artist

Nicola Beckles - fine artist & art psychotherapist based in Suffolk, UK

Life is like a labyrinth with its twists and turns rather than that of a linear straight path, the longer life goes on the more we notice patterns. Walking in a spiral as we return seemingly once more to very similar situations. Questioning why is this happening again, why am I stuck, why can I not get past this blockage? Maybe, it is like the seasons, returning different and yet the same. We all must walk our own path, but maybe also a communal one, weaving together with our ancestors too. Our sacred, our mundane, our boring, our glorious path. Hopefully becoming more grounded and more centred each completion we make.

This website is a work in progress and an ongoing journal as the way unfolds.

‘O cosmic birther of all radiance, soften the ground of our being and carve out within us where your presence can abide.’

projects in progress, and recent art shows

the medium used is often gouache, goldleaf, ink, pencil, acrylic and oil on both paper and canvas, but also site-specific, wood, clay and multi-media

writings on art, spiritual and esoteric studies, ideas birthed walking in the woods, visiting museums, foraging, reading, sitting still, listening

a gallery of labyrinths and their stories

archive

‘Art has the capacity to allow for whole body expression that transcends our thinking minds and helps us to connect and make sense of feelings.’

— Nicola Beckles