Meet the maker Nicolette Lafonseca-Taylor

Growing up in a somewhat nomadic lifestyle – traipsing all over England and later on all over the world – the memories of people I have known and places I have been are a natural and vital part of who I am. In my art, I try to reflect these influences, tightly binding narrative fantasy to the stark detail of reality to create a visual language of my own.
There’s an honesty to the traditional methods that I find inspiring – maybe it’s my Indian heritage, or perhaps my studies in embroidery that led to this. At home in Hebden Bridge, in between Manchester and Leeds, I use the finer details of life and art to give a voice to the world beyond.