Joanna Husbands Art
I am a multi-faceted artist. I have been making various forms of art all my life. My days are spent putting work, passion and love into the things I do. I'm very experimental with a lot of my art. I like to improvise as I'm going along and let my subconscious mind express itself through different methods and materials. My art is the most important thing to me because it is my therapy. In times of distress and sadness I bury myself in creativity and work. I'm autistic as well as regularly suffering with anxiety and depression. Life is an uphill battle and since childhood I've always found that creating is my only true solace.
My most recent projects have been focused around mixed media textile art. In addition to this I also sculpt clay faces and either alter or hand-make dolls and anthropomorphic sculptures. Some of my accomplishments as an artist are; illustrating 15 children's books for author Chrisi E. Da Pavlova, selling artworks and handcrafted items on Etsy and Ebay for over 8 years, having my art featured in American author Tantra Bensko's book 'Word Swell', earning a First and National Diploma in Art and completing a year studying Illustration, BA Hons at Lincoln University.
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Bendable art doll, ‘Amaranthine Maria’ by Joanna Husbands
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Mixed media, hand-crafted original art book by Joanna Husbands
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‘Retinal Storm Branch’. Textile collage and painting on canvas by Joanna Husbands
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‘Volatilis’, the Butterfly Queen. Shadow box doll by Joanna Husbands
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‘Broken Angel’. Mixed media sculpture assemblage by Joanna Husbands
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‘Fragmented Animosity’. Painted textile collage by Joanna Husbands
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‘Aether’. Textile collage and painting on canvas by Joanna Husbands
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‘Grey Lady’. Mixed media textile collage with polymer clay sculpture by Joanna Husbands
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‘Stars and Lazy Daisies’. Mixed media textile collage on canvas board by Joanna Husbands