In 2017-2018 I am working alongside research psychologists Dr Jennifer Lau and Dr Victoria Pile at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London to investigate the role of illustrated publications to boost resilient thinking in children. Funded by the Cultural Institute at King’s I illustrated the book My Memory Forest and we are now in a second stage of trialing it with 6-9 year olds until Summer 2018.
Our publication investigates the effect of memory recall and positive future imagery on mood.
Limited copies are available but please email me if the copy might be relevant to your work either with children or mental health and wellbeing, or would be interested in taking part in the second phase of testing: aliwinstanley@gmail.com
Kings College links to the project here
Link to my blog post about the artwork making process here
More information on my health and wellbeing projects as an artist, researcher and producer can be found here www.engagingwellbeing.co.uk
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My new illustrated mini book Trypophobia was published in July 2017 through Hastings based publisher Micro Library Books and is the first in their 'featured artist' series.
It is a handmade miniature concertina-folded book containing 12 full colour illustrations,
Trypophobia is a proposed phobia of irregular patterns or clusters of small holes or bumps.
Limited edition of 50. £7 available here
12 concertina pages
Dimensions: 35 x 50 x 8mm
Pea green rayon cover
I create various characters through collage, hand drawn and digital mediums, producing small publications and installations.
My work is inspired by Scandinavian folklore and landscapes, Japanese character culture, deep sea monsters, 1970’s psychedelic animations of my youth, dreams, nightmares and subconscious wanderings.
In 2017 I created Trypophobia, a small book of abstract creatures through publisher Micro Library Books and was commissioned to produce characters for a children’s arts and wellbeing publication alongside psychologists at King’s College called My Memory Forest
Some of my characters are held in Outsider Art collection The Museum of Everything
I am particularly interested in producing characters for further children’s wellbeing initiatives and creating further publications. For any commissions please contact me: aliwinstanley@gmail.com
I create various cut-outs and compositions drawing upon my experience living and travelling in Eastern Europe and the former Eastern Bloc. I like to channel Space Age shapes, post-Soviet landscapes and architecture and the work of the Constructivists.
I take street portraits of older people around the world with an unusual and distinct sense of style and personality for a variety of projects to promote positive ageing.
My pictures have been published and presented by people such as The School of Life, Pan Macmillan, Royal College of Art and Guardian Weekend magazine as well as being used by organisations such as the Institute for Longevity, Royal Society of Medicine and Age Culture Humanities Journal.
I also work as a photographer at events and on the street around the UK and Europe capturing contemporary fashion for a range of clients such as The Guardian, Independent, Vogue and Virgin Airlines. More on my Fashion Photography page
For enquiries, commissions or to use my photographs for positive ageing projects please contact me: aliwinstanley@gmail.com
I have an extensive archive of images from travel around Japan, Ukraine, Romania, the Baltic states, Poland and Scandinavia, capturing beguiling colours and textures from forgotten times, evocative spaces and intriguing tableux.
More to be added soon.
I have experience working as an Artist and Producer on a variety of arts projects in community, educational and healthcare settings.
As an artist, I have worked using drawing, painting, bookbinding, mosaics, oral history, comic making, stop-frame animation and also as a photographer documenting participants and projects for organisations such as Kids Company, Westminster dementia charity Resonate, Trust Thamesmead, Homerton Hospital Neurorehabilitation Unit and Kaantopaikka in Helsinki, Finland.
I also have experience working to support and promote marginalised artists at Grace Eyre Centre in Brighton and the Bethlem Gallery when worked as a Producer of Arts, Mental Health and Wellbeing events for Maudsley Learning
I am now especially focused on working as an artist on projects focusing on child mental health and wellbeing.
In 2017-2018 I am working alongside research psychologists Dr Jennifer Lau and Dr Victoria Pile at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London to investigate the role of illustrated publications to boost resilient thinking in children. Funded by the Cultural Institute at King’s I illustrated the book My Memory Forest and we are now in a second stage of trialing it with 6-9 year olds until Summer 2018. More on My Memory Forest page.
More information on my work as an Artist, Researcher and Producer in the area of health and wellbeing is on my other site www.engagingwellbeing.co.uk
Since 2010 I have channeled my love of vintage illustration and design, 20th century relics, oddball visual culture and Eastern European aesthetics into a blog where I archive curious and eye catching artifacts I come across on my travels, interview artists and muse over strange old things
Link here: www.kuriosas.com
I am an experienced photographer of people, having profiled thousands of individuals on the streets of the UK, Europe and Japan and at a number of high profile events including Ascot, Olympics 2012, London Fashion Week, Primavera Sound Festival, Goodwood Revival, Wilderness Festival, London Men's Collections, Frieze and many more.
My photographs are also part of youth culture photography archive PYMCA and I have worked on a wide range of fashion, lifestyle and culture briefs for many publications including The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Independent, Vogue, Elle, Grazia, Glamour, Nylon Japan, trend forecaster WGSN , tourist boards such as Visit Finland and brands like Virgin Airlines
I have extensive experience of capturing all sorts of demographics and also produce portraits of unique older people around the world to promote positive ageing, used by clients such as The Guardian Weekend and The School of Life in their recent book ‘How to Age’. More on this work can be found on my Street Portraits page.
For commissions across the UK and Europe, please contact me to talk further about your requirements: aliwinstanley@gmail.com
