BRiography

Hi, I'm Briony.  I'm an artist with a full time job that isn't art. At some  point that may change.  Here is my story.

I grew up on the Suffolk coast and raised as a pirate with my family (pic)

I spent my earlier days drawing everything: dinosaurs, treasure maps and even on wallpaper. My parents made me walk the plank!

Eventually I escaped the clutches of my evil pirate family and moved to Leicester, UK to study art.  I painted architecture super sized on 6ft rolls of paper.

After studies, my pirate sister and I moved south to search for work and care for our pirate Grandma in Crawley. I found work at the local airport. We went clubbing on Tuesdays. I didn't sleep for 3 years.

A few people asked me to paint their pets in exchange for cash.

I also fell in love with Brighton, a seaside city and all the arty people and decided to move there permanently in 2016.

In the year 2020 I figured the cash art exchange could work.  I took a big leap and decided to paint murals full time. The dream did not last long. The whole planet got sick, really sick. I lost my pirate grandma that year. No one wanted murals, the airport closed down so I got a job in healthcare.

I also got really sick, not from a virus but a gynae disease called endometriosis that attacked my body.  I needed surgery.

This daily battle with my body carried on for 5 years. I was in and out of hospital constantly and often in A&E on morphine drips.

It was exhausting, I didn't want to do any art, I didn't have the energy and my mental health suffered.  I was thankful I had the support of my partner, family and friends.

Operation number 4 was a success.  I had a total hysterectomy. I was left with one ovary but felt like I had my life back. 

Recovery was 3 months of sitting on my butt, so I made sure to do all the art.  While recovering I decided that I wanted to do art for me , rather than commissions that may restrict creative flow.

I started to draw, paint and print strange mysterious creatures.  Influenced by my own trauma and healing.  Making art that feels real but surreal. Art that makes you question reality. Art that makes you escape.  Art that heals your soul.

So that's the story, for now I'm happy. Human. I create, I don't create. I post sporadically. Rarely stream. Hate mornings. I will reply back, eventually..most of all I am just enjoying inner peace. :)