Soundscapes
What are Soundscapes?
I’ve always found inspiration in unexpected places. The first spark of inspiration for this concept came one night, whilst listening to the sound of my husband’s snoring. I lay there thinking ‘This must make a pretty interesting soundwave shape’ and wondered if I’d be able to paint it. The next day, I set about working out how to paint the sound of Chris’ snoring, and my Soundscapes concept was born.
I’ve since painted all sorts of sounds for all sorts of people – meaningful voice notes, a baby’s first ever noise, waves on a significant beach, football anthems, wedding vows, and a whole lot more!
If you like the idea of having a painting of your cat’s purr, your child’s laugh, or any other meaningful sound captured in a painting, feel free to get in touch
Commission Your Own Soundscape
Each soundscape is unique and made to order. Here’s how it works and what it costs:
The Process:
- You send me your sound (voice message, song, laughter, waves on the beach or anything meaningful)
- I extract the waveform and design the piece
- We chat about colours, materials, and whether you want gold leaf (spoiler: you probably do)
- I set to work creating your unique Soundscape painting
- You get to receive or gift a one of a kind peice of art that represents something important to you.
Sizes and Pricing
Triptychs
Small
(20x30cm)x3
from €250
Perfect for a gift or a small wall space. Easily posted worldwide
LArge
(50x70cm)x3
from €575
For a sound that is really important and meaningful. Something that will make an impression.
Examples of past soundscapes
Mawgan Porth - 50°28’09.2N 5°02’17.4”W
This one is something special, its actually currently hanging in our bedroom! It’s based on the sound of the beach we visited as a family on my mums 70th birthday. I captured the sound and came home and painted this.
This piece even has sand from the beach encased in the paint!
50cmx150cm
Quicksand
I created this piece from the waveform of a song that means a lot to me – Quicksand by David Bowie.
This song brings back happy childhood memories and it has also been a comfort to me in darker times.
The top line is from the peaks and troughs of the entire song and the base line is a snapshot from the part of the song that is most meaningful to me.
I decided to use emotive materials in this piece – gold leaf, which is an old favourite. For texture, I collected sand from a beach that has been a significant part of my life.
Sparkle For Me
I love this piece – It’s the soundwave of my husband’s laugh!
His favourite colour is orange and my favourite material is gold glitter, so I smushed the two together to make this one. I can’t help but smile when I look at it!
His laugh is pretty unusual, have a listen below.
And The Rain Came Down
A few years back, we had a biblical rainstorm. It just kept chucking it down for hours!
I love the sound of rain and wanted to capture it in a painting. So, I went up to our terrace and recorded the sound.
This is a visualisation of the soundwave that it produced.
