Visiting Leonie's house and studio has been a pleasure for my artistic eye, with an array of exquisite objects and colours, I was immediately drawn into the aesthetic world that informs Leonie's practise. From this point we could exchange ideas more extensively. I pulled out books and got lost in Leonie's interior decorating. Leonie has pushed herself in trying new mediums and processes to a point were some results have been quite magical, playing with the accidental and being informed by some of my tricks.
The only limitation has been that I have not been able to host Leonie at my house due to Transport limitations, meeting in the home is always a good extension of ideas and relationship of the person.
I have also enjoyed slowly introducing some of the more practical elements of professional development, such as approaches to funding and exhibiting, how to access resources available for this. This side is well known to me and one which I have learnt through persistence. An important element to an artist career and not always an easy undertaking to approach at first. - Tara Gilbee
Artist and Mentor: Leonie Kelsall, Tara Gilbee
Photograph: Christine Sayer
Location: Leonie's Place
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