Perkins, Jane

Jane Perkins earned a degree in Interior Textiles/Surface Design from the Somerset College of Arts and Technology. During her final year, she worked mainly with found materials, especially beach debris and driftwood. She wrote her degree thesis on Art and Design from Recycled Materials. Today, she works almost exclusively with plastic parts that she finds at charity shops, car boot sales, recycling centres, or is given by friends and neighbours. Her work is exhibited across the UK, Europe, Asia, and the US. Her portraits have won several People's Choice Awards at Open Exhibitions and collector...