✦ Artist’s Note

“Something about the harlequin pattern has always fascinated me. It conjures up bohemian caravans and travelling carnivals - the call of the unknown, the wonder and whisper of lights in the distance, the romance and risk of running away with the circus.

I later learned that those diamond shapes trace their origins to the commedia dell’arte of 16th-century Italy, where the Harlequin became a symbol of transformation - the fool, the trickster, the dreamer, embodying both humour and melancholy. In the 19th century, the motif found new life in pantomime and circus costume, often adorned with celestial imagery - stars, moons and night skies, as symbols of theatre’s connection to dreams and imagination.

In many ways, she carries the same spirit as the Fool, that first bright step into the unknown, where courage is born from curiosity. Like the old Harlequin, she moves between laughter and longing, learning as she goes. The tiny stars and crescent moon on her costume soften those Victorian theatrical symbols into something more intimate and bohemian, while her starfish companions continue the theme - a living constellation, awkward and endearing, sharing in her courage to begin and to keep trying.”

Size mm cm inches
A3 297 x 420 mm 29.7 x 42 cm 11.7 x 16.5 inches
A4 210 x 297 mm 21 x 29.7 cm 8.3 x 11.7 inches
A5 148.5 x 210 mm 14.85 x 21 cm 5.8 x 8.3 inches