Rise up
A collection of continuous work, exploring resilience and strength, taking inspiration from the cactus, which grows and blooms against all odds, out of the arid desert dirt.
I use the cactus as a symbol of fortitude, letting my intuition guide me with the choice of color and shape.
Inspired by energies that I have learned to see through my work as a Reiki healer. I am also exploring the journey we are all on as humans, particularly as women: surviving, learning and evolving.
To bring this to my work, I am working within the tradition of women expressing creativity through textiles. By using this medium, I am able to draw on skills that I developed as a fashion and textile designer.
I am particularly interested in texture, and use this in my work to breathe life into the pieces. I like the work to be simple yet busy, combining clean shapes with more complex patterns or textures, and setting loud colors against the calm nature of the raw canvas.
Using a combination of punch needle embroidery for a rugged textural effect then painting and layering the different techniques and finally sewing them on to the raw canvas.

Cacti 2 Jojo Alderson 2020 Mixed Media 32"-29"

Cacti 2 Jojo Alderson 2020 Mixed Media 32"-29"

Cacti 1 Jojo Alderson 2020 Mixed Media 32"-29"

Cacti 1 Jojo Alderson 2020 Mixed Media 32"-29"

Cacti 3 Jojo Alderson 2020 Mixed Media 38"-28"

Cacti 1 Jojo Alderson 2020 Mixed Media 32"-29"

Cacti 4 Jojo Alderson 2020 Mixed Media 28"-22"

Cacti 3 Jojo Alderson 2020 Mixed Media 38"-28"

Cacti 4 Jojo Alderson 2020 Mixed Media 28"-22"

Cacti 5 Jojo Alderson 2020 Mixed Media 32"-24"

Cacti 5 Jojo Alderson 2020 Mixed Media 32"-24"

Cacti 5 Jojo Alderson 2020 Mixed Media 32"-24"

Cacti 6 Jojo Alderson 2020 Mixed Media 19"-19"

Cacti 6 Jojo Alderson 2020 Mixed Media 19"-19"

Cacti 7 Jojo Alderson 2020 Mixed Media 19"-19"


Cacti 8 Jojo Alderson 2020 Mixed Media 19"-19"

Cacti 9 Jojo Alderson 2020 Mixed Media 19"-19"

Cacti 9 Jojo Alderson 2020 Mixed Media 19"-19"

Cacti 10 Jojo Alderson 2021 Mixed Media 19"-19"

Cacti 11 Jojo Alderson 2021 Mixed Media 46"-38"