RG Roy
About
Radessa Gladys Roy (b. 1993) is a Filipino-Australian artist whose work and research are informed by her own experiences dealing with complex trauma, and using slow artmaking as a cathartic and ritualistic way to enact the healing process.
A BCA Honours graduate at the University of Wollongong, her thesis, "With Every Fibre of My Being: Handling Silent Trauma through Slow Textile Making", posited that the slow and repetitive qualities of her predominant medium needle-felting is an intuitive way for people to articulate their trauma in ways that words cannot.
Currently, Radessa is applying her research practically in person-centred aged care as a lifestyle officer. It is her aim to directly inspire and support elderly Australians in residential aged care fulfil their emotional well-being, particularly those effected from isolation during the current pandemic, through activities such as craft. In time, she hopes to develop a career in diversional therapy, to help all people in need of emotional support through textile art.
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