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Online Foundation Art & Design

Exhibition of student artwork

Year 1 - OFCAD show / Foundation Certificate course
 Year 2 - OFDAD show / Foundation Diploma course
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Jo Slessor


Mixed media / collage.
50 x 50 cm.
Title: Shinrin-Yoku

The view from my window is deeply important to me. Beyond it lies a small woodland that, in recent years, has become essential to my wellbeing. The Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, or “forest bathing,” describes the therapeutic effects of spending time immersed in nature. My enquiry explored whether viewing nature through a window might also offer some of these restorative qualities and whether a creative representation might provide a place to pause, reflect and experience calm.

“Creating this portfolio has reminded me how much I gained from every module, even those I initially resisted. The finished work feels like an honest reflection of my growth and a signpost towards my future as a mixed media artist.”

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