Art from the earth — abstract collages for contemporary homes

 

I'm Jane Douglas, an artist based in Cheshire — and everything I create starts with the earth.

 

Each collage begins with the landscape I know best, soil gathered locally and mixed with soy milk to make earth pigments, then layered with handmade Japanese papers, hand-stitching, and my own photography of Cheshire woodland, flora, and architecture. The palette I use is restrained and natural: soft greys, muted neutrals, and organic hues that echo stone, ash, and wood.

 

My imagery draws on elemental forms, trees, wood, stone, and brick, but I'm not trying to illustrate a scene. Each piece is really an exploration of texture, tone, and a quiet sense of place. The result is work that feels calm, tactile, and grounded, and sits beautifully in contemporary interiors with a Japandi or Scandi sensibility.

 

For me, making art is about slowing down, really observing the landscape, responding to the materials, and finding beauty in the imperfect and the elemental. 

 

That same quiet intention goes into every piece, and I hope it brings a little calm and presence to the spaces where we live.

 

I also run workshops where I share these techniques, working intuitively with paper, pigment, and photography, and inviting others to engage creatively with the landscape around them.

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I hope you enjoy what you see.

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Jane

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