An Artisan Book:

The Defective Eclectic:

Sarah Jackson

SMJ

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A life time of pondering,

A life time creating,

Inspired by other artists, 

Inspired by life.

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Influenced by poetry as a young child,

Influenced by Theatre and Dance,

Influenced by Art therapy,

Music Therapy,

and performance art.

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In terms of my creative practice; I have always been fascinated with;

 symbolism, pattern, textiles, and mirroring/distortion and illusion effects.

Highly influenced by colourful psychedelia,

film, both Noir and current Cinematography,

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I have specifically experimented over the years, with;

composition and the portrayal of emotion through auditory, silent use of semiotics,

My aim was always to create a picture which speaks without words,

a skill I studied,

but predominantly learnt through life experience. 

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In my teens I learn't to experiment with using words, 

specifically dabbling in metaphorical journaling, to represent thoughts, feelings, and emotions.

In my later blogs;

I combine auditory voice recordings, to display my words

and in some cases have experimented with the translation of words and auditory notes,

into samples of music, distorting the direct translation of my words and voice into notes, melodies, beats and soundscapes, 

 

By doing this I distort the direct autobiography writings,

into a symbolic metaphor of the emotion behind the writing.

In this way hoping,

to allow the reader to feel some sense of the original source.

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