Jane Tyler

About Me

I was born in London and now live and work in East Sussex. I have spent much of my life abroad, living in Hong Kong, Canada, the Philippines, Australia, Japan and Italy.

I took a two year art foundation course at Eastbourne College of Art and Design in 2001, and graduated with a first class degree in Practice and Theory, Art and Design from Wimbledon School of Art (UAL) in 2005.

The inspiration for my work usually starts with my own experiences, insecurities or general observations of life.  Anything from a book or film to the people I meet can spark an idea.  I  try to capture these moments with humour (at times rather dark) and candour and hope that the viewer will bring their own imagination and stories to the reading of the images I create.

I work in mixed media - some ideas seem to work better in collage and others in paint or clay.  I also enjoy playing with the concepts of 'low' and 'high' art moving from oils to found paper and objects.

Ceramics have become a large part of my output and I  hand build large heads - vessels which often have their stories printed on the reverse.  I enjoy experimenting with mark making and glazing and bringing my collage characters to 3D.  I also like to paint hand built or thrown stoneware plates, serving platters, bowls, vases and mugs.  

If anyone would like to purchase any of the art work please get in touch:

janedtyler@hotmail.com

You can also follow me on Instagram : janetylerstudio