Jocelyn Allen

@jocelynfreya.bsky.social

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Artist (photography, performance, text+). Awkwardly dancing on YouTube since 2013. Mum of two. linktr.ee/jocelynallen

Some of my photographs in Mother, a show last year at Goodyear Arts in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. It was curated by Amy Herman.
Fowl play: flying duck caught in Swiss speed trap believed to be repeat offender. Image shows mallard snapped at 52km/h in same 30km/h zone as a duck on the same day seven years ago.
Mother. May 16 - June 16. Goodyear Arts. Curated by Amy Herman.
The cover of Managing Expectations by Minnie Driver - a red background with white headers, quotes in black and white, and a photo in the middle of Minnie when she was younger.
Screenshot of CanvasRebel's website with a large portrait where I am looking straight at the camera, and my daughters have one hand each on my face. Below it says 'Meet Jocelyn Allen'.
One of the cover's of Marina Abramović's Walk Through Walls.
Cover of Men Asleep zine - a black background with an artistic font saying Men Asleep.
My avatar in an online gallery space as part of Artquest's 30/30 online party.
A certificate of success from Artquest saying: I completed 30/30 2025.
Poem: The End & The Beginning by Jocelyn Allen. The kids are ill and so am I Slept nine hours, but still nine shy I'm writing this while still in bed I’ve got to decongest my head My nose is runny and now crusty My body is tired, voice is rusty I gargle 'til I start to wretch My back is sore, so need to stretch But no time to rest, got to make people laugh Long days ahead, hope I make no more gaffes Nightmare dreams of forgetting lines Try to relax and follow signs Well, goodbye thirty thirty, today is the end It’s been stressful and fun, though I’m glad to hit send.
When I hear that someone has died By the hands, weapons, buttons of another I think of the seconds, minutes, moments That collectively made up their life I think about the tedious times Their mother, carer, guardian Changed them, cradled their cranium Spoon-fed, safeguarded their survival I think about the work that went into Them learning about life, their being, The energy, the dedication, the time It took for them to become who they were And how it took no time at all To extinguish, destroy, obliterate What once was there But now has turned to dust.
A woman in a pink top is in the centre of the picture staring at the camera. There is some snot on the shirt. A hand with a red sleeve touches close to her right eye (left side of the picture), and a hand with a light blue sleeve rests half on the left side of her chin and neck.
A woman stands in front of a navy blind, wearing a sparkly blue jumper, with her hair down, and a red plastic child chair upside down on her head (the seat is on top of her head, with the back support touching her upper back, and the legs up in the air). She is looking at the camera.
6 drawings on a floor. One has a big blue heart which has mostly been shaded in and partially coloured around, two colourful felt tip drawings with a lot of different colours and repeating lines/patterns, two drawings with random black felt lip lines/drawings, and one abstract crayon drawing with various colours.
A digitally collaged self-portrait showing a mother discreetly breastfeeding her fifteen month old daughter, who is wearing pink butterfly pajamas, and has her hand close to her mother's mouth.
Two oil pastel drawings, with three shades of green for grass, and one has flowers with orange centres and red 'petals', and the other has yellow centres and red 'petals'. The petals are just red lines.
Cover of Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman
Make It Green (18th February 2025) Jocelyn Allen Aquamarine? No, make it green Aquamarine can be green Well, I meant green green Green green? Very green Yellow green? Blue green? No, GREEN. Pear, Apple, Lime? Mint, Sage, Thyme? Light, Pale, Dark? Jungle, Forest, Park? Deep, Sea, Earth? Army, Rifle, Dirt? Grass, Lawn, Pine? Fern, Moss, Twine? Tea, Bottle, Gin? Guppie, Lizard, Skin? Emerald, Jade, Sheen? Zomp, Screamin, Screen? May, Bud, Spring? Pastel, Neon, King? Chinese, Irish, Paris? Artichoke, Avocado… Asparagus? On second think Make it pink!
A forest area with 16 versions of a woman with a hot water bottle in her trousers appearing (some are hidden behind trees, some are just the head, others show her peering out from behind trees).
A broken up bread roll spelling out TIRED on a concrete floor
A woman stands facing the camera with a hot water bottle in her trousers. Around her is lots of red cleaning stuff. A polishing pad is on her head, a clock is to the left of her head, some shelves are below, one with a tub, and one with a wrapped heart box with red cloths hanging below. On the right are three shelves with three red cleaning bottles on each. The last one has a small brush hanging from it. She has a red apron over her trousers. A red sponge is falling down her leg. On the floor a red bin and small brush is to her left, and a dustpan is standing up on her right, with a fallen over red broom.
