Who am I?
I am Rosie Scribblah aka Rose Davies and I’m an Artist, Educator and Blogger.
I work directly from life, carrying a sketchbook at all times looking for any opportunity to have a scribble. And I’m a printmaker and occasionally a painter.
Focus on “Carving Heads And Other Creatures”(a new exhibition)
Over 20 of my linocuts are going to be featured in a new exhibition at The Workers Gallery in Ynyshir. It’s a group show, “Manifest” and my collection is called “Carving Heads And Other Creatures”. The carved heads are new artworks which began with drawing portraits, working with professional models at Swansea Print Workshop’s life drawing group. These drawings were carved into traditional lino during a residency I did throughout April at Urban HQ, and finally inked and printed by hand. Each one is a unique work of art, produced by the hand of the artist, not by a machine.
“And Other Creatures” are recurring subjects: the Mari Lwyd; Heavy Metal Legs – disembodied limbs glimpsed and quickly sketched at gigs; and the occasional cat! If you haven’t visited The Workers, please do, it’s a lovely gallery, artist-led, and in a beautiful but overlooked part of South Wales.
22nd August to 31st October 2026. Saturdays 10.00 to 17.00 (or weekdays by appointment).
Celebration event Saturday September 5th 2026 14.00 – 16.00 and I’ll be there, it would be lovely to see you.
And What Else?
I work on the streets, in public indoors and outdoors, bringing the practice of art directly to people who may never have been into a gallery or seen art being created.
Street Art with The Plebian Printmakers
Sometimes my sketchbook drawings become the basis for printmaking work, monotypes, screenprints, drypoints …..
A monotype – Fair Play For Museum Staff
My work with homeless people and others excluded from and by society is reflected in the subjects I choose and sometimes leads to commissions, like this one for SkyArts television channel. It’s a very large woodcut and also a spoken word piece, meant to be read out loud.
And more recently I was commissioned by a cartel of Welsh Universities to develop an arts project in a very deprived area of my home city … “Walk Waun Wen, Talk Waun Wen” … see more about it here.
I have exhibited in various traditional galleries, online galleries, in print, nationally and internationally, and on television. I also work internationally and have carried out artists residencies in the USA and Pakistan as well as Wales.
With my exhibition at The Satrang Gallery in Pakistan
I work from my studio in Swansea, Wales, UK where I live with my partner and our cats, Sparta Puss and William ChatNoir.
I have a Masters in Adult Education from University of Wales, Swansea; a Post Graduate Certificate in Education from West Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education; and a Diploma in Art from Swansea Art College.
MY BLOG
I POST an artwork a day, mostly drawings but sometimes work in progress and printmaking. I have thousands of drawings in sketchbooks; it’s hard to exhibit sketches in galleries and yet lots of people like to see drawings, so a blog seems like a good idea. It also motivates me to keep trying to draw every day – it’s easy to let life get in the way of drawing. For a direct link to my blog pages please click here.
TO OWN MY ARTWORK
You can buy my art by visiting my Galleries pages.
WHAT AM I UP TO NOW?
If you want to see what else I’m doing, you can join me on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. I also have quite a few short arty videos on YouTube.
I hope you enjoy my work
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