Tiffany is a visual artist based in the South Downs National Park, Sussex, UK. For recent news see her instagram posts @rezonix or www.tiffanyrobinson.co.uk. Through her work Tiffany draws and paints from the unconscious using materials of ‘place’ from her walks to explore themes of the human condition. Recent research for the Edward James Foundation walked with items from the collection/archive on the woodland estate. Member of ARTEL contemporary art group; programme leader of foundation art and design programmes at West Dean College of Arts and Conservation; recipient of Arts Council England Grants for Arts award; residencies include Cambridge Sustainability Residency, Natural England, and Mawdacch. Tiffany exhibits nationally and was Associate Lecturer, BA (all levels) 2005-2010; co-Founder and co-Director of Ch-Art Artist Network 2006-2012; member of Women Artists Moon Walking Group 2018-2022. She began working with the Psychology of Vision model in 2015, and continues to learn new skills training each year. As an artist and tutor, Tiffany weaves creativity into the process of discovery in her workshops and mentoring sessions.
My healing journey began with counselling after a heartbreak. Years later I attended a Psychology of Vision workshop with Chuck Spezzano after my dad recommended it, he said if it didn’t work he’d pay for it and I had nothing to lose. During those three days I experienced belly laughing liberation. Through talking, feeling buried emotions, and letting go of attachments, sacrifice and guilt, this was more life changing than I had imagined possible. It was as if the DNA of my being had been put back in place and things started to work again. On the train home from London I felt like I was returning from 10 holidays back to back – so light. Exhausted but free. I knew then I wanted to learn more and help my family and friends, and help people like me find their self-worth and hope, experience the power of vulnerability and forgiveness, enjoy their essential innocence. That summer, I did an artist residency at Kingley Vale, rich with ancient yews, folklore and traces of stories. A place I first met and loved as an 8 year old on a school trip. The research enquiry was how can drawing help to connect with nature and the Self. It changed my artist practice and inspired the art of enquiry in nature. Nature echoes and when I slow down enough, the boundaries of ego separation melt away. It teaches us, if we can open ourselves and our senses up. Today I continue to heal, explore and learn.
We are all doing our best in this life, but with a little curiosity we can love it more and find our place.
