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New blog post today… slowing up and having a think… elenathomas.co.uk/2025/04/27/l...

I’m an artist working with drawing, textiles, installations and sound… Latest blog post talks about looking back in order to move forward… elenathomas.co.uk/2025/04/12/w...

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I spent yesterday in the woods of my youth, humming and recording material for a new sound piece for #juxtaposeartfair in June

In 2023 I made this art installation to protest about the fact that 37% of the children in my area were living in poverty. After these @teamlabouruk.bsky.social cuts how many more twigs will I need to add?

Right then… I ripped up my Labour membership card… then this latest budget nonsense has me reeling with fury. Doing my research now before possibly joining the Greens… any thoughts about why I should or shouldn’t?

Here’s The Sitting Room singing in a church… no hymns were harmed in the making of this video! youtu.be/H-_GL9BDY0A

Happy International Women’s Day! It’s become a tradition for me to post one of my songs about women on this day: This one is for all those who have had the courage to leave partners who are not worthy of them, in order to keep their children safe. on.soundcloud.com/G2eh383keVW6...

I wish @bsky.app didn’t look like x/twitter.

Had a fab time chatting at the busy PV last night at RBSA…

PV TONIGHT! All welcome! rbsa.org.uk/event/elena-...

I’m increasingly troubled by the world, and what I do as an artist… when my work is quiet, how do I make it heard? elenathomas.co.uk/2025/02/25/b...

A new blog post elenathomas.co.uk/2025/02/22/h... about how sometimes new work takes you by surprise…

As part of my upcoming exhibition in the ground floor gallery at the RBSA gallery in Birmingham I’ll be playing “Eggshells”, one of the songs from my Drawing Songs project from 2021/2 that was funded by @aceagrams. There will also be just a few limited edition CDs and lyric book packs available.

I’m preparing work for my exhibition May Break My Bones at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists in the ground floor gallery from 25/2 to 5/4 … PV on 27/2… (on at the same time as the photography prize exhibition) all welcome! rbsa.org.uk

New EP from The Sitting Room now available on @bandcamp.com for listening and even buying!

My band The Sitting Room might not have a Bluesky profile (yet) but we do have a YouTube channel! m.youtube.com/@TheSittingR...

Can’t believe the first gig of the year is in February!

Trying to remember to post more content here than on the other one… preparing work for exhibition at #RBSAGallery in #Birmingham #JewelleryQuarter in February

It’s really hard trying to wean myself and my work off Instagram, where I’ve built up some lovely followers… so I’m going to go slowly for now in the hope they follow me here instead… meanwhile, here are some photos of recent works: Sadly only four at a time…

Ah well…. I knew it wouldn’t last… just blocked my first bitcoin eejit.

Armchair making… recycled fabric “coil pot”… for a series of pods and vessels… I think I must have around 100 now…

Another recording from the church… Evidence is about keeping your records straight… just in case! on.soundcloud.com/ouFDKYjAZd37... sitting-room-band.com

I feel sick…

Looking for #contemporary #artists to follow… not seeing or finding as much as I’d like here… any pointers? #drawing #contemporaryart #conntemporarydrawing #artiststudio #studiopractice #fineartpractice

Time for another song from m’band The Sitting Room sitting-room-band.com …recorded and produced with Dave Shaw at Top Church Dudley - we had an amazing day in this glorious space! Dave also features on percussion, playing the room as well as the instruments! on.soundcloud.com/8mzYJQadLEzm...

I write a blog about my art. It’s been going on for ages. Takes longer to read than a post here or on insta. But if you’re interested in how artists think about stuff, it might be the thing for you. If not, it doesn’t matter, I’ll carry on anyway! elenathomas.co.uk/2024/12/08/t...

Today in the studio, experimenting with light, silk, and drawing…

Different combinations of ceramic work made at #MACbirmingham #twigs and #vessels

Drawing on silk today… Smoother than cotton… translucent… but somehow more difficult to get smooth gradations because of the weave… interesting…

The constant use of migrants as a political football is a self inflicted illness for Britain, creating an unhealthy society. The UK is built on immigration. We have always needed it, it has made us who we are, it’s our lifeblood. We need to start seeing migrants as us. Not them.

This is a US not UK study but makes an interesting read… #UBI

How can human beings be SO amazing (and yet SO shit!)?

Following on… Here I am! Photo taken in a church in Örebro, Sweden during their Arts Festival. (On residency with Stuart Mayes)

Rearrangements in the studio today. Ceramic vessel with wrapped twigs…

Drawing. Textiles. Installation. Songwriting…