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A young artist from Alexandria whose stunning work uses a pioneering new art form has attracted international attention.
The process sounds zany, but the results speak for themselves - it involves pouring the liquid on to a blank canvas and letting it run free or directing its flow by blowing through a straw.
independent Regency Gallery and Framers in Cheltenham said: “The use of alcohol inks to create a new kind of fluid medium is something of a new trend which is taking the art world by storm and Jenna’s work in particular is really lovely.
The result is a brilliant swirl of shapes that can be interpreted by the viewer’s own imagination. Jenna (32), has seen her work exhibited in galleries across the country and online, and has an impressive legion of fans on social media from mainland Europe, the USA and Australia.
“Alcohol ink art is doing really well in America. It is just starting to become popular here and it’s going to be huge.
One gallery in Cheltenham, Wiltshire has described Jenna, as “one to watch” in the highly competitive art world.
“You can see it’s coming and I predict demand for Jenna’s work is going to
Jenna Ferguson is reckoned one of the first artists in Scotland to be recognised across the UK and beyond for her abstract creations using the relatively new medium of alcohol inks.
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go crackers.” The almost overnight acclaim has come as something of a surprise for Jenna who recently opened an online shop at http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ jennafergusonart to sell her work. Jenna said: “For the last six years I’ve been working as an art therapist helping to support children who have gone through some sort of trauma in their lives. “Often they find it difficult to open up so I help them express themselves through art using different mediums. I’ve always appreciated the therapeutic qualities of art”.
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