30 x 21
Framed
Watercolour and ink pen on paper
Ink pen drawing overlays and anchors the surface. Contour-like lines, small symbols, and repeated mark clusters create a cartographic effect, as if the scene is being mapped rather than illustrated. Warm ochre fragments and a concentric, topographic motif introduce a second register of pattern, holding the work between landscape, diagram, and narrative trace.
 
Hybrid creatures function as a signature within Emily’s practice. Here, the figure is used as a vehicle for freedom and motion, less a character than an embodied gesture. Its posture and the surrounding marks suggest a dance with wind and terrain, carried by soft hues and shifting lines. The piece suggests movement through unstable ground, where direction is felt rather than fixed.