CHERRY JEFFS

Mixed-media Artist

Covers of Metamorphosis - Artist's Book © Cherry Jeffs 2018
Acrylic and mixed-media on paper, closed 28cm x 24.5 cm, unfolded 114cm x 64cm

Artist's Statement

We spend more and more time using pieces of flat, rectangular glass for work and play.

I don’t want my art to be yet another box viewed at a distance.

In my Artist’s Books I explore the boundary between 2D and 3D to create tactile, elastic spaces where magical encounters unfold.

I invite you to share the what I experience when I make the work: To explore, to experience curiosity, and to play.

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Moveable Postcards

Click the images to see the postcards in motion

Moveable postcard: Breathing Underwater © Cherry Jeffs 2017 (woman viewed through porthole, riding fish across sea bottom)

Breathing Underwater © Cherry Jeffs 2017 (slider mechanism)
Acrylic paint on 280gm recyled Kraft card with reclaimed plastic
Postcard 14.5 cm x 9.5 cm x 2 cm, (width fully extended 21.5 cm)

Still of moveable postcard: Waves © Cherry Jeffs 2017 (winged woman appearing and disappearing in clouds)

Waves © Cherry Jeffs 2017 (disc mechanism)
Acrylic paint on 280 gm recycled Kraft card
Postcard 14.5 cm x 9.5 cm x 2 cm (Height including disc 10.7cm)

Still of moveable postcard: Change © Cherry Jeffs 2017 (mermaid riding waves on seahorse)

Change © Cherry Jeffs 2017 (pivoted disc mechanism)
Acrylic paint on 280 gm recycled Kraft card
Postcard 14.5 cm x 9.5 cm x 2 cm (height fully extended 16.5 cm)

Flower Amongst Pines

My first artist's book and glimpses of the Portuguese landscape that inspired it.

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Like a Fish in the Desert

What's the link between fish and the desert? My second artist's book.

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Ongoing: Fold-out Book

This book is the mother of all my experiments. I use it to play with new ideas and techniques.

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Artist's Books

Front cover Angel's Trumpet Artist's Book
© Cherry Jeffs 2017
Acrylic and mixed-media on paper,
hexagon size closed 28cm x 24.5 cm

Back cover Angel's Trumpet Artist's Book
© Cherry Jeffs 2017
Acrylic and mixed-media on paper,
hexagon size closed 28cm x 24.5 cm

Artist's Book unfolded - 7 hexagonal pages featuring motifs representing the passage of time

Peek into my process...

I’m never happier than when I’m cutting and sticking!

My medium of choice is paper - which I cut, fold, tear, texture, paint and occasionally stitch, into artist’s books and toys for grown ups.

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Bio

I have a BA in Theatre Design from Wimbledon School of Art and an entrepreneurial history as a graphic designer and jewellery designer-maker.

A nasty repetitive strain injury in my shoulder literally stopped me in my tracks and helped me take the decision to pursue the fine art career I’d always secretly longed for.

As a Creative Practice Coach, I empower other creatives to realise the same kind of dreams.