About me

I’m Emily, a writer and a picture-maker. My thing is the long nineteenth century and Neo-Victorianism in literature, art, and … More

Edward King: patient artist

Yesterday, I visited Portsmouth Museum. I grew up in the area and still live nearby, so I’ve spent many an … More

Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome

[Image: Nameless and Friendless, 1857, Emily Mary Osborn] Hello, friends, Romans, and lovers of the creative, historical, queer, and macabre! … More

Pallant House Gallery celebrates 10 years of Outside In art project

[This story was published on October 12 in the Observer series. Read the original story at chichester.co.uk/news/pallant-house-gallery-celebrates-10-years-of-outside-in-art-project-1-7590443.] [Image: Dannielle Hodson next to her … More

Japanese Outsider Artists showcase work in the UK for the first time

[This story was published on July 08 on the Chichester Observer website. Read the original story at chichester.co.uk/news/japanese-outsider-artists-showcase-work-in-the-uk-for-the-first-time-1-7516562.] [All images: Pallant … More

Thompson Hall’s work revisits ideas of space

This story was published on June 15 in the West Sussex Gazette. Read the original story at westsussextoday.co.uk/news/county-news/thompson-hall-s-work-revisits-ideas-of-space-1-7429983.] Over the last couple of months, Brighton … More

Ian Sherman:‘Outsider’ artist has work featured in Chichester’s Radical Craft show

[This story was published on April 4 in the Chichester Observer. Read the original story at chichester.co.uk/news/local/outsider-artist-has-work-featured-in-chichester-s-radical-craft-show-1-7310207.] [Image: Fully Assimilated, by … More