I initially began my creative practice as Studio Gnu, creating handcrafted Trophy mounts from Harris Tweed.

What started as a desire to craft a celebration of animals to be mounted on the wall, leaving the living out in the wild, was more successful than I anticipated.  It culminated in successful gallery shows, commercial commissions, and opportunities to develop a retail range. I had, however, still not expanded my work in the way I had anticipated, which was to be more embedded in craft skills, highlighting conservation issues and engagement.

So I went back to the drawing board.

I started an Environmental Science Degree through the Open University, tutored community art and education projects, and reset my goals for my creative work. Along the way, various frustrations ended up on T-shirts and Tote bags in the form of REVO, developed to make every day a protest day … or for the days that felt a bit much .. “make the world a little better “day . I found the engagement with these rewarding and surprising in the difference it could make in carrying/wearing your stance every day. It sparked discussions and gave others with similar views more confidence that these points were valid. Making issues visible has a significant impact, and it gave me the confidence to continue exploring my new work.

I continued to develop my understanding of biodiversity loss, conservation challenges, successes, ecosystems, and rewilding projects, while also wondering how I could turn these into something visual and tangible.

Chloe Harrison, October 2025