Deaf Artist Mum

Deaf Artist Mum Artist, Writer, inescapably a single parent-carer. Drawing, creating, writing, film-making in short bursts. I do what and when I can.

05/08/2026

An update on where I’m going with my creative writing.

Visual description: Melissa is a white woman of medium build in her 50s with a short wavy grey bob, wearing a cap-sleeve blue-and-white floral print cotton top and a chunky turquoise, orange and yellow bead choker. She stands in a white room and often smiles while she signs. Above her are changjng black blocks of white text transcribing her vlog.

19/07/2026

Today I talk about what I’m working on at present. Exploring the colour, texture and joy of 1970s photography through my own art practice.

Works featured:

1. “Family breakfast c. 1972,” 2023
2. “Relentless,” 2022
3. “Cousins at Play II,” 2026
4. “Untitled (sketch of timber-beam ceiling),” 2020
5. “Ben into the Spider-Verse (after Marvel),” 2023
6. “Fairy village backyard,” 2020
7. “My cousin James,” 2023
“Portrait of the Artist as a Deaf Young Girl,” 2024
8. “Cousins at Play II” (detail), 2026
9. “For Pa and Simon,” (detail), 2021
10. “Thatched Cottage at Dusk,” 2025

NEWS

I have a new artist’s gallery with Outside In! Check it out here: https://outsidein.org.uk/galleries/lissa/

Music: "Get Back" by The Beatles. Used in a brief excerpt. All rights belong to the respective copyright holders.

30/06/2026

I'm sharing most of my updates, works in progress, and new pieces on Instagram now.

If you'd like to follow my current art practice, that's where you'll find me.

Self-portrait, 2026 40-minute sketch made with pen and ink from Tom Gyr - Tom's Studio™
18/06/2026

Self-portrait, 2026

40-minute sketch made with pen and ink from Tom Gyr - Tom's Studio™

David Hockney (1937-2026) was a titan of British and international art. Upon hearing news of his passing, I couldn’t not...
17/06/2026

David Hockney (1937-2026) was a titan of British and international art.

Upon hearing news of his passing, I couldn’t not share my own thoughts about him. His influence stretched far and wide, and extended to my own family in ways you might not expect.

Then there’s his own perspective on becoming deaf in adulthood - the effect on me, as a Deaf artist, of which shouldn’t be underestimated.

Read more on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/deafartistmum/p/six-degrees-of-david-hockney?r=clras&utm_medium=ios

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