The prompt for my International Zine Month 2020: Zine A Day project for Day 19 was Joy. For me, that meant taking some time just for me and working on a project I have been wanting to do for a long time… I painted my ukulele with a space octopus. I really enjoyed painting my […]
Read More IZM: Day 19 JoyDay 29 – 20/04/2020 Today was my day of bringing these zine pages to life, and that took up most of my day. I am really enjoying the process of creating these, and I hope to continue journaling after this Lockdown is over. I think I will move in to an actual diary book, instead […]
Read More Coronavirus Lockdown Diaries – Day 29Day 25 – 16/04/2020 Today I braved a Skype call, and hung out with Rosie to have a fantastic virtual zine-making session. I had skipped out on a virtual D&D session the other day due to dodgy wifi signals and a flair up of anxiety. We talked it over, I felt a little guilty, but […]
Read More Coronavirus Lockdown Diaries – Day 25Day 12 – 03/04/2020 Every morning, my routine is the same. Wake up. Turn on our tortoise’s (Elvis) lights, and open his vivarium door. Shower, and ready myself. Give Elvis’s house a bit of a tidy up, change out his water, and feed him his breakfast. I mist the millipedes, mantis, and scorpion enclosures, and […]
Read More Coronavirus Lockdown Diaries – Day 12Day 11 – 02/04/2020 The number of deaths globally has surpassed 1 million. All other news pales in comparison to that number. I am only human, I had to turn to the positive news stories after reading that. I needed to distract myself, and not dwell. I instead read about the superheroes who are using […]
Read More Coronavirus Lockdown Diaries – Day 11Day 10 – 01/04/2020 I am practicing self care by only opening up my news channels once in the morning. I want to stay informed, but I do not want to fall into a pit of despair by constantly checking for updates and being consistently depressed by the results. This morning, all of the news […]
Read More Coronavirus Lockdown Diaries – Day 10Day 9 – 31/03/2020 This morning was super-productive. We cleaned out the rat cage, and got to enjoy that satisfying ordered feeling you get when things are clean! The first news headline I read this morning was amazing: “Lockdown ‘may lead to aggressive seagulls’” – “People living on the coast are being warned that […]
Read More Coronavirus Lockdown Diaries – Day 9Day 8 – 30/03/2020 Another Monday. Week 2. How many more weeks will there be? I read an article in the Guardian about how zoos are struggling to cope with a skeleton staff, and how the animals are finding this odd change of routine a bit unsettling. I have not been able to stop thinking […]
Read More Coronavirus Lockdown Diaries – Day 82019 was a mixed year for me. Fantastic ups, and melancholic lows; it really was the year of ups and downs, dips and peaks. My 2019 started with an epic high! I graduated from the Birmingham School of Jewellery with my Masters degree with Distinction in Jewellery & Related Products. In January, sadness […]
Read More 2019 Reflections & Moving Forward into 2020WHO IS CHLOE HENDERSON? Hi there! My name is Chloe Henderson. I am an interdisciplinary artist based in Edinburgh, Scotland. I am mainly known for my highly-patterned illustrations. I also trained as a jeweller, and I am developing a passion for making art films. I have just graduated from The Birmingham School of Jewellery with a […]
Read More Chloe is creating ART on PatreonTo mark the occasion of my Grandma’s 75th Birthday I decided to illustrate her a family portrait. I picked out a photo of my brother and I as children, and set to work rendering it in inks. To finish of this piece I had the pleasure of wandering down memory lane to look out a […]
Read More Christine: A 75th Birthday Commission2019 was a special year for my brother; he turned 21! and to mark that occasion I decided to illustrate him a family portrait. I picked out a photo of the two of us that I really liked, and set to work rendering it in inks. To finish of this piece I had the pleasure […]
Read More Jamie: A 21st Birthday CommissionThis commission was so much fun to work on! I really loved being given the challenge of doing a full glitter background to make the wonderful Dan even more fabulous! I definitely want to do more glitter work in the future!!! Stay tuned for more sparkles… Happy Birthday Dan ❤❤❤ Dan Ink, and glitter on paper. […]
Read More Dan: A Glittery Birthday CommissionThis year my amazing Mum turned 50. For her Birthday, my Dad took my Mum to India for the whole month of January! The two of them posted all of their adventures on Instagram, and we all felt like we were travelling with them due to the frequency of posts!! but I am really glad […]
Read More To India & Back Again…As a little break from all of our jewellery adventures in Munich, we took a trip out to the Sea Life Munich, to relax amongst the beautiful creatures that life under the watery depths. It was a beautiful little aquarium, sadly lacking in jellyfish! but that was made up by the vast array of corals, fish, and stingrays + […]
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