I T A
I use myth and folklore to explore personal stories and create connections. Through wearable art and performance, my work engages with narratives that highlight growth, resilience, and transformation. By combining storytelling with material practice, I aim to connect individual experiences with broader human themes, offering a way to find meaning and understanding in the world.
About
Ita Drew is an emerging mixed media artist whose practice is rooted in research-led inquiry, exploring narrative, costume, connection, and transformation through performance, sculpture, and wearable art. Predominantly working in ceramics, metal, and textiles, she challenges traditional notions of material and craft by combining unconventional approaches to materials and making methods.
Drew’s artistic research delves into how personal stories and emotional resilience can be accessed through materials, character creation, and symbolic expression. Drawing inspiration from folklore, myth, and fables—rich sources of personal growth and meaning—she creates wearable, tactile objects that tell stories and invite others to explore their own narratives. Through workshops and independent study, her practice investigates the ways storytelling and transformation emerge in material exploration, offering a sense of magic and symbolism that reconnects people with themselves and something beyond the everyday.
Her work aims to resonate both personally and universally, blending her background in ceramics and glass with an evolving focus on casting metal. Through performance and costume, Ita Drew’s art becomes an active space of personal and collective research, where storytelling and transformation continuously unfold.
