Charlie uses textiles, sculpture, embroidery, and digital media to explore themes of the uncanny, the curious, personal placement, and play. They are inspired by the works of Ernesto Neto, Annalisa Bollini, Guillermo del Toro, and Adam James, and believe that the main driving force behind the work that they create is a desire to playfully explore, communicate, and interpret the seen and unseen worlds around themselves in a sustainability conscious way. Aside from their university exhibitions Charlie's work has been used to raise funds for a number of causes, notably Dissident Whispers roleplay anthology to raise funds for bail bonds during the Black Life Matters riots in America. Charlie currently works as a jewellery maker, enjoys travelling to new countries, and spending time with their loving partner, and their dog Murphy.

Cherrelle Clayton (Charlie)

Charlie uses textiles, sculpture, embroidery, and digital media to explore themes of the uncanny, the curious, personal placement, and play. They are inspired by the works of Ernesto Neto, Annalisa Bollini, Guillermo del Toro, and Adam James, and believe that the main driving force behind the work that they create is a desire to playfully explore, communicate, and interpret the seen and unseen worlds around themselves in a sustainability conscious way. Aside from their university exhibitions Charlie's work has been used to raise funds for a number of causes, notably Dissident Whispers roleplay anthology to raise funds for bail bonds during the Black Life Matters riots in America. Charlie currently works as a jewellery maker, enjoys travelling to new countries, and spending time with their loving partner, and their dog Murphy.

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Charlie uses textiles, sculpture, embroidery, and digital media to explore themes of the uncanny, the curious, personal placement, and play. They are inspired by the works of Ernesto Neto, Annalisa Bollini, Guillermo del Toro, and Adam James, and believe that the main driving force behind the work that they create is a desire to playfully explore, communicate, and interpret the seen and unseen worlds around themselves in a sustainability conscious way.

Aside from their university exhibitions Charlie’s work has been used to raise funds for a number of causes, notably Dissident Whispers roleplay anthology to raise funds for bail bonds during the Black Life Matters riots in America.

Charlie currently works as a jewellery maker, enjoys travelling to new countries, and spending time with their loving partner, and their dog Murphy.

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Skills

Procreate
Ac
Acrylic Illustration
Le
Leadership
Ta
Tattoo Design
Adobe Lightroom
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Experience Level

Procreate
Beginner
Acrylic Illustration
Beginner
Leadership
Beginner
Tattoo Design
Beginner
Adobe Lightroom
Beginner
Adobe Photoshop
Beginner
Illustration
Beginner
Cartoon
Beginner
Character Design
Beginner
Sticker
Beginner

Language

English
Fluent

Education

PGCert Art History at University of Sussex
September 20, 2023 - January 15, 2025
Bachelor of Fine Art at University of Brighton
September 1, 2020 - August 16, 2023
Awarded First Class Honours. I worked with textiles and traditional craft to create biomorphic sculptures that explored connection and familial relationships.
Foundation Degree in Art at Richmond College
September 3, 2019 - July 20, 2020
Awarded Distinction

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Non-Profit Organization
    uniE621 Sticker Design
    Sticker Design using Photoshop in order to raise awareness of chronic illnesses. illustrator designer logo sticker
    uniE621 Moth artwork
    Digital artwork of a moth, using procreate.
    uniE621 Moth artwork
    Digital artwork of a moth, using procreate.
    uniE621 Moth artwork
    Digital artwork of a moth, using procreate.
    uniE621 Moth, Tranformed
    Personal illustration using Procreate as a first pass concept for a tattoo
    uniE621 Expression Through Freedom: Trans+ Sober Realities – free art exhibition
    Working as part of the curatorial team, as well as exhibiting my own work in the exhibition. Moths to the flame was a piece of work that explored the idea of freedom, transformation, and prejudice. Created with collage and digital illustrations.
    uniE621 Lillies 2024, Wretched and Divine, art piece, Forget me not press Issue 7
    https://www.twine.net/signin An issue in two parts In the spring and summer, we ask you to think of the wretched. We ask for a pouring out of your sadness, your heartbreak. What does it mean to be lost? To be unfortunate? What lies beyond the wretch? What beats within their heart? What has made them this way? For the fall and winter, we ask you to think on the divine. On the sacred. Can we break free from such idealism, or do we have no choice but to bend to the sublime? What every day things can become something holy? Something worthy of worship? Take these themes, and as always, make them your own. Please note: You may submit to both parts of this issue, but your work should specifically fall under either “Wretched” or “Divine”. You may also submit works that can be paired together, but they must be able to stand on their own for each of the two categories. Be sure your work and any social media/websites follow our Code of Conduct before submitting. When emailing your submission be clear which part of the issue your piece will fall under.
    uniE613 Lillies 2024, Wretched and Divine, art piece, Forget me not press Issue 7
    https://www.twine.net/signin An issue in two parts In the spring and summer, we ask you to think of the wretched. We ask for a pouring out of your sadness, your heartbreak. What does it mean to be lost? To be unfortunate? What lies beyond the wretch? What beats within their heart? What has made them this way? For the fall and winter, we ask you to think on the divine. On the sacred. Can we break free from such idealism, or do we have no choice but to bend to the sublime? What every day things can become something holy? Something worthy of worship? Take these themes, and as always, make them your own. Please note: You may submit to both parts of this issue, but your work should specifically fall under either “Wretched” or “Divine”. You may also submit works that can be paired together, but they must be able to stand on their own for each of the two categories. Be sure your work and any social media/websites follow our Code of Conduct before submitting. When emailing your submission be clear which part of the issue your piece will fall under.
    uniE621 Night Mage character commission
    Created as the prize for a raffle to raise money for cost of living crisis, image was requested by client to depict their roleplay character. illustrator
    uniE621 Lancashire Thor Comic Commission
    Client required a comic book style digital art illustration of a version of Thor who was from Lancashire. Client gave list of requirements and imagery to be included, along with reference images of the individual being drawn.

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