Creating from the mess and the magic - art for the wild-hearted and quietly wondering.
Clare-Louise Battersby is a multidisciplinary professional artist, visual storyteller and mixed media painter.
Her work is inspired by a life-long love of books, stories, myth, folklore, superstition and cultural memory. Stories are our oldest way of communicating, teaching, sharing, relating to each other and passing down traditions.
In a world that is at times terrifying and disconnected, reminding ourselves of the ‘old ways’ – slowing down, sharing stories, finding beauty in the overlooked, spreading hope and joy – are all that we can do.
Clare’s hope is that even if you have found her work quite by accident, something makes you smile.
Work
Creative Snapshots
Mosses, Mushrooms, Myths, and Memories
Clare’s work this year is focused on Scottish birds as a single body of work. Symbols, stars, runes, moss, lichen and fungi are recurring themes; sometimes easy to spot and sometimes waiting to be found, upon a closer look.
These are recurring motifs, woven into contemporary narratives, shaped by folklore, history and a wild imagination.
CLB Studio
Alongside my art practice, I also run a small design studio, taking on a limited number of branding and visual strategy projects.