Callaloo // Publication

“Callaloo has emerged as the most essential and continuously published journal in matters pertinent to African American and African Diaspora Studies worldwide. Dr. Charles H. Rowell founded Callaloo in 1976 at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. With its emphasis on critical studies of the arts and humanities, as well as creative writing, Callaloo hasContinue reading “Callaloo // Publication”

My time at Draw Brighton

Bold title right… straight to the beginning then I guess? It’s April 2019 and I had been back from living in China for about three months. I had gone out there to build my portfolio in the hopes to come back and hit the ground running in being a fully fledged self-employed artist. Obviously itContinue reading “My time at Draw Brighton”

The Drawing Circus

I finally made it into The Drawing Circus! As a big finale for the studio/building closing, Jake Spicer, founder of Draw Brighton, decided he was going to open up the costume trunks and bring the circus to New England House. The day was split into three parts as well as three floors. Rehearsals at 10amContinue reading “The Drawing Circus”

Drawversity, Pride 2025 // The Last Session at Draw Brighton.

Yep, you read it correctly, we had our last session at the Draw Brighton studio on Saturday 2nd August 2025. Our first home, the setting of Drawversity’s origin story. You’ve probably heard the story hundreds of times, with a well written copied and pasted synopsis paragraph. But I’m going to tell you again, fresh fromContinue reading “Drawversity, Pride 2025 // The Last Session at Draw Brighton.”

Getting Nude in Nature

“This is a project about age, the social construction of age. I think it’s a harmful construction – unlike this project. It messes with how we think about ourselves and about other people. This project, on the other hand, is all about us as amazing humans. Ages invites people to reveal their bodies and revelContinue reading “Getting Nude in Nature”

Drawversity // Making changes

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”

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.”

Drawversity X ESEA Life Drawing Collaboration

In this one-off event, Drawversity was teamed up with ESEA Life Drawing by the founder of Draw; Jake Spicer. As the creative innovator he is, and knower of all Life Drawing classes in the width and breadth of England, he decided to it would be beneficial for all parties, both professionally and socially to bringContinue reading “Drawversity X ESEA Life Drawing Collaboration”

May 2023

✦ Jade Hylton Ltd ✧ BBM ✦ Fringe 2023 ✧ Life Modelling ✦ Drawversity ✧ Jade Hylton Ltd I am beyond thrilled to announce I have upgraded from being a sole trader, to an official limited business! After 4 years of self-employment, building my career in Life Modelling, digital media design and being a generalContinue reading “May 2023”

Black Brighton Market : The Launch

In the run-up to the day, I was most panicked about not being panicked. I had the application deadline so early, that I knew what all the sellers needed and all their information so my planning and all the information I needed was collected and at my fingertips. The venue was also sorted with enoughContinue reading “Black Brighton Market : The Launch”