Hello, my name's Jo. I'm pretty much a self taught artist. I did attend Art College for a while, at which I discovered there were things I needed to learn that could not be taught in a classroom or lecture theatre & I knew I wasn't meant to go to uni. What my soul needed were life lessons. I needed to grow, evolve, experience love, life and loss in my own way- not constrained by rules and regulations.
What happened next was my turning point, it's what's made me into the person I am today and I'm eternally grateful to the people who helped me begin living my dream. In 2004 I booked a flight to somewhere far far away, threw on a backpack and took off into the unknown- for the first time in my life I was truly alone but far from being lonely.
Six years later I am now back in the UK, I'm beginning to document my world through my artwork and trying to make a living from it. Most of the artwork I produce is based on my experiences, emotions and thoughts, some of it begins it's life in a doodle and some of it miraculously appears on a canvas before me if I let my imagination run riot. Each piece has a meaning & one would have to truly know me to understand. You may take what you want from my artwork, love or hate it, it's there for your interpretation.
I'll be using my blog to post my random thoughts, processes & ideas...I also hope to gain feedback on some projects I'm working on.
Well, if you've got this far... thanks for reading. Keep checking back as I post my art & feel free to comment - let me know what you like and what you don't!
