Elena Thomas
@elenathomas.bsky.social
Artist. Songwriter. Singer. She/her. That’ll do.
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Yep, I feel exhausted.
If you have some energy please could you sign this government petition please?
It reached 10,000 in 6 days. Need to get it to 100,000.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
If you have some energy please could you sign this government petition please?
It reached 10,000 in 6 days. Need to get it to 100,000.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Petition: Protect Disabled people who cannot work from planned cuts to benefits
We want the Government to halt all planned benefit cuts for disabled people unable to work. Instead of reducing benefits, we want them to rise in line with inflation. We want support, not hardship and...
petition.parliament.uk
April 29, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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I’m an artist working with drawing, textiles, installations and sound… Latest blog post talks about looking back in order to move forward…
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April 12, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I’m an artist working with drawing, textiles, installations and sound… Latest blog post talks about looking back in order to move forward…
elenathomas.co.uk/2025/04/12/w...
elenathomas.co.uk/2025/04/12/w...
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Today UK authors are protesting against Meta for stealing our work to train their AI model. Authors earn an average of £7000 per year, we are not rich, and yet a trillion dollar company decided it didn’t want to license our work fairly as it was “too expensive”
Theft is not a valid alternative.
Theft is not a valid alternative.
April 3, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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I spent yesterday in the woods of my youth, humming and recording material for a new sound piece for #juxtaposeartfair in June
April 1, 2025 at 6:13 AM
I spent yesterday in the woods of my youth, humming and recording material for a new sound piece for #juxtaposeartfair in June
In 2023 I made this art installation to protest about the fact that 37% of the children in my area were living in poverty. After these @teamlabouruk.bsky.social cuts how many more twigs will I need to add?
March 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
In 2023 I made this art installation to protest about the fact that 37% of the children in my area were living in poverty. After these @teamlabouruk.bsky.social cuts how many more twigs will I need to add?
Right then… I ripped up my Labour membership card… then this latest budget nonsense has me reeling with fury. Doing my research now before possibly joining the Greens… any thoughts about why I should or shouldn’t?
March 29, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Right then… I ripped up my Labour membership card… then this latest budget nonsense has me reeling with fury. Doing my research now before possibly joining the Greens… any thoughts about why I should or shouldn’t?
Here’s The Sitting Room singing in a church… no hymns were harmed in the making of this video!
youtu.be/H-_GL9BDY0A
youtu.be/H-_GL9BDY0A
Evidence
YouTube video by The Sitting Room
youtu.be
March 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Here’s The Sitting Room singing in a church… no hymns were harmed in the making of this video!
youtu.be/H-_GL9BDY0A
youtu.be/H-_GL9BDY0A
Happy International Women’s Day!
It’s become a tradition for me to post one of my songs about women on this day:
This one is for all those who have had the courage to leave partners who are not worthy of them, in order to keep their children safe.
on.soundcloud.com/G2eh383keVW6...
It’s become a tradition for me to post one of my songs about women on this day:
This one is for all those who have had the courage to leave partners who are not worthy of them, in order to keep their children safe.
on.soundcloud.com/G2eh383keVW6...
Undertaker Bees MCMAS1
Drawing Songs is a project which combines the visual art and songwriting of Elena Thomas. Drawings are large scale, abstract organic lines and forms. The songs are built from ambient sounds, the sound
on.soundcloud.com
March 8, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Happy International Women’s Day!
It’s become a tradition for me to post one of my songs about women on this day:
This one is for all those who have had the courage to leave partners who are not worthy of them, in order to keep their children safe.
on.soundcloud.com/G2eh383keVW6...
It’s become a tradition for me to post one of my songs about women on this day:
This one is for all those who have had the courage to leave partners who are not worthy of them, in order to keep their children safe.
on.soundcloud.com/G2eh383keVW6...
Had a fab time chatting at the busy PV last night at RBSA…
February 28, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Had a fab time chatting at the busy PV last night at RBSA…
I’m increasingly troubled by the world, and what I do as an artist… when my work is quiet, how do I make it heard?
elenathomas.co.uk/2025/02/25/b...
elenathomas.co.uk/2025/02/25/b...
February 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I’m increasingly troubled by the world, and what I do as an artist… when my work is quiet, how do I make it heard?
elenathomas.co.uk/2025/02/25/b...
elenathomas.co.uk/2025/02/25/b...
A new blog post elenathomas.co.uk/2025/02/22/h...
about how sometimes new work takes you by surprise…
about how sometimes new work takes you by surprise…
Hope from unexpected places…
I had resigned myself to the fact there was too much else going on in my life to actually start making anything new. But it seems that my back-burner of a brain had other ideas… I’ve been doing the…
elenathomas.co.uk
February 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A new blog post elenathomas.co.uk/2025/02/22/h...
about how sometimes new work takes you by surprise…
about how sometimes new work takes you by surprise…
As part of my upcoming exhibition in the ground floor gallery at the RBSA gallery in Birmingham I’ll be playing “Eggshells”, one of the songs from my Drawing Songs project from 2021/2 that was funded by @aceagrams. There will also be just a few limited edition CDs and lyric book packs available.
February 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
As part of my upcoming exhibition in the ground floor gallery at the RBSA gallery in Birmingham I’ll be playing “Eggshells”, one of the songs from my Drawing Songs project from 2021/2 that was funded by @aceagrams. There will also be just a few limited edition CDs and lyric book packs available.
I’m preparing work for my exhibition May Break My Bones at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists in the ground floor gallery from 25/2 to 5/4 … PV on 27/2… (on at the same time as the photography prize exhibition) all welcome! rbsa.org.uk
February 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I’m preparing work for my exhibition May Break My Bones at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists in the ground floor gallery from 25/2 to 5/4 … PV on 27/2… (on at the same time as the photography prize exhibition) all welcome! rbsa.org.uk
New EP from The Sitting Room now available on @bandcamp.com for listening and even buying!
February 3, 2025 at 11:52 PM
New EP from The Sitting Room now available on @bandcamp.com for listening and even buying!
My band The Sitting Room might not have a Bluesky profile (yet) but we do have a YouTube channel!
m.youtube.com/@TheSittingR...
m.youtube.com/@TheSittingR...
The Sitting Room
m.youtube.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
My band The Sitting Room might not have a Bluesky profile (yet) but we do have a YouTube channel!
m.youtube.com/@TheSittingR...
m.youtube.com/@TheSittingR...
Can’t believe the first gig of the year is in February!
January 27, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Can’t believe the first gig of the year is in February!
Trying to remember to post more content here than on the other one… preparing work for exhibition at #RBSAGallery in #Birmingham #JewelleryQuarter in February
January 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Trying to remember to post more content here than on the other one… preparing work for exhibition at #RBSAGallery in #Birmingham #JewelleryQuarter in February
It’s really hard trying to wean myself and my work off Instagram, where I’ve built up some lovely followers… so I’m going to go slowly for now in the hope they follow me here instead… meanwhile, here are some photos of recent works:
Sadly only four at a time…
Sadly only four at a time…
January 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
It’s really hard trying to wean myself and my work off Instagram, where I’ve built up some lovely followers… so I’m going to go slowly for now in the hope they follow me here instead… meanwhile, here are some photos of recent works:
Sadly only four at a time…
Sadly only four at a time…
Ah well…. I knew it wouