GRACE EXLEY grhan@btinternet.com @gexley_spd
Briefly explain your ideas behind your major project My collection is inspired by the way in which we experience the natural world. My artworks are deeply personal and relate to the experience I have had on a particular walk and the work produced take on a new experience for their audience promoting feeling of the strangely familiar. After graduation I aspire to I would like to work as a multidisciplinary artist, running workshops with people from local communities creating art, as well as working on commissions alongside. What do you love most about surface pattern design? Surface Pattern Design has allowed me to express my interest in Space and Place and the relationships we have with our surroundings. There are no limits or restrictions to pathways, as the course is very diverse and flexible to allow you to apply your work to multiple surfaces and contexts. 9