Emily Ponsonby is a British artist based in Dorset. (© Elliot Sheppard)
Opening at London’s Gillian Jason Gallery this week is a new solo show by British artist Emily Ponsonby, titled 'A Warm Life Through Butter'. Recognised by the National Portrait Gallery’s annual portrait award in 2024, Emily’s latest body of work utilises a unique encaustic beeswax technique, which lends an intriguing materiality and texture to the everyday scenes that are the artist’s subject.
Ahead of her new show, Emily has ‘emerged from the brilliantly paint-smothered blue rag-littered floor of the studio after months of work,’ she tells C&TH. ‘And I am reminding myself how to interact with the outside world. It feels good.’
We sat down with Emily to dig beneath the surface of her show – and learn more about the beeswax technique.
