Introducing Artist Anna ‘Festina Lente’ Jones
Bio
“You do not need anyone’s permission to lead a creative life.” —Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Living Beyond Fear Anna ‘Festina Lente’ Jones After selling her Plymouth gallery in 2003, Anna sailed beyond the breakwater into a decade of transformation—five years exploring Europe’s coasts, five more renovating a house in Corfu. Unable to work with stained glass at sea, she turned to fabric, shells, and flotsam, weaving nature’s textures into intricate designs inspired by the ocean’s quiet magic. In 2013, she opened a boutique on Paxos, drawing from the island’s beauty. But in 2016, the sudden collapse of her marriage led her to begin “Finding Anna”—a deeply personal artistic journey. Her ‘Shattered’ series, using hand-cut glass and mirror, marked the return of light. Commissions followed: a wisteria garden table, the mixed-media “Breaking Waves,” and her beloved “Halcyon,” capturing the instant a kingfisher pierces water, layered in stained glass, alcohol ink, and gilded leaf. Returning to the UK in 2024, Anna continues to explore new materials and techniques. Her current work, “The Four Seasons,” is a large-scale commission for a Luxembourg client. Her chosen name, Festina Lente—“Make Haste Slowly”—reflects the meditative pace and depth of her art, each piece a testament to resilience, reinvention, and the freedom to create without permission.
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