw a large weeping willow. When I got home I kept on drawing and drawing weeping willows until I got the right one. If you look very closely you can see a creature. It was born there but never had the courage to come out.

Marker on A3 paper.

This work was created during lockdown. I felt mixed with emotions about how life was changing. I missed school and my friends and family so I made this art piece with my mum, called ‘Mixed Emotions’.

Poster paint on cardboard.

Lockdown has been very hard. Our street was so quiet and days have passed without seeing anyone. I came up with the idea of a portrait service to draw my neighbours and have had at least 10 minutes to chat to each. Setting up my daily stall after school has been great, I finally could talk to many neighbours and was able to make a quick drawing. Everyone engaged in a chat and I was able to express the faces of my street. Everyone was happy and more importantly, I made new friends and have talked to people I never met. My neighbours were able to choose the colours representing them best. I am very proud to have such a great street.

Felt and highlighter pens on paper.

Often I walk outside at night, off the main high street, and it’s a side of town that not many people get to see. Walking around these places instantly instills a feeling of being out of place and trying to capture that was my goal. I came across this van that hadn’t moved for weeks, until one day it went. I tried focusing less on the subject and more on creating an atmosphere. Not many people get to see Cardigan like this and I enjoyed exposing its more eerie side.

Photograph.

This painting is to illustrate the value of joy when making art by highlighting it through the use of childlike creativity. My brother stands as a proud artist beside his emoji-inspired self-portrait, in a gallery setting. This is to elevate the value of the creative artwork of a child because a seven-year-old’s work is now in a gallery - a place that unanimously agreed that any work there is valuable. Hence, creating an image of my brother being a talented artist, validating the idea of childlike creative freedom is important when creating art. Furthermore, even as he tries to appear as a professional artist, the innocence of the work and happiness on his face does not fail to shine through. Emphasising that enjoying the process of making art can heavily influence the way the work would be perceived.

Oil paint on board.

I enjoyed blending different colours to make my artwork. I think the dark colours make it look really deep, and I like how this makes me feel inside.

Poster paint on canvas.

I did this piece because on the day I saw a blackbird on a branch and I also wanted to practice drawing hands.

Drawing.