PENNY PRILESZKY  - 

Penny’s work is a vibrant synthesis of colour, texture, and form, an immersive exploration of memory, connection, and meditative process.

Originally trained in Graphic Design and Illustration, she later deepened her artistic practice through a Fine Art Painting degree. After two decades of balancing teaching with her creative career, she now devotes herself fully to her studio practice.

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Her work is characterised by richly layered hues, geometric abstraction, and a tactile fusion of mixed media and stitchwork. Penny describes her process as purposeful play; an intuitive dance between structure and spontaneity.

Translucent washes of colour merge with precise stitched patterns, creating a compelling tension between control and release, fluidity and form.

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During lockdown, she became fascinated by the paradox of the ‘bubble’, a shape both fragile and protective, fleeting yet essential. This idea evolved into a contemplative approach to composition, where each mark and stitch alters, shields, and transforms the one before it.

The incorporation of Sashiko-inspired embroidery, traditionally used to reinforce and beautify worn fabric emerges as a metaphor for resilience and the quiet strength found in vulnerability.

Her current work expands on these themes, reflecting on the cyclical nature of personal history. A return to places, people, and moments once lost and now rediscovered. Each piece becomes an act of preservation, a way of holding memory through slow, intentional mark-making.

This collection invites stillness and reflection, a sanctuary of light, colour, and texture that offers quiet contemplation through both process and form.