The Unicorn
& Other Creatures of Hope
‘My Beloved is like the son of the unicorns: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself…’
— Song of Solomon (medieval translation)
‘In my recent paintings on jute and linen, there is a rawness of the texture and the colour that is tied to the rawness of the stories that I’m trying to tell.….’
— Emma Ferrer
The Procession of the Unicorn, 2025, Oil on jute, 30x24 cm
The Unicorn, 2025, Oil on hand-primed linen, 100x50 cm
Portal, 2025, Oil on wood, 102x77 cm
The Unicorn's Dream, 2025, Oil and mineral pigments on hand-primed linen, 80x70 cm
St Sebastian, 2025, Oil on linen, 30x21 cm
The Unicorn Carriage, 2025, Oil and gold leaf on hand-primed linen, 80x50 cm
A King is Born (Side A), 2025, Oil on wood, 67x53 cm
A King is Born (Frame view, side A), 2025, Oil on wood, 67x53 cm
A King is Born (Side B), 2025, Oil on wood, 67x53 cm
Orb, 2025, Oil on panel, 60x50 cm
Foal (First Snowfall), 2025, Oil on hand-primed silk
St Francis' Donkey, 2025, Oil on linen, 40x30 cm
Town Square, 2025, Oil on linen, 76x61 cm
Snowstorm (Happy First Birthday), 2025, Gesso, oil, and cotton thread on hand-stitched linen and cotton, 335x140 cm
The Annunciation of the Unicorn, 2025, Oil on linen, 35x15 cm
The Goldfinch, 2025, Twine, gold thread, and cotton thread on cotton, 137x124 cm
Surrender, 2025, Silk pigments on cotton, 100x100 cm
The Chosen One, 2025, Oil on jute, 90x90 cm
Redemption, 2025, Oil on slate, 30x20 cm
Reliquary, 2025, 18th century walnut alms box, liturgical silk, and brass horn, 20x25x17 cm