Shan Dawson
Artist, maker, and storyteller
Lincolnshire, UK
I create a blend of art, mechanism, and imagination — from hand-built automata to illustrated worlds and quiet, observational pieces inspired by nature.
My work often begins with a simple moment: a snail on a washing line, the shimmer of a beetle, the stillness of a pond. From there, it grows into something a little more curious — part story, part object, part world.
I’m drawn to the space where the mechanical meets the organic. Where things move, change, or reveal something unexpected. Beneath the surface, small narratives begin to form — suggesting a wider world just out of view.