ABOUT LISSY

Lissy’s life has been shaped by her love of the sea. From an early age her summers were spent living in a beach hut in Dorset; days were whiled away fishing for mackerel, diving down to the mussel beds, snorkelling over the migrating spider crabs and trying to spot flat fish on the sandy ocean floor. She has now made her home on one of the most beautiful stretches of coast in South Devon, and is fortunate to be able to dip in the sea on a daily basis.

Following her BA (Hons) Art with Related Arts degree Lissy spent a few years travelling and working overseas where she established a passion for conservation. She gained her first freediving qualification in 2009 and spent the next few years advancing her skills whilst working for Freedive UK as an Assistant Freedive Instructor and Mermaid Instructor. She has also carried out marine conservation work with Blue Ventures, ReefCI and Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme.

Lissy’s art is inspired by the marine encounters she has had. She tries to capture the way sea life interacts with her underwater, whether that’s a local seal amongst the kelp or a turtle gliding over coral reef.

She is also a textile artist, creating seascapes using layers of fabric and stitch. With her textured pieces she hopes to emulate the happiness she feels when her toes are in the sand on her favourite beaches, both here in south Devon and on her travels.

Lissy’s work is featured in galleries in South Devon and private collections all over the world and she is often commissioned to draw a favourite sea creature or capture a beach memory in textiles. A selection of her pen and ink work recently took part in “Modern marks” exhibition at Brick Lane, London.