Holy Smoke – Helen Thompson

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Holy Smoke was established in 2012 by artist Helen Thompson, working from her studio in Wales, Holy Smoke exhibits both in the UK and internationally.

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Helen studied sculpture completing a BA Hons Fine Art at Newcastle Upon –Tyne and a MA Fine Art at the Royal College of Art, London.

Born in Wales, her father taught her to draw and sew, nurturing a passion to make and create from an early age.

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Holy Smoke offers a collection of textile/paper sculptures, layering scraps of fabrics, papers over a wire framework and using a limited palette to create fragile/threadbare textures with hanging threads and raw edges, adding subtle colour with paint, clay and thread.

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Imperfections illustrate the human hand through an emotive process in an attempt to represent the unique spirit, fragility and character of dogs in their diverse forms and circumstances.