Codie Anne is a contemporary artist working between Moray and the Highlands of Scotland. Their disciplines include observational drawings, crochet tapestries, and performance. Codie Anne graduated from UHI Inverness with a BA First Class Honours in Art and Contemporary Practices. During their studies they were awarded the SSA New Graduate Award in 2025 and the Millers Art Prize in 2024. Codie’s work challenges the artworld on what should be considered ‘art’ or ‘craft’. The inspiration to craft from a young age from their maternal figures allowed Codie to grow and develop their legacy with a modern and personalised twist. By re-envisioning iconic works, they allow crochet to take over. Craft is in its revolution, its concept is evolving, and the legacy continues.

See Codie’s work as part of our exhibition of work by emerging artists, Starter Pack, curated by gallery intern Hope Reynolds. Starter Pack is many things: it’s a grass roots opportunity for artists to begin, or expand on, their repertoire of exhibitions, to connect with other artists in Glasgow, to further their understanding of working with galleries and curators, and to gain publicity. Starter Pack runs at Six Foot from August 12th to August 26th.

Hi Codie! Tell us about your artistic background – what is your earliest memory of being interested in art?  
I am lucky to come from a creative family. I was never bored for long as a child as there was always someone to teach me a new skill from either observational drawing, fibre work, or paper crafts.

What is your chosen medium, why do you enjoy working with it?
My current medium of choice is crochet. I love creating patterns to transform into tapestries. I find the practice as relaxing as I do exciting. It’s a slow process of creation which demands passion for each project. Although I have been crocheting artistically for 5 years now and all together for around 10, there is still plenty I am learning through my exploration of the skill.

 Tell us about your ‘style,’ what does it mean to you?
I enjoy a bit of whimsy within my work. Though the hope is as an artist to be taken seriously, I like to share a chuckle with people, to make them laugh through an idea or even a pun in the title of my work. With some of my more recent work being challenging to the high art world, I find if I can make the viewer laugh and let their guard down, they can be more receptive to the message I am sharing.

Tell us about your creative process. From the origins of an idea, to the outcome of  creation.
A lot of my ideas come to me in day dreams or as what if I did this when working on other projects. There’s a lot of notes scribbled onto the back of receipts in between serving customers at my day job to capture the creative spark for later. Often the ideas aren’t practical and they need to be adapted into the realms of what’s physically possible. Crochet is still relatively new within the art world so I find there to be a lot of trial and error, undoing stitches, and recounting rows till I find the process that works for me. 

How do you overcome creative blocks?
I like to go back to my basics when in a creative block. With crochet, it’s making scrap blankets with leftover yarn, repeating the same stitch until an idea arises I can be passionate about. With drawings it’s challenging myself to do five or ten minute sketches of random everyday objects to try out different styles without pressure until something clicks and the ideas flow free.

Have you recently finished your degree? What’s next for you? 
I have graduated from UHI Inverness with a first class BA Hons in Contemporary Art Practice. I am using this time to start developing my own practice away from standardised testing to find the message that is true to me. My aim is to connect with other artists on this journey and learn from each other.

How did studying at an institution shape you as an artist? Did the experience impact your work or methods?  
Before studying at university, I didn’t mix my crafts and my art. Now my main artist practice is using crochet. This was influenced by one lecturer’s statement that arts and crafts are inherently separate and another lecturer giving me the guidance to prove them wrong. 

Find out more about Codie’s work on Instagram. Starter Pack runs at Six Foot Gallery until Tuesday 26th August 2025.