Deep dive into my environment.

My quadriptych artwork needed to have a theme, this could be something as simple as colour theme, a pattern or font. So I wanted to experiment with the idea of strong patterns.

I started thinking about the people who runs the island recently, who are the people that look after this beautiful place, that look after the eroding cliffs, that help the local shop owners, that try to keep the schools open, that protect our nature and our historical buildings. The Isle of Wight council are responsible for most of the local government activities on the Island.

The Isle of Wight Council, along with the mayors of Bristol, Cardiff, and London, have all played a role in shaping the places Ive lived, studied, and grown as an artist. Each of them, in their own way, has overseen the schools, colleges, and universities that made my education possible. Without their governance approving budgets, maintaining school buildings, funding teachers, my journey into design might have never begun. Their decisions may feel distant, hidden behind council meetings and policy documents, but they directly impacted the classrooms where I learned, the libraries where I studied, and the studios where I created.

Though I rarely thought about local government when sketching ideas or experimenting with materials, it was always there in the background, making my education possible. The councils and mayors of these cities weren't just administrators; they were enablers of opportunity. Without their work ensuring schools stayed open, supporting universities, investing in the arts I wouldn’t have had the foundation to pursue design. They shaped the cities, and in turn, those cities shaped me.

Isle of Wight council members.

Works Cited “Home.” Isle of Wight Council, 2025, www.iow.gov.uk/home. Accessed 25 Feb. 2025.