Flora Parkes (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Scotland who specialises in portraiture painting, and experimental sculptural textile pieces.
Parkes's works draw inspiration from her upbringing, recollecting memories of the past with themes of distorted nostalgia through a modern contemporary lens as a woman in the twenty-first century.
'Bloodletting' series, 2026, film photos
'Thorny', 2025, Acrylic on timber, stainless steel, spray paint
'Always (Swallow)', 2025, Acrylic on board
'Dunce', 2025, Second-hand sourced textiles, beads, card
'(Ad)Dress Me', 2024, Satin dress, sweat, cotton thread embroidery
'Dreaming', 2024, Acrylic paint on board, spray paint, lace applique, ribbon
'Pillow Princess', 2024, Second-hand satin, lace, elastic, cotton-thread embroidery
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'Cum Rag', 2024, Cotton, cotton-thread embroidery
'Final Resting Place', 2024, Second-hand satin, ribbon, lace appliques, twine