I am currently training to be a luthier at West Dean College in West Sussex. All proceeds from the attic go towards my fees and equipment. Here is a little bit of information about my life so far.
I am also on Instagram and Facebook and I will share news about the clothes and ephemera there as well as on this blog.
Sarnia de la Maré FRSA (also known by her creative alter-ego iServalan) is a multidisciplinary British feminist artist, writer, musician, and digital creator. Based in Gosport, Hampshire, her expansive practice bridges countercultural history, digital innovation, literature, and social commentary. [1, 2, 3]
Visual Art & Performance
- Background & Evolution: Emerging from the radical 1980s DIY punk scene, de la Maré has blended performance art, music, spoken word, and interactive installations. She previously ran a gallery and art shop in South Africa before returning to the UK, where she served as the Artist in Residence at the Brighton Arts Club, leading an influential six-year period hosting weekly underground performance art events. [3, 4]
- Artistic Style: She works extensively across physical and digital mediums, ranging from oil painting to intricate "scribble art" drawn by hand with a digital pen. Her satirical portraits and pop-surrealist caricatures critique power structures, celebrity culture, and ego. [2, 5]
- Alter-Egos: Her performance identities, such as the Countess of Brighton and Hackney, function as feminist critiques targeting class structures, beauty politics, and female agency. [3]
Writing & Multimedia Publishing
As a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), she is the founder and podcast director of the Tale Teller Club Press (TTCP) network. Her literature spans multiple genres: [3, 6]
- Cultural & Personal Essays: Author of non-fiction works like MENO ND: Menopause, Neurodivergence, and the Reinvention of Self and The Orbit Theory: Reclaiming the Self in a Collapsing World, part of her Elderescence Academy series celebrating lifelong learning. [6, 7]
- AI & Technology: She writes critically on the intersection of technology and human imagination, including essays like Artificial Intelligence in Music: Blending Creativity and Technology. [8]
- Fiction & Audio Projects: Her catalog includes the speculative series The Book of Immersion, children's sci-fi (Rat Gang Crew), and historical romance shorts (Mills and Swoon). [9]
Music & Media
De la Maré acts as a composer and musician, frequently blending music methodologies into her visual art. When producing her digital line art, she often works in real-time to musical scores, allowing the audio rhythms to directly guide the movement, structure, and emotional weight of her physical compositions. [5, 9]
Would you like to explore specific artworks from her collections, learn more about her Tale Teller Club podcasts, or dive into the core concepts behind The Orbit Theory?
£17.02
£16.15
£8.66
£50.62
£7.58
£29.82
£6.52
£6.52
£23.58
£5.44
£6.52
£7.59
£12.94
£7.58
£12.94
£14.01
£9.73
£11.87
£9.73
£8.66
£10.80
£6.52
£25.66
£23.58
£12.94
£18.28
£19.36
£12.94
£5.44
£99.50
£12.94
£37.10
£9.73
£9.72
£14.00
£12.94
£16.14
£9.73
£11.87
£15.08
£20.43
