I am very pleased to share that Mucosa is part of the Mid Wales Arts 2022 Climate Change Exhibition in Caersws. Available to view – 5th June to 7th August 2022
Dottie-may uses oil paint without turpentine or any alternative thinner. She stopped using toxic liquids after discovering the detrimental effects they have on the body and environment. By stopping the use of toxic materials, she developed her techniques for a more organic handling of the oil paint.
Mucosa is symbolic of the fragility found in nature. Too often the beauty of nature is taken for granted, cast aside, and thoughtlessly consumed. Molluscs often occur as a motif in Dottie-may Aston’s work – in Mucosa we see a nymph weeping over the carcass of a shell. By compositionally inverting this nature deity, the focus is drawn to what remains of the small sea-creature’s home, which is a metaphor for our own fragile habitat.