• New Forest

Tracy Dovey

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3 Recreation Cottages, Slab Lane , West Wellow

Romsey

Hampshire

SO51 6BY

About Me

I am an artist living on the edge of The New Forest. I use folklore, folksong, old customs, games and rituals to explore contemporary issues particularly social and economic disparity. Country living can be a strange mix of bounty and hopelessness but when people have access to their own strong and sinuous roots, their own history and stories they have anchorage and hope. I seek the stories that connect us and as an artist I’m thinking of different ways of pinning them up on the metaphorical village hall notice board for all to see.

Alongside my own practice I run drawing workshops as The Village Hall Draw and community workshops around the New Forest working with Culture in Common and Hampshire Cultural Heritage amongst others.

Our expertise

  • Crafts
  • Outdoor arts
  • Sustainability
  • Textiles
  • Workshops

Where to find us

3 Recreation Cottages, Slab Lane , West Wellow

Romsey

Hampshire

SO51 6BY

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