Neuro Expression

Elysium Gallery, Swansea

“Within my artistic practice, I use the traditional art of crochet to explore my fascination with a range of contrasting themes. Connection vs Isolation is one; Playfulness vs Solemnity is another. Through Llinynnau’r Galon / Heartstrings, my ongoing textile series, these themes - alongside many others - come together via crocheted figures and their relationships to themselves and to each other.

As a neurodivergent woman with ADHD and ASC, I often use soft wool which I find immensely comforting to work with. This, alongside the pliability of the figures, transforms the process of creation into a form of sensory play as I work intuitively to create each new Llinynnau’r Galon / Heartstrings composition according to my thoughts and feelings at the time. While I can control the positioning of the crocheted figures, the shaping of the heartstrings themselves is often unpredictable thus forming a parallel with the sometimes erratic nature of the thoughts and feelings that accompany being human.

Created for the Neuro Expression exhibition, Trafodaethau gyda Mam / Conversations with Mam is a new addition to the series that reflects the comforting power of gathering such thoughts and feelings together and sharing them with someone who listens, understands, and helps to untangle them with you”.

“Neuro Expression is a group exhibition of artists who identify as neurodivergent. Chosen from the result of a national open call-out, each artist explores and expresses their sensory, emotional, psychological or physical experiences as neurodivergent people”- Neuro Expression - Elysium Gallery

All images © 2026 Ceris Dyfi Jones / Elysium Gallery