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Artist of the Month: Jordan Sallis

  • cerys35
  • Apr 1
  • 2 min read
nk artwork showing a person pushing up a heavy object and revealing writing on a wall underneath.

Artist of the Month is a feature where we put the spotlight on the incredible work of one of our members.


Our Artist of the Month is Jordan Sallis, a visual artist who creates art as an expressive form of emotional release.


"As a pagan artist, I have a strong spiritual connection to nature which my practice aims to honour. I create work that highlights the fragility and resilience of the human mind, calling attention to the human connection, or lack there of, to the natural world. My artistic practice is a coping mechanism and for others a window into the world of borderline emotions.


Ink artwork showing a body holding up a circular image where the body’s head would be that gives a glimpse of a rocky landscape. Above the circle there is a branch with crows.

I have Quiet Borderline Personality Disorder and Generalised Anxiety Disorder which has had a profound impact on my life and artwork. I feel emotions intensely and they can change in an instant, sometimes changing back and forth several times in a day. Physical and painful symptoms often come from experiencing these deep emotions.

 

Anxiety feels like there’s a hollow, cold, cave in the pit of your empty stomach.

Rejection feels like someone has punched the air out of your chest and you can’t get your breath back.

Betrayal feels like being stabbed in the back and having acidic lemon juice being poured into the cut.

 

But it also means I can feel positive feelings with the same amount of intensity.

Ink artwork of a landscape with text reading ‘If it makes you feel less guilty, you can paint my picture blue, but don’t forget to take the paintbrush, and learn to paint the truth.

When I am in love, I pour every part of my soul and being into the relationship.

When I’m in nature, I’m in such awe it feels like just myself and the world exist.

When I think passionately about ideas, I feel euphoric, like I can do and be anything.

 

Living with the unpredictability of powerful, changing emotions can be challenging and as a result, I have a collection of scars, some of them emotional and some of them physical. I am at the mercy of my strong emotions whether I like it or not. Being both a blessing and curse, it allows me to visualise my feelings through artwork in a cathartic form of release.

 

A series of many black circles depicting black and white artwork of different flowers, plants and wildlife.

I implore anyone and everyone to try creating art as an expressive form of emotional release.


It would be selfish of me to not shout about the amazing benefits I have experienced as a result of this healing practice."


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See more of Jordan's work on her website and social media:

 



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