Poppy Williams


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Poppies marks Poppy Williams’ fifth solo exhibition at China Heights, a vibrant continuation of her print-based practice that delves deeper into the relationship between colour, memory, and process. Using oil ink on archival paper, each work is created through reduction lino printing - a method that, like memory itself, removes layers to reveal something fuller.

This series is a love letter to Williams’ family and their shared affection for flowers. Inspired by photographs of table arrangements and flourishing backyards, Poppies reflects on the quiet beauty that blooms in domestic life. Flowers are cultural shapeshifters, symbols of love, grief, celebration, and everything in between. From ancient rituals to everyday moments (think birthday bouquets or roadside stalls), they persist as small, fragrant gestures of meaning.

Williams pairs humour with reflection. The exaggerated colours and rhythmic layering bring a playful energy to the prints, while grounding them in personal sentiment. As with past exhibitions, this body of work reimagines formal methodologies, placing emphasis on colour interplay and layered structure.

With Poppies, Williams invites us into a garden of collective memory, one carved in ink, rooted in family, and blooming with warmth.