Jane uses a range of materials and techniques in her arts practice, including textiles and for the COS weekend, will be running DROP-IN SEWING WORKSHOPS, on a first-come-first-serve basis. The cost is £20 per person for 1-hour, aged 16+ (under 16’s will need a supervising adult per child) and this includes all fabrics, haberdashery and equipment you will need.

For her MA, Jane began her process of mapping wholeness, through visualising experiential stories of living with multiple cultural identities – janehdee.com/projects. Currently Jane continues the mapping wholeness process through a series of portraits (working title, Reclaimed) of lives reclaimed through faith. Painting boards are constructed from reclaimed wood,  and prepared using stylised yakisugi burning & sealing, making the wood strong & resilient against fire, water & infestation. Reclaimed out of a violent gang background, Ryan embodies the background yakisugi work, as he partners with God’s refining & healing process – janehdee.com/portraits.

Alongside the Reclaimed portrait series, Jane continues to explore cultural fusion through the construction of a wearable-art collection entitled, Cowal Kimono – janehdee.com/lighting. Inspired by the dramatic seasonal colours of Scotland’s Cowal Peninsular, and the fact that traditional kimonos surface design is based on the four seasons, this 4-piece collection weaves together a rich symbiotic identity story of roots, belonging, journeying and displacement, with the idea of being from more than one place.