As part of her mixed media art practice, Lottie produces work that plays between multiple art mediums, assembling mixed media pieces and conceptual sculptures. Her ideas play alongside collaged concepts of narrative, place and forming space for self, home.
A space once home to a seed, planted.
Using concrete monoliths, found objects and bricolage altar assemblages alongside textural mark-making, archival photography and written documentation. Lottie’s work looks at meaning making through objects and cracking open concepts of place alongside self, whilst continuing a deeply personal narrative and touching on social sculpture and identity exploration.
Achieving a first-class degree in Textile Design, Lottie specialised in woven, mixed media and sculptural installation. She worked in partnership with Falmouth University’s extended education department and libraries archive collection, subsequently beginning a Masters degree in Creative Education. Research hypotheses include creative cognition, ‘Introspection: A Theoretical Exploration into the Internal & External Self’ and an award-winning piece on ‘How do we use an assemblage of objects to convey a constructed sense of self?’
Lottie's practice is informed by her experience of neurodivergence, using art as a non-verbal tool for conversation, perspective and self-reflection. Working through participatory projects and collective spaces, she explores how art can capture the art of invitation, visual dialogue and shared experiences. Having developed and worked on numerous social engagement and social art projects, such as Encounters Art, Hospital Rooms and founding Finding Beuys, Lottie has worked as a creative producer for arts organisations.
Previous accolades include being awarded Dissertation Prize winner for the Fashion and Textile Institute, a bursary awarded from The Edward James Foundation for a West Dean Short Course in Ceramics with Found Objects and Mixed Media, the Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust Travel Grant and Young Artist Winner at Wiltshire Creative.
Lottie has exhibited as part of Wiltshire Creative, FORM Falmouth and in Rooted Cornwall, a collective show in response to Wheal Martyn Clay Mines.
Exhibitions :
2022 Rooted Cornwall : Wheal Martyn Clay Mines
2022 FORM Falmouth
2019 Wiltshire Creative
2018 frame/work/5, Falmouth University
Residencies :
2023 Landscove House, Devon
Awards :
2023 CAMP Mentorship
- Funded mentorship with Rosanna Martin
2019 Ceramics with Found Objects and Mixed Media
West Dean Short Course
- Bursary awarded from The Edward James Foundation
2019 Wiltshire Creative Young Artist Award
Research :
2018 Introspection : A Theoretical Exploration into the Internal &
External Self
2017 How do we use an assemblage of objects to convey a
constructed sense of self?
Education :
2020 MA Creative Education : Making Learning
Plymouth College of Art
- Part-completion due to pandemic (60 credits)
- Awarded Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust Travel Bursary
2018 Textile Design BA (Hons) - Falmouth University
- Awarded First Class Honours degree
- Dissertation Prize winner for Fashion & Textile Institute
2015 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design
Arts University Bournemouth