my name is Zell, and I'm a mixed media artist working in the far west of Cornwall. one of my lifelong passions has been sewing and various forms of fibre arts, and in recent years this has mostly manifested in the use of cross stitch as a medium, and I find equal joy in both creating my own stitched pieces and in designing patterns for others to follow (find these in my Etsy shop).
more recently I have also fallen in love with working with ceramics, the open ended opportunities of clay, the variety of glazes and finishes and the vibrancy of their colours gets me really excited! there is definitely a multidisciplinary aspect of my work emerging, and I'm really enjoying experimenting with the possibilities of ceramic and thread combined to make fluid sculptural pieces.
I'm continually inspired by the world around me, but particularly pop art and music influences, and the aesthetic of skate culture, plus a little of my own punk, grunge, goth parts of my brain. neurodivergence is a key thread within my home and family and this has a huge influence on my work too.