Five pieces of wood against a wall decreasing in size. The first is large and a plank is missing, the second is like an old table leg with a screw coming out of the top, the third is yellow, the fourth has some green paint on it, and the fifth is small with a circle on it. A dead lizard lies upside down beneath the first piece. A frame has been photoshopped using a rusty blue table leg, and it has been copied around the wood and lizard four times to create a frame. The whole picture is bordered by blue, the same colour as the table leg frame.
Last Ever (11th February 2025) Lone on a light blue longue Approaching the inevitable Silver hair streaked with snow Testament to the time on terra Eyes fixed on the machine Very subtle movements Even clicks to nothing Recorded, packaged, sent
Champions (9th February 2025) Jocelyn Allen Circling the car park Inspecting before committing Too narrow Too awkward Too risky Too angled Okay, that one will have to do Not a straight drive through But park to a bumper At least we have beepers And it’s on the end Okay, let’s try Oops Too close to the line I reverse I correct myself Still not good I pause And quickly glance back I’m sorry kids I’m no good at parking You can do it Mum! Okay, maybe I can No, I can I reverse again I correct myself again That’s better You did it! You must be so proud of yourself! I smile They’re the cheerleaders That I never knew I needed I frown A person is approaching I watch They creep closer Then step into the car in front And speed away I drive forward Filling their space Perfect parking With an easy exit I look to my left A neighbouring car is parked over the lines The owner nowhere to be seen.
A family of four stood against a white wall. The father has a triangle over his face which is taken from the younger daughter's jumper, the mother has a square over her face, which is taken from the oldest daughter's rabbit jumper, the eldest daughter is at her father's feet and has a cross over her face, which is taken from her mother's fleece, and the youngest is at her mother's feet and holding her hands. She has a red circle over her face, which is taken from her father's red jumper.
six a4 pages describing a typical day of life
Flyer saying 'call for women who have experienced pre-term birth in the past 5 months - 2 years' and 'to share their stories through 5 creative workshops' with more details including 'facilitated by visual artist Anna Perach' and the dates/times of the sessions.
Day 6 of @Artquestlondon's #3030 creative practice challenge. Today's prompt: Try cheating today Title: No, I’m not willing to cheat on my husband, not even for my art (March 2015 / February 2025) 'First thought: Argh?! Second thought: AI? No (I read something the other day about a lot of companies are going back on their climate commitments by using a lot of AI, and how much power it uses etc) Third thought: Does Artquest want me to cheat on my husband? No... Fourth thought: I could use some old work? But what? Fifth thought: Searches for cheating in art It says there is no cheating... Sixth thought: I could get L to take photos on her camera and do something with those Seventh thought: I'll ask @post to tell me what to do, that can be my cheating and I'll make a joke 'No, I’m not willing to cheat on my husband, not even for my art' Okay, they've mentioned AI and using old work... I think I'm going to go with the cheating on my husband them, use an old photo of him from 2015 and manipulate it a bit. Then I'm going to send it to him and see what his response is and maybe use that. I did joke to him about this morning about the cheating thing and he rolled his eyes.'
30 thumbnails from a photoshoot. A woman stands in black against a wall for seven images. A small girl appears in one and four. Then there is just a blank wall for 16 photos. Then the woman reappears alone for one photo, then she is seen with the small child, and in the last five the woman is holding the child. The child's back is to the camera.
A postal letter saying: Dear resident, Re: Unveiling a plague at Chowdhury Walk. I am writing to you concerning the impending unveiling of a plague by Hackney Council on this coming Friday 7th February 2025 at 2pm.
Four felt tip drawings
An acrostic poem: Title: REUSE (3rd February 2025) Poem: Reactivating to awake mode Emitting disgruntled groans Unenthusiastically arising Soles embracing slippers Echoing fallen rotations
A woman wearing black lying down at the top of steps with a stone house behind. A small child in an orange jacket, blue trousers, and pink welly boots lies on top of her. The various conjugations of the Portuguese verbs 'ser' (to be (permanent) and 'estar' (to be (temporary)) are written around them.
An old red British passport that says European Union next to a new black British passport that says British passport.
Poster of Society of the Snow.