My work is rooted in a deep connection with nature and the quiet, often unseen, relationship between landscape, memory and emotion. I am particularly drawn to trees, with their strength, spiritual guidance, resilience and ability to remain grounded while continually responding to the forces around them.
Working across mixed media, photography, found materials, fabric and stitch, I layer textures, fragments and imagery to create atmospheric pieces that invite contemplation. Through this combination of materials and processes, I explore how memory is assembled and how emotional connections to place can be held, fragmented or transformed. Stitch functions not only as a practical method of attachment, but also as a metaphor for connection, repair and the traces we leave behind.
I hope my work creates a moment of stillness, an invitation for the viewer to pause, look more closely and reconnect with something ancient, elemental and spiritual within them.

Listen to the Silence, mixed media, 44 x 33 cm
Jo Collins
Artist

'As the Sun Sets', mixed media, 44 x 33 cm
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'Nature’s Spiral ', mixed media, 44 x 33 cm