About - Susanna Clasby

My current work has been inspired by murmurations. I am captivated by the breath taking, life affirming dance of the starlings. Nature is a great teacher and by experiencing and working with murmurations I have found metaphors for life. They help me contemplate life and death, complexity and simplicity, instinct and intuition.

After years as an illustrator I am intrigued to be making abstract work for the first time. My background also influences how I work, drawing with stitch I make small sketches and then from these larger refined works. I like to stitch to paper rather than fabric, creating pieces that are equivalent to fine art prints and produced in small editions. The way the embroidery sits on the paper, the perforations made by the needle and the natural feel of the paper all play their part.

The first murmuration pieces were exhibited at The Bristol Guild in October 2023. Dancing is currently available from RWA Open Paperworks 25 Jan - 27 April, other works can be purchased direct from my studio.

Higher education:
BA Hons History, Balliol College, Oxford University
Art Foundation, Bristol School of Art, Queens Road
BA Hons Illustration, University West of England (UWE Bristol)