Inner Space Outer Space
“Whether you go all the way in or all the way out you will get to the same place.”
Influenced by meditation, sci-fi, science and the workings of both the body and the cosmos, this series opens up the barrier between known and imagined experience.
Sometimes The Galaxy Is Red
acrylic paint, gold leaf, semi precious stones, glass and silver wire on canvas
100 x 150 x 3.5 cm
2024
£6750
Drawing a parallel between the inside of our bodies, and the amazing composition of blood with the outer cosmos. This is an exceptionally details work, finished with many layers of glaze for a glossy sheen.
God Creating Herself
Acrylic paint and tissue paper on canvas
71 x 100.5 x 2.5 cm
2023
£3,210
The softest, kindest alternative to the big bang that Jo could come up with. Asking the question, What if God was female?
Touching God (We Live Among The Stars)
acrylic paint, gold leaf, semi precious stones, glass and silver wire on canvas
100 x 150 x 3.5 cm
2024
£6750
Water has no up or down, so this painting can be hung either landscape or portrait (it’s signed on one long and one short edge).
In The Cosmos Of My Body
Acrylic paint, tissue paper, glass and semi precious stone beads, silver wire and glaze on canvas
30 × 80 × 1.5 cm
2026
£1,320
Not only are our bodies made of stardust, but up to 50% of teh Earth’s water came from outer space. This painting captures some of the possible echoes.
