Tinsels provocative paintings combine bold text and imagery. The slogans and anecdotes are an ongoing personal narrative describing the world as she sees it.  Her work poses questions and offers challenging commentary on a variety of social, political and cultural observations. 

Working with oil on canvas and acrylic on wood, my paintings explore themes such as the wealth divide, consumerism, war, the intrusions of bureaucracy and more recently the human condition and the transience of life.  The commentary is from a personal viewpoint, a response to the observations I make about the world I live in.  Alongside this social commentary Im inspired by the spirit of Punk, grassroots movements, DIY culture and rebellion, these ideas continually inform my practice, which seeks to promote individual creative action and responsibility 

Her work has been described as the next big thing by Amelias magazine, and entertainingly derisive and unforgiving by Metro newspaper. 

Tinsel has had solo shows at The Dragon Bar and The Pure Evil Gallery in London, Steal from Work in Bristol, and Artport in Berlin.  Her work has featured in many group shows across the UK and Europe, including Banksys infamous Santas Ghetto, the high profile Polish exhibition The Pursuit of Happiness in 2010, and previously for group shows in Berlin, Hamburg, Jena and Munich.