JESSICA NICOLE SMITH

JESSICA NICOLE SMITH

A MANCHESTER BASED FIBRE ARTIST, UTILISING CONVENTIONALLY "FEMININE" CRAFTS SUCH AS CROSS-STITCH, EMBROIDERY, AND KNITTING TO CRAFT RETRO-INSPIRED, WITTY, AND PROVOCATIVE ART.
MY WORK FOCUSES ON THE REPRESENTATION AND PERCEPTION OF WOMEN AND FEMININITY IN MEDIA, CAPTURING SENSUALITY, SEXUALITY AND MYSTICISM THROUGH CRAFTING. DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM THE VINTAGE ALLURE OF PLAYBOY MAGAZINE AND INFUSED WITH NODS TO POP CULTURE, MY CREATIONS STAND AS SINGULAR ARTWORKS.