Description: Jessica Heywood, Sheffield based UK Artist - Online Portfolio - Mark Maker, Draughtswoman and Textiles Worker
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Jessica Heywood is a Sheffield based artist working predominantly in drawing and textiles. Her practice explores anatomical reality and liminality within the context of craft, specifically through studies of found dead animals and abstracted studies of the natural world.
Her work considers the boundary between life and death, observing the fragility of our everyday natural environments. Heywood captures bodies in considered and meticulous detail, honouring the found deceased creatures by providing them with an identity which otherwise would be neglected.
Labour intensive methods underpin Heywood’s practice, as they speak to the historic conversation happening throughout all drawings.