The second of two pieces inspired by night-time, particularly by the idea of a bright flame being an oasis in the dark

The first of two pieces inspired by the ancient custom of ‘telling the bees’

Telling the bees is a traditional European folklore custom in which bees would be told of important events happening in the lives of their keeper; such as marriages, births or deaths. If the bees were not told or were not put into mourning after a death, it was believed that they would leave their hive or would stop producing honey

The Second of two pieces inspired by the ancient custom of ‘telling the bees’

Telling the bees is a traditional European folklore custom in which bees would be told of important events happening in the lives of their keeper; such as marriages, births or deaths. If the bees were not told or were not put into mourning after a death, it was believed that they would leave their hive or would stop producing honey

The first of two pieces inspired by night-time, particularly by the idea of a bright flame being an oasis in the dark

This image is inspired by a motif which frequently is found across the British Isles and is known as The Tinner’s Rabbits in England

This image was originally created to use as album artwork for the 2014 Folk Music EP Gathering Rushes By Adam Rees & Gemma Khawaja

This image is inspired by folklore tales that involve woman transforming into hares. This particular transformation motif is largely drawn from old beliefs which regarded ‘witches’ as being able to transform shape. The words in this image are taken from the confessions of Isobel Gowdie

This image was originally created as part of the album artwork for the 2018 Folk Music album Caelum Scalptorium (The Engraver’s Chisel) by Gemma Khawaja

Part of a series of nine images exploring simple layering and use of cut out paper shapes

This piece appeared in a 2020 exhibition called Hinterland: an exploration of liminal space

Part of a series of nine images exploring simple layering and use of cut out paper shapes

This piece appeared in a 2020 exhibition called Hinterland: an exploration of liminal space

Part of a series of nine images exploring simple layering and use of cut out paper shapes

This piece appeared in a 2020 exhibition called Hinterland: an exploration of liminal space

Part of a series of nine images exploring simple layering and use of cut out paper shapes

This piece appeared in a 2020 exhibition called Hinterland: an exploration of liminal space

Part of a series of nine images exploring simple layering and use of cut out paper shapes

This piece appeared in a 2020 exhibition called Hinterland: an exploration of liminal space

Part of a series of nine images exploring simple layering and use of cut out paper shapes

This piece appeared in a 2020 exhibition called Hinterland: an exploration of liminal space

Part of a series of nine images exploring simple layering and use of cut out paper shapes

This piece appeared in a 2020 exhibition called Hinterland: an exploration of liminal space

Part of a series of nine images exploring simple layering and use of cut out paper shapes

This piece appeared in a 2020 exhibition called Hinterland: an exploration of liminal space

Part of a series of nine images exploring simple layering and use of cut out paper shapes

This piece appeared in a 2020 exhibition called Hinterland: an exploration of liminal space

Part of a series of images inspired by Help The Witch ; a collection of short stories written in 2018 by award winning author Tom Cox
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Part of a series of images inspired by Help The Witch ; a collection of short stories written in 2018 by award winning author Tom Cox
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Part of a series of images inspired by Help The Witch ; a collection of short stories written in 2018 by award winning author Tom Cox
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Part of a series of images inspired by Help The Witch ; a collection of short stories written in 2018 by award winning author Tom Cox
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Part of a series of images inspired by Help The Witch ; a collection of short stories written in 2018 by award winning author Tom Cox
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Part of a series of images inspired by Help The Witch ; a collection of short stories written in 2018 by award winning author Tom Cox
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Part of a series of images inspired by Help The Witch ; a collection of short stories written in 2018 by award winning author Tom Cox
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Part of a series of images inspired by Help The Witch ; a collection of short stories written in 2018 by award winning author Tom Cox
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Part of a series of images inspired by Help The Witch ; a collection of short stories written in 2018 by award winning author Tom Cox
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Part of a series of images inspired by Help The Witch ; a collection of short stories written in 2018 by award winning author Tom Cox
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Part of a series of images inspired by Help The Witch ; a collection of short stories written in 2018 by award winning author Tom Cox
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“I see the moon And the moon sees me Bless all the sailors On the salt sea”
The papercut is inspired by the above proverb found in a book of folk lore about the sea
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A 25 by 25cm study for a larger piece, created as album artwork for the 2014 EP Gathering Rushes by Gemma Khawaja & Adam Rees
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“the cock is crowing I must be going”
Words taken from the traditional folk song Here’s A Health To All True Lovers, a night visiting song.
This image was used as artwork in a booklet for the 2015 EP Between by Gemma Khawaja
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“Crows crowd croaking overhead Hastening to the woods to bed” Words from the poem Summer Evening by John Clare. This piece was a commission
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“Run with the hare And hunt with the hounds” The words are an old proverb I found in the book The Leaping Hare by George Ewart Evans & David Thomson. The phrase is used to describe getting the best of both worlds
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This piece was originally created to use as album artwork for the 2014 music album Obsolete Formats by Gemma Khawaja
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This piece was originally created to use as album artwork for the 2014 music album Obsolete Formats by Gemma Khawaja

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‘Hicker ter Hacker’ is an old term I found in the book The Leaping Hare by George Ewart Evans & David Thomson. The phrase is used to describe the proximity of a fox or hound chasing a hare in a circle, “they were hicker to hacker”

This image was used as artwork for the 2015 EP Between by Gemma Khawaja plus partially used as the CD disc image for the 2015 album Such Mortal Sport by Gemma Khawaja
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“Stand up you fair oak tree”
The words are from the traditional folk song Let No Man Steal Your Thyme.
This image was used as artwork in a booklet for the 2015 EP Between by Gemma Khawaja
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“…homeward with one start awake”
The words are from the traditional folksong She Moved Through The Fair.
This image was used as artwork in a booklet for the 2015 EP Between by Gemma Khawaja
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“There they twined a true lover’s knot The red rose and the briar”
The words are from the traditional folksong Barbara Allen but this motif and similar lyrics appear in many folk songs and tales.
This image was used as artwork in a booklet for the 2015 EP Between by Gemma Khawaja
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A small study inspired by Saint Mungo (also known as Saint Kentigern), the patron saint of Glasgow.
The image depicts “The Bird that never flew, the tree that never grew, the bell that never rang and the fish that never swam)
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A small study inspired by shooting stars
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A small study inspired by Christmas
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A small study inspired by swans and by the papercuts of Hans Christian Andersen
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