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about

 

As a former international educator with a passion for agency and development, I now bring these interests into my full-time artistic practice, working across experimental papermaking, daily visual journalling, and intuitive material exploration.

 

My making is rooted in thinking through material. I work with handmade paper and tactile surfaces to create sculptural forms and experimental objects where meaning arises through listening and embodied engagement. By embracing play, spontaneity, and the shifting agency of materials, I explore how pattern and chaos are not only revealed but shaped through process, repetition, failure, and chance. The idea of “unearthed grammars” runs through my practice, language that is borrowed, embodied, broken, or veiled.

 

Having returned to the UK after 30 years abroad, I’m drawn to the overlooked textures of place. The plants, pavements, soils, and found materials I use carry layered, entangled stories, prompting me to ask not just what meaning is, but where and how it emerges.

 

© Louise Penrice 2025. All rights reserved // Selected works for sale // Contact 

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