I am an Artist and Puppeteer. My style is a surrealist folk art fusion, inducing a nature-based fever dream. My performative practice is informed by my love of nature, with animistic themes running throughout my work. I am one of the co-founders of puppetry collective Wyld & Green. Puppetry is a radical and immersive form of storytelling where there are no limitations and involves an active participation from the audience. I believe art should be participated in, not just observed. Through my practice I aim to create a connectivity between people and nature through creative experiences.
Elowyn Beattie
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Bio
Wyld & Green Collective
Wyld & Green is an artist collective by Flora Dewar & myself. We communicate botanical folktales in a radical contemporary context through puppetry & performance. With an emphasis on the emergency of the climate crisis, we are exploring the potential of storytelling as a tool to prompt a dialogue regarding our relationship with the natural world. We recently took ‘Elder Stories’ to Moving Parts puppet festival where we use the animistic power of puppetry, taking ancient folklore surrounding the Elder tree and weaving it into new contemporary issues such as the climate crisis and land ownership.
Wyld & Green Logo
'Elder Stories' by Wyld and Green
Elder Stories Flyer
Elder Witch Design
Elder Witch Mask
Elder Stories performed at Moving Parts Festival
Elder Stories performed at Moving Parts Festival
Elder Stories performed at Moving Parts Festival
Capitalist Man Mask for Elder Stories
The Hag Puppet
Wyld & Green's Letterpress Manifesto
Wooden Celtic Woman
A carved wooden altar made out of forage wood and painted acrylic, honouring the Welsh realm Annfwn or the ‘Otherworld’.
Events & Workshops
Candlelit Ceilidh Poster
Candlelit Ceilidh
Candlelit Ceilidh
Candlelit Ceilidh
Mask Workshop
Mask Workshop
Mask Workshop
Candlelit Ceilidh
The Candlelit Ceilidh is a storytelling night that I host. It is a time for people to come together to share stories, songs, or poems in an accessible way. The nights are hosted at Edinburgh Student Housing Co-operative.
Mask Making & Embodiment Workshop
A hessian mask making & embodiment workshop that I hosted. Exploring the relationship between archetypes and our bodies we created narratives to sound through our movements. Hosted at Edinburgh Student Housing Co-operative.
Stone Ancestors
Skills & Experience
- Performing Elder Stories at Newcastles' Moving Parts Puppetry Festival with Wyld and Green Collective.
- Workshop facilitator for Doctor Who's World of Wonder exhibition at the Nation Museum of Scotland.
- Performed with Geepers Creepers at; Landed Festival, Ty Pawbs' 'All Hallows Eve' festival, 'SLAY' private party hosted by OORYA.
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