Cassandra Harrison...no...wait. I will not do this in third person.

Very simply, I love to create artwork. More importantly, I live to create artwork that is enjoyed by others. Whether it's a simple scene from a much loved city, or an illustration chalk full of vivid colours, I must create. As my friend says, I have joined in 'the war against ugly' with my small creations.

My background: I am from Nebraska. I love that prairie state, those tornado crushed grain silos and those agonizingly hot summer days. It was during my long hot summer breaks that I began to take my art seriously and would therefore spend evenings and weekends drawing, sketching, adding colours to things, drawing on my trainers, scribbling, doodling and even setting up still life displays to draw. Honourable Mentions, Silver Keys, and Gold Keys were won out of this constant act of creating.

After graduating from uni with honours in Fine Art and Art Education, I visited the teaching circuit for two years then moved to the UK. With a slew of commissioned art pieces, an illustrated children's book and my own business feeding my creative urges, I finally decided to commit some of this making out-put onto art for walls.

It isn't deep. It's hardly thought provoking. It is, however, eye catching, detailed, linear and colourful.

Recently, I have embarked on an amazing journey to find out more about my ancestry, beginning in Devon, moving to the Midlands, then the family's journey to the states. After having lived in the UK myself for a number of years, I have had a chance to consider life both here and across the ocean. From living in a land of extremes, to moving to a place that either feels like Spring or Autumn but never quite touches Winter or Summer, there sometimes seem to be more differences than similarities. My current project, Heritage and Generations, will touch on these subjects and more in 2011 as it works its way from Devon to Nebraska then landing in Newcastle. For more information please visit www.teatowelsandsheets.wordpress.com


Current Works are displayed at The Art Works Galleries in Newcastle and Starbucks in Jesmond (just off Osborne).