Matilda Dyson Portfolio

Worry Dolls

Clay, wire, fabric, wood, felt, misc. scraps

Five Worry Dolls with sculpted clay faces and fabric bodies on a white background

Stop Motion

Stills from stop motion using Worry Dolls

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Waiting Room

A film by Matilda Dyson — watch here

Still from Waiting Room showing puppet figures in a miniature bedroom set Waiting Room film poster showing a puppet head reflected in glass

Look, Stranger

Co-directed, co-composed and acted in this short thriller

Film and Theatre Posters

Artwork for award-winning play and film selected for the Atlanta Film Festival

Poster for MOTH, a new play by Matchbox Productions, featuring a watercolour illustration of a large moth figure embracing a person Poster for La Ballade de Flavio, a film by Marie Liesse, featuring an illustrated figure playing trumpet over a cityscape

35mm Film

Black and white photograph of a woman reading a book while sitting in a river Black and white photograph of a person posing on a rooftop Black and white photograph looking through a window with curtains

Flagpole

Canvas, fabric scraps, wood, twine

Textile flagpole piece hanging on a wall, two fabric panels with figures suspended from a branch Flagpole piece installed outdoors in tree branches, close view Flagpole piece installed outdoors in tree branches, wider view

Collage

Mixed media collage combining architectural photographs and found imagery

Mixed Media

Mixed media figure of a woman in a dark dress with the words Keep in touch, set against a black background with a small blue animal Assemblage of found objects and miniature figures arranged on patterned fabric and burlap

Projection

Blue-toned projection of drawn figures on a stone wall