Sophie Crockett merges the self taught traditions of folk art with the evocative storytelling of magical realism. Her work explores themes of myth, memory, and the natural world.
Raised in Suffolk, Crockett draws inspiration from the folklore and rural traditions of her childhood. Her art is shaped by a fascination with storytelling, nature, and the enduring meaning in legend and mythology. She works primarily in oil and charcoal.
Crockett's work is held in private collections across the UK and America. Previously an award-winning writer, she brings narrative depth to her artistic practice, reinterpreting tradition through a contemporary lens.
“This is my world, a world of human myth, graspable forms, colour and nature. I'm not scared of looking for beauty - I'm trying to understand it all, the beauty and the conflicts. - a visual metaphor, part loss, part dream where I reach back into a past for symbols to overlay the uncertain futures around me. My work is an imagined world and tempered by my own leanings, but it's also imagery that’s built from my own experiences and fascinations. I had a 1970’s childhood in Suffolk that seems a million miles away from the countryside of now: Stealing conkers from the churchyard. The first kitten from the farm cat’s nest, oak tree kingdoms climbed from verges covered in cowslips, the watering ponds for just disappeared carthorses, harvest festivals; blacksmiths with forges; maypole dancing, fishing boats on the beaches. Fairy tales read, an obsession with horses, cycling barefoot, paraffin stoves in the bathroom, grabbing at eels in streams, magic and tradition. The blessings of a world before instant entertainment. Legend and storytelling. Horses, horses, horses. All that.”
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