In This Moment—Emily Jackson of Studio Wolffia
In her current exhibition In This Moment at Noho Galleries, London, Emily Jackson of Studio Wolffia spans painting, textiles, and design objects—work shaped by process, presence, and an invitation to slow down.
Words HANDE RENSHAW Photos STEPHEN JAMES & CONSTANCE E.T DE TOURNILE
Emily Jackson of Studio Wolffia. The studio’s namesake, Wolffia—the tiniest flowering plant on Earth—serves as a poignant symbol of the artist’s methodology. Photo: Courtesy of Studio Wolffia
Reading Frequencies by Emily Jackson of Studio Wolffia. Main hero image: Constance E.T. De Tourniel
‘Now, after about five years of doing it full-time, my artistic journey and motherhood journey have evolved together, each enriching the other.’ Photo: Stephen James
Four Rivers by Emily Jackson of Studio Wolffia.
‘I want to create an opportunity for someone to live with art in a different way. If the piece functions as a stool or a sculpture that invites interaction and practicality, it means the relationship is deeper and I’m drawn to that.’ Photo: Stephen James
“I’ve always had a strong pull to textiles, in both clothing and fabric—I love the complexities and intricacies, and variety side by side, which you can see through my entire history of work.”
Fibre I by Emily Jackson of Studio Wolffia. Photo: Stephen James
‘I feel proud and really present in this body of work—this is me, right now; it’s how I feel, its what I am experiencing, and its what I’m aiming to give to the viewer.’ Photo: Stephen James
For her current show In This Moment at Noho Galleries, in London, Studio Wolffia’s Emily Jackson brings together painting, textiles and functional objects, guided by process, presence and a call to slow down.
Emily’s practice took shape during early motherhood—a way back to herself while raising two young children. What began as trial-and-error soon gathered momentum, ‘Those early days were all about pure experimentation,’ she shares. Five years on, she works full-time, drawing on a background in make-up artistry and informal art study, and notes that ‘my artistic journey and motherhood journey have evolved together, each enriching the other.’
The show’s title sets the tone. ‘This is a true body of work that is cohesive through all the paintings and the textiles combined. The title In This Moment suggests and invites those who are viewing it to step into my current lived experience, through my journaling that accompanies all my work, I have landed in this place of gratitude and reflection and to be present in the now.’
That sensibility plays out in the way Emily treats surface and form: sculptural ridges and carved textures in the wall works; tufted textiles that curve, wrap and move; and stools that operate at the threshold of sculpture and utility. ‘I want to create an opportunity for someone to live with art in a different way.
Tufting is the hinge that connects these parts. Using a gun-like tool to loop and cut yarn, Emily builds multiple finishes within a single fabric—matte, plush, ribbed—so that each piece reads as a one-off, to be touched as much as viewed. The language carries from wall to volume to object: abstract curves, lines and cut-outs recur, shifting scale as they travel through mediums, like thoughts migrating from journal to canvas to seat. Colour is fearless yet balanced—acid pinks, royal blues, peaches and mustards, tempered by the material depth of textile and the quiet of negative space.
Within Noho Galleries, the works hum with pattern and immediacy, yet their grounding is deeply personal. Titles lift from daily journaling; the exhibition’s cadence draws on the artist’s lived present, and the studio ethos favours momentum over fuss. Visitors move through the rooms as participants, sitting, touching, noticing how finishes catch light from morning to afternoon—so the ‘moment’ of viewing is felt as much as seen.
The pieces that make up the In This Moment collection suggest new ways of living with abstraction: collectible and usable, singular and open. Emily’s proposition is simple and generous: to meet the day with colour, tactility and clarity of intent, and to carry some of that energy back out into the city.
In This Moment at Noho Galleries
17–21 September 2025
67 Great Titchfield Street, London
To stay up to date with Studio Wolffia’s work, visit the website or follow @studiowolffia on Instagram.
