Shirley is an artist based in London. Her childhood was spent in the countryside of Hong Kong, with ten dogs, four cats, wild lizards, geckos, Mimosa Pudica (Sensitive Plants), many crayons and Lego bricks. She has always drawn and painted for as long as she can remember; one of her earliest childhood memories was sitting at the dining table in her house, sketching on pieces of thin cardboard from various packaging of household products. She draws her inspiration from her surroundings (trees, plants, flowers, squirrels, foxes, cats, sparrows, coal tits and magpies). Her love of nature allows her to explore the process of turning art form from literal to abstract images for her prints that explore the interconnectedness between human and nature. Shirley graduated from University of Westminster with a BA (Hons) in Illustrations. In summer of 2019 Shirley fell in love with woodcut under the guidance of two teachers who had given her the knowledge and tools enabling her to hone her skills in the comfort of her studio. She has not stopped carving and printing since. https://tigerpea.art/ https://www.instagram.com/tigerpea_paints