Isle Be Creative is run by author, illustrator and artist Debra Tracey, offering public art, commissions and workshops.
Debra’s work focuses on Manx cultural heritage. She created ‘Archie Knots’ – inspired by renowned Manx artist Archibald Knox, using Manx tartan colours and featuring fuchsia and cushag – for Hospice Isle of Man’s Wallabies Gone Wild trail.
Debra’s glass birds and creatures local to the Isle of Man are sold through Manx National Heritage.
Debra uses traditional methods in her practice rather than modern, convenient, methods if the latter impact negatively on the environment.
She is creating mosaics for a project in Manchester and taking a more time-consuming approach to affixing these to the installation to avoid unnecessary plastic use.
This extends to her own packaging, where plastics are avoided in favour of recycled, or compostable, bubble wrap.
She has designed workshops at which attendees learn to create art with waste, and collects others’ waste to use at these. Recently, Debra delivered 8 weeks of ’Time for Tea’ live video demonstrations on Facebook, using used tea bags as a resource.
Debra’s work in the community includes running silk painting and creative writing workshops in schools. She is working with Biosphere Partner The Hub in Port Erin on a painted banner of the town that will include local flora and fauna, and she has started another silk banner, using Manx Wildlife trust as the main resource for research, to include marine life for the theme.
Debra’s work focuses on Manx cultural heritage. She created ‘Archie Knots’ – inspired by renowned Manx artist Archibald Knox, using Manx tartan colours and featuring fuchsia and cushag – for Hospice Isle of Man’s Wallabies Gone Wild trail.
Debra’s glass birds and creatures local to the Isle of Man are sold through Manx National Heritage.
Debra uses traditional methods in her practice rather than modern, convenient, methods if the latter impact negatively on the environment.
She is creating mosaics for a project in Manchester and taking a more time-consuming approach to affixing these to the installation to avoid unnecessary plastic use.
This extends to her own packaging, where plastics are avoided in favour of recycled, or compostable, bubble wrap.
She has designed workshops at which attendees learn to create art with waste, and collects others’ waste to use at these. Recently, Debra delivered 8 weeks of ’Time for Tea’ live video demonstrations on Facebook, using used tea bags as a resource.
Debra’s work in the community includes running silk painting and creative writing workshops in schools. She is working with Biosphere Partner The Hub in Port Erin on a painted banner of the town that will include local flora and fauna, and she has started another silk banner, using Manx Wildlife trust as the main resource for research, to include marine life for the theme.
