Annabelle Adie 2026. I see my studio as a laboratory and my creative process as research and experiments. I am not restricted by specific media, often adapting my craft to what is available. In Italy I investigated work with ceramics, sculpted or cast that would then be assembled with other media in my Paris studio, where I worked with fabric, sewn into shapes or assembled. My walls were ‘tattooed’ with natural pigments in muted tones. I used my studio/home to showcase my multiple methods. What emerges, from the diverse installations, is a deliberate embracing of unexpected outcomes, responses to crisis, reframing challenges as opportunities, with a common thread concerned with healing, repair and relief. The ceramic pieces are secured or joined by ‘lifelines’ of vibrant ropes or arranged in soothing installations, capturing the light. There are imaginary ‘tools’ and remedies for undetermined ailments, grigris and talismans to humorously accompany the creative process. I have recently moved my studio to Edinburgh where I continue to work with mixed media and have had the joy of adding screen printing to my process.