Too much in my head. so i write. so i paint.
so i refuse to be quiet.
Words and Art from the Lake District, UK. Feminist. Political. Unapologetic.
Poetry, process and the thinking behind the work. Follow along in the journal.
Take it home. If the work said the thing you couldn't, you can keep It loud. Prints, pin badges & more from £2.97, free UK postage
Bold, unapologetic art made in the Lakes. Exploring feminism, rage, political awakening and the refusal to be quiet. New work added as it happens. Visit the shop to buy a print.
Mixed media on canvas, 2026. Two charity shop books from 2008, one for boys, one for girls, and the lifetime of inequality between them.
Mixed media on canvas, 2026. A cracked phone screen, real glass. Life360 at the centre of the wound it was built to prevent.
Mixed media on canvas, 2026. Feminist rage in fluorescent neon. Statistics, quotes and hidden messages. Uncontainable by name and by nature.
Acrylic on canvas, 2026. Bold, political, unapologetic. The first piece made under With Shaking Hands. Made with rage and something to say.
Rage you can hang on a wall or pin to your jacket. Every piece starts as an original painting from headline-built canvases to pure paint and rage. Now they are yours to keep loud. Prints from £29.99, pin badges from £2.97. More coming soon. 10% of all profits to Rape Crisis England & Wales.
Follow the WORK
Take it home. If the work said the thing you couldn't, you can keep It loud. Prints, pin badges & more from £2.97, free UK postage
SAY SOMETHING
Poetry. Art. Conversations welcome. Drop me a message below or email me directly at hello@withshakinghands.co.uk
Labour has existed for 126 years, calls itself the party of equality, and has never once chosen a woman to lead it. This week it did it again. The reason is the oldest deal in the book: a woman can have power, as long as she doesn’t frighten the men who already have it.