JO POLACK

Rockpool roaming and swimming in my local cove is inspirational. Through Textile Art I share exploration of this coastal ecosystem: Exquisite individual species, phenomenal interdependence. It’s a passionate creative process enhanced by collaborations with marine ecologists, researchers, conservationists.

I gaze in awe down my microscope at seaweeds and phytoplankton - a world of intricate detail, invisible to the naked eye, vital to life on earth. I hope the ensuing art conveys this wonder. An early career in the environmental sector; creatively engaging communities in nature and environmental issues, significantly influences my practice as a full-time artist today. Both in subject and materials. I studied at Herefordshire College of Art.

My open Studio Gallery enables people to browse whilst I create. In this interaction I see my hopes realised. Visitors enjoying artwork for its beauty but also leaving with greater appreciation of our natural world and renewed determination to conserve it.