About

Jacqueline Rolls
Exploring the sense of a place and the intimacy of time spent.

“I am an intuitive mixed-media artist translating the ambient sounds, textures, and contours of the physical world into responsive drawings and abstract, multi-material natural sculptures. Rather than directly copying my subjects, I engage in an open-ended process of discovery—allowing my time spent in a landscape or with a single object to uncover

My practice is rooted in a deep physical connection to the world around me, exploring the sense of a place and the intimacy of time spent.

Collecting materials Photographer Nick Carter

My work is sparked by immersive experiences—whether walking through a landscape, absorbing the ambient sounds of an environment, sitting quietly in a single location, or spending focused time with a single object.
Woodland scene on one side on the left there is tree with cut branches about three at different heights forming a 3d forked branches natural bendy vines an withies have been woven to create a form in and over the limbs, underneath the tree is ivy and green plants, undergrowth. On the right or the picture is the artist a blonde haired woman with shoulder lenght hair , purple jacket and red top is standing next to the form on the righ hand side facing it , she is facing the tree and is smiling

Artist Jacqueline Rolls, creating an artwork within a tree frame , Photographer Nick Carter

Rather than directly copying what I observe, I translate my personal response to these experiences into separate, independent works of drawing and abstract, multi-media sculpture.
Using responsive, intuitive mark-making on paper and the tactile intertwining of gathered
botanicals—such as willow, grasses, and rushes—I engage in an open-ended process of discovery, allowing the textures, contours, and spirit of my time spent to reveal unexpected, emergent forms.