marlon studios

Elizabeth Walker

My two creative passions are alternative photography and kintsugi.  On the surface they are unconnected art forms, but for me they share a conceptual relationship in their approach to beauty, imperfection, and transformation.  

My cyanotypes explore the fleeting beauty of the north Thanet coastline, capturing nature’s transcience and resilience. My kintsugi encapsulates the idea that broken things, objects and people, can be repaired and made even more beautiful for having been broken.

They both remind us of what is exquisite and precious but also flawed and enduring.

I regularly wander the shoreline, foraging for material and inspiration for my artworks.  I collect seaweed, shells, crabs, feathers, jellyfish – beautiful objects that catch my eye – and use them to create cyanotypes and mixed-media pieces. 

My sixteenth-floor flat in Arlington House doubles as my studio where the vast horizon and natural light are my creative tools.  The sky and sea are always changing, and the view is never the same twice.  I like to think they reflect my work – every piece is inspired by the seashore and each print is different – entirely unique.