Adele Pound Art
Paper
Adele is a wildlife artist and keen birdwatcher based in County Down. She creates drawings, paintings, digital art, graphic stories and paper art, all with a wildlife theme.
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Bio
Adele studied fine art, painting at Winchester School of Art where she dismayed her tutors by insisting on painting wildlife. The inspiration for all her work is the natural world. Central to this is her ongoing practice of drawing from life. Whether making field trips to Strangford Lough to draw wintering birds through a telescope or clipping magnifiers to her glasses to study insects in her garden, she still insists on drawing wildlife.
Adele has been has been supported with awards and bursaries from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Ards and North Down Borough Council and the Society of Wildlife Artists. She has taken part in numerous artist’s residencies. Many of these have been wildlife focussed, such as the John Busby Seabird Drawing course and the Ayatana Research Residency “Parliament of Owls” in Quebec, Canada. She has recently been elected an Associate member of the Society of Wildlife Artists.
It is this careful study, observation and research that enables Adele to design her paper art creations. Immediately recognisable species are depicted through the use of simple shapes and colours. She always strives to conjure up an elegant solution to the problems that arise during each design creation. Each design is a learning process that expands Adele’s self taught paper engineering skills, and reveals new ideas and possibilities for the next design.
Where to Buy My Work
Craft NI Gallery, Royal Avenue, Belfast
The Craft Room, Comber ,Co Down
Ards Visitor Information Centre, Newtownards, Co Down
Our Wee Makers – Online Store
- Events
- Commissions / Workshops / Private bookings
Winter paper bird workshop at Rowallane NT
Participants will learn simple paper cutting and folding techniques to cut and assemble a paper bird decoration following instructions and demonstrations. There will be a couple of designs such as a Robin and Male Bullfinch to choose from. Participants may make more than one bird if time allows.
Booking includes entry to the gardens.
Booking through National Trust Website: Winter Paper Bird Workshop with Adele Pound
Paper Bird making Workshop at the Craft Room, Newtownards
Saturday 15 February 2025 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
The Craft Room 24a Frances Street, Newtownards, BT23 7DN
In this workshop, wildlife artist, Adele Pound will show participants how to make a paper bird decoration.
Simple paper cutting and folding techniques will be mastered following instructions and demonstrations.
There will be a few different designs to choose from allowing participants to make more than one bird if time allows. to welcome the the spring, we will be making Great tits and Coal tits.
All materials will be supplied and refreshments are included.
Paper Bird making Workshop at Aghalee Village Hall
Saturday 29 March 2025 2pm – 4pm
Aghalee Village Hall, 6 Lurgan Road, Aghalee, Craigavon, BT67 0DD
In this workshop, we will be making robins and Blue tits using simple cutting and folding techniques.
Please note – this is a subsidised workshop made possible by funding obtained by Agahlee Village hall to provide their community workshop programme.
Tho book, please email aghalee.vhall@btinternet.com
Leave your name and contact number and they will get back to you as soon as they can.
Royal West of England Academy Open Exhibition 2025: Paper Works
25 January – 27 April 2025
Queen’s Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1PX
I am very pleased to say that my paper wasp nest sculpture has been accepted into this open exhibition in Bristol.