Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 27/04/2025New blog post today… slowing up and having a think… elenathomas.co.uk/2025/04/27/l...elenathomas.co.ukLanguage and Thought…I’m experiencing a natural slowing down at the moment. Remember the slowing down that happened during that first covid lockdown? When we all stayed home and had time to appreciate what we had… 010
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 12/04/2025I’m an artist working with drawing, textiles, installations and sound… Latest blog post talks about looking back in order to move forward… elenathomas.co.uk/2025/04/12/w... 110
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 01/04/2025I spent yesterday in the woods of my youth, humming and recording material for a new sound piece for #juxtaposeartfair in June 000
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 29/03/2025In 2023 I made this art installation to protest about the fact that 37% of the children in my area were living in poverty. After these @teamlabouruk.bsky.social cuts how many more twigs will I need to add? 020
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Right then… I ripped up my Labour membership card… then this latest budget nonsense has me reeling with fury. Doing my research now before possibly joining the Greens… any thoughts about why I should or shouldn’t? 120
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Here’s The Sitting Room singing in a church… no hymns were harmed in the making of this video! youtu.be/H-_GL9BDY0Ayoutu.beEvidenceYouTube video by The Sitting Room 000
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 08/03/2025Happy International Women’s Day! It’s become a tradition for me to post one of my songs about women on this day: This one is for all those who have had the courage to leave partners who are not worthy of them, in order to keep their children safe. on.soundcloud.com/G2eh383keVW6...on.soundcloud.comUndertaker Bees MCMAS1Drawing Songs is a project which combines the visual art and songwriting of Elena Thomas. Drawings are large scale, abstract organic lines and forms. The songs are built from ambient sounds, the sound 100
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Had a fab time chatting at the busy PV last night at RBSA… 010
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 27/02/2025PV TONIGHT! All welcome! rbsa.org.uk/event/elena-...rbsa.org.ukElena Thomas - RBSAElena Thomas is a multi-disciplinary artist who works with drawing, textiles, installation, song-writing, sound, and performance 000
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 25/02/2025I’m increasingly troubled by the world, and what I do as an artist… when my work is quiet, how do I make it heard? elenathomas.co.uk/2025/02/25/b... 010
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 22/02/2025A new blog post elenathomas.co.uk/2025/02/22/h... about how sometimes new work takes you by surprise…elenathomas.co.ukHope from unexpected places…I had resigned myself to the fact there was too much else going on in my life to actually start making anything new. But it seems that my back-burner of a brain had other ideas… I’ve been doing the… 010
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 20/02/2025As part of my upcoming exhibition in the ground floor gallery at the RBSA gallery in Birmingham I’ll be playing “Eggshells”, one of the songs from my Drawing Songs project from 2021/2 that was funded by @aceagrams. There will also be just a few limited edition CDs and lyric book packs available. 110
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 15/02/2025I’m preparing work for my exhibition May Break My Bones at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists in the ground floor gallery from 25/2 to 5/4 … PV on 27/2… (on at the same time as the photography prize exhibition) all welcome! rbsa.org.uk 000
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 03/02/2025New EP from The Sitting Room now available on @bandcamp.com for listening and even buying! 040
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 28/01/2025My band The Sitting Room might not have a Bluesky profile (yet) but we do have a YouTube channel! m.youtube.com/@TheSittingR...m.youtube.comThe Sitting Room 030
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Can’t believe the first gig of the year is in February! 000
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Trying to remember to post more content here than on the other one… preparing work for exhibition at #RBSAGallery in #Birmingham #JewelleryQuarter in February 030
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 11/01/2025It’s really hard trying to wean myself and my work off Instagram, where I’ve built up some lovely followers… so I’m going to go slowly for now in the hope they follow me here instead… meanwhile, here are some photos of recent works: Sadly only four at a time… 060
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 05/01/2025Ah well…. I knew it wouldn’t last… just blocked my first bitcoin eejit. 000
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Armchair making… recycled fabric “coil pot”… for a series of pods and vessels… I think I must have around 100 now… 020
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 23/12/2024Another recording from the church… Evidence is about keeping your records straight… just in case! on.soundcloud.com/ouFDKYjAZd37... sitting-room-band.comon.soundcloud.comEvidenceRecorded live in Top Church, Dudley by Dave Shaw Evidence Lyrics by Elena Thomas Music by Andy Jenkins Vocals Elena Thomas Guitars Ian Sutherland and Andy Jenkins Backing Vocals by Ian Sutherland a 000
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Looking for #contemporary #artists to follow… not seeing or finding as much as I’d like here… any pointers? #drawing #contemporaryart #conntemporarydrawing #artiststudio #studiopractice #fineartpractice 262
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Time for another song from m’band The Sitting Room sitting-room-band.com …recorded and produced with Dave Shaw at Top Church Dudley - we had an amazing day in this glorious space! Dave also features on percussion, playing the room as well as the instruments! on.soundcloud.com/8mzYJQadLEzm...on.soundcloud.comThe Grand Romantic GestureAcoustic guitars and vocal harmonies 100
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 08/12/2024I write a blog about my art. It’s been going on for ages. Takes longer to read than a post here or on insta. But if you’re interested in how artists think about stuff, it might be the thing for you. If not, it doesn’t matter, I’ll carry on anyway! elenathomas.co.uk/2024/12/08/t... 281
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Today in the studio, experimenting with light, silk, and drawing… 010
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Different combinations of ceramic work made at #MACbirmingham #twigs and #vessels 020
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Drawing on silk today… Smoother than cotton… translucent… but somehow more difficult to get smooth gradations because of the weave… interesting… 020
Reposted by Elena ThomasAdil Ray @adilray.bsky.social · 28/11/2024The constant use of migrants as a political football is a self inflicted illness for Britain, creating an unhealthy society. The UK is built on immigration. We have always needed it, it has made us who we are, it’s our lifeblood. We need to start seeing migrants as us. Not them. 1943379
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 28/11/2024This is a US not UK study but makes an interesting read… #UBI 010
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 23/11/2024How can human beings be SO amazing (and yet SO shit!)? 000
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Following on… Here I am! Photo taken in a church in Örebro, Sweden during their Arts Festival. (On residency with Stuart Mayes) 120
Elena Thomas @elenathomas.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Rearrangements in the studio today. Ceramic vessel with wrapped twigs… 051
