I’ve made nearly fourty Faces of Rebellion portraits now. As those numbers increase the project attracts more and more attention.…
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This is #FacesOfRebellion: a collaborative art-activism project that tells the stories of ordinary people making extraordinary brave and necessary choices in response to the enormity of the the threat we face from the climate crisis.
I sit with people who are taking action on the Climate Crisis. And we talk. We talk about love, fear, courage, and determination. And while we talk, I sketch a watercolour portrait, and scribble notes on our conversation. Later I hand-letter their story around the portrait, carefully using their own words.
Faces Of Rebellion: Chloe
Faces Of Rebellion: Pippa
You have to do what you feel driven to do, and let go of the outcome. Because you don’t now…
Faces Of Rebellion: Nick
There’s an energy; a flow; a sense of connection that transcends the individual contribution, that I have only felt in…
Faces Of Rebellion: Chrissie
If you don’t understand why I’m doing this, you don’t know what’s coming down the road Chrissie “It just makes…
Faces Of Rebellion: Paul
The Earth is a gift; we should treat it carefully. Paul Paul and I sat together in a beautiful garden…
Faces Of Rebellion: Ben
We spend almost no time thinking about existential threats like Climate Change. I think everyone should think about it more…
Faces Of Rebellion: Claudia
I think we have a tremendous amount of privilege, and because of that we have responsibility to do what we…
Faces Of Rebellion: Harley
I’m surprised how many people will do things that mean they will get arrested, given that most people don’t want…
Faces Of Rebellion: Rosie
I admire how much you can practice being brave. When I have no capacity for kindness, people around me are…