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Kristina Veasey

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Multi-layered artist. Sculpture, installation, crafts, digital art/sound/film. Identity, routines, connection, provocation, commonalities & difference

What a wonderful exhibition by @isobelxsmith and @ What a wonderful exhibition by @isobelxsmith and @abigailnorris000 at the Marine Workshops, Newhaven. Strongly recommend for anyone who likes the weird and slightly dark and humorous.

The collaborative process of two female artists whose purpose was to support each other and elevate each other's work over the course of a year, developed into a shedding of the artworld's fetters and expectations and a freeing up of each artist's practice. They began with no intention of a final show and not even sharing their works with each other until the year came to a close, so it is amazing how cohesive all the pieces are.

Definitely recommend this exhibition. I personally found it inspiring, serving as a pertinent reminder to nourish the right side of my brain and silence the dictats coming from the left. A vegan ice cream or coffee at Mamoosh downstairs on the riverside was a great way to finish. 

Shhh… is open 1-31st May. Thursday – Saturday (10 am–4 pm) and Sunday (10 am–3 pm). For details of talks and performances see Shh... in the Brighton festival guide.
Mystic seed pod. Was thinking about pine cones and Mystic seed pod. Was thinking about pine cones and perfume bottles when making this. My first attempt at a pot with a lid. Ancient Jasper glaze from Amaco wasn't the red I'd hoped for, but that's what you get when you don't fire at the recommended temperature!

#ceramics #pottery #amaco #claysculpture #artist

Image shows a textured ceramic pot with a tall stalk rising from the lid, in a black glaze with small patches of red.
A gift for another of my sisters on her special bi A gift for another of my sisters on her special birthday. Inspired by a shared love of swimming and being near the water. Beaches, pools, rivers; beautiful skies reflected in the surface;a place of activity and relaxation. A tranquil lagoon to enjoy alone or share with family.

#ceramic #water #bowls #candles #saladbowl

Reel shows images of ceramic dish with dark textured exterior and glossy, watery, turquoise glaze inside. Text invites the viewer to 'dive in'. Candles float on water within the dish.
Bringing the forest into the kitchen with this fun Bringing the forest into the kitchen with this fungi cassoulet dish 🍄🍄🍄
A gift for my sister inspired by our woodland walks.

#mushrooms #cookware #pottery #artist #ceramics

Reel shows images of a ceramic casserole dish with sculpted bracket fungus for handles and textured surfaces.
Work In Progress - noticing synaesthetic responses Work In Progress - noticing synaesthetic responses to textures

I'm so in love with these textures. Two types of wild clay slips, some sodium silicate, some bicarb and vinegar and some DIY tools creating a new surface on Buff clay.

Weirdly, whilst I am really drawn to touch soft, silky textures (you will often find me stopped in shops stroking fluffy pencil cases, satin bed linen or silky clothes) I can not bear anything rough or scratchy, or friction on my palms (people running their hands over carpet or rubbing their hands together is a whole body, excruciating event that makes my skin prickle and tears come to my eyes).

So, touching this pot is not a pleasant experience for me, now that its dry. Of course, whilst still wet, the clay is so gorgeous I could dive into a vat of it, and to look at it, even in a dry state and especially when toasted in the kiln, stokes pleasure from deep within the pit of my stomach, up through my chest and sends tingling through my throat and eyes and disperses like a million frothy bubbles out through the top of my scalp. It brings physical pleasure responses. Looking at it and the feelings that emerge in response, are very different from touching it and the feelings that emerge in response to that.

I find it interesting that until I stopped to actually take note of my sensory responses and articulate them, I had no realisation that most people don't experience this in the same way. There are a lot of other visual images that are intertwined with the feelings that come, and visuals associated with sounds as well. I know synaesthesia can be experienced in a variety of ways as well; we are all different.

My literal drooling over a crusty pot might not be everyone's experience, but I'm interested to know what is.

synaesthesia #neurodivergent #artist #pottery #clay 

Image shows a large unfired clay pot with very textured surface.
Link to petition is in the linktree in my bio. My Link to petition is in the linktree in my bio.

My Access to Work was cut and my appeal was turned down. My MP's intervention did not make a difference and like so many other disabled people, I now have further reduced opportunities to work.

These cuts don't only effect myself, but it is loss of income for support workers, producers, technicians, other organisations, artists etc who I sub-contract with my projects. Those people all pay tax back into the system and have spending power as a result, again going back into the economy. I may not have the capacity to earn much myself, but because of my funded commissions my turnover is actually a lot more. It puts into the system more than it takes out.

It's not just financial either because my work contributes to a rich arts and cultural sector, entertainment for the public and revenue for venues. But, I can only generate this because of the Access to Work funding allowing me an equal playing field in which to work. It's not giving me extra, merely filling the gaps of an inaccessible system.

Please sign.

Reel shows the above text laid over a selection of my works. 

#accesstowork #disabled #artist #equality
A quick demo of the tudor carpet waterer in action A quick demo of the tudor carpet waterer in action by the gorgeous Ruby (my eldest). Scroll back to see my earlier post about what a carpet waterer is and the sgraffito design I used on it.

#ceramic #clay #pottery #history #art

Reel shows water being released from a ceramic pot.
Wild forest clay and ochre mined in the Forest of Wild forest clay and ochre mined in the Forest of Dean shaped into an egg. Like the Japanese custom of dorodango making, I then rubbed the surface until the platelets within the clay lay flat and smooth and light reflective. It's a meditative process that takes a fair while. But there's a turning point when the shine suddenly appears. It's so glossy it looks like wetness and the inclusions and differing colours of the clay become clear. It's like peering at pebbles through the surface of a rock pool. Every time it's different and a lovely surprise, as if the earth has revealed it's true nature.
There is no kiln firing and no glazing just raw beauty.

#dorodango #mudball #rawclay #pottery #ceramics

Image shows shiny clay egg (unfired, unglazed) placed on green fungi-like ceramic form (fired and glazed)
Pleased to have been selected for this exhibition. Pleased to have been selected for this exhibition.

§1NDA - a neurodivergent aesthetic
A six week Artist Residency @ the Stephen Lawrence Gallery 10 Stockwell St, London SE10 9BD.
DYSPLA, winner of the Saatchi Gallery Digital Artist of the Northern Sustainable Futurese Prize 2025, announces their major Artist Residency exhibition exploring the concept of the neurodivergent aesthetic. The exhibition opens at the Stephen Lawrence Gallery in London from April–May 2026 and houses over 100 digital artefacts made by neurodivergent artists assembled into a large-scale installation designed to unpack, challenge and visualise what is meant by the neurodivergent aesthetic.
Exhibition Opens: 9 April - 6 May 2026 

Image shows Dyspla's exhibition poster of contorted faces

@dyspla_festival @uoggalleries
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