I was setting up for my class in the Hove studio, it was June 2024 and I was catching up with the lovely Steve and Mel who come to my class every month at Fine Feather Wellness. Steve started telling me about an exhibition he had been to recently, Bella Hoare’s A Different Green exhibitionContinue reading “Drawversity // Making changes”
Author Archives: Jade Hylton
LOOSENING UP. With Sara Reeve (& Me).
Semi-finalist Sara Reeve invites us into her creative world with a fresh and looser approach to portrait painting. In this demonstration, she embraces the challenge of using only a decorator’s brush for the entire process, showcasing her unique style, with my face! You can catch up on the episodes theories and practices on Sky ArtsContinue reading “LOOSENING UP. With Sara Reeve (& Me).”
HEAL // Photography project by Lynn Weddle
“Heal is a photographic series celebrating the strength of women healing after life-changing trauma. The sitters tell deeply personal stories with universal resonance – sharing experiences of domestic violence, separation, illness, disability, and loss, but also of resolve, belief, and human connection. Each of the eleven portraits depicts a woman with eyes closed, holding herContinue reading “HEAL // Photography project by Lynn Weddle”
The Jade Hylton Empire has been BRANDED!
I finally did it! I designed my own logo. Designing your own logo as a graphic designer or artist yourself can be a really tricky task, you want it to represent your work, want it to be neat, be impactful, it needs to work on many different scales, whether it be to stamp finished workContinue reading “The Jade Hylton Empire has been BRANDED!”
Drawversity // Celebrating the Black Dancers who have shaped and changed the course of Contemporary Dance.
Drawversity what? Drawversity where? They say necessity is the mother of invention. Drawversity was created from my own experience working as a life model – living in such a creative city where Life art is so popular – I had found there really weren’t enough BIPOC Life models in the industry, in a city whereContinue reading “Drawversity // Celebrating the Black Dancers who have shaped and changed the course of Contemporary Dance.”
A COVER LETTER OF REFLECTION
I recently applied for a new position as an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion board member at The Charleston House. I had to write why I felt I would fit the position and writing the cover letter gave me the opportunity to really reflect on all my work and successes over the last 5/6 years. ItContinue reading “A COVER LETTER OF REFLECTION”
READ ME: ART EDITION
I was honoured to be asked to be celebrated as a Black Artist in the second edition of READ ME. I don’t want to give too much away, why read it here when you can read it in the magazine itself? Editor’s Note:“Welcome to the latest issue of “READ ME,” where we explore the vibrantContinue reading “READ ME: ART EDITION”
Panelling for City Girl Network
One day I was typing away on my computer, my usual space of work; replying to emails, booking new clients and throwing together artwork for an event of some sort. When I got an email through from Brighton City Girl Networks’ Pippa Moyle. She told me how she had been following my career; the projectsContinue reading “Panelling for City Girl Network”
This Is B(oe)righton
I have been lucky enough to have my work displayed in an exhibition this year, in the windows of Brighton’s Jubilee Library (displayed like the White Gaze exhibition I did back in 2020) for a project researched and curated by Urbanflo, with photographs also by Vian Roos. “An exhibition series reflecting on the existence andContinue reading “This Is B(oe)righton”
Black Brighton Market October – Black History Month and 1 Year Anniversary Celebrations.
October’s market held a lot of promise, not only is it Black History Month, but it’s also the anniversary for BBM, celebrating our first year running. It was one month (as well as December) that was most sought after by vendors, and I had booked in a well-known and rising, extremely talented headliner; Akin Soul.Continue reading “Black Brighton Market October – Black History Month and 1 Year Anniversary Celebrations.”
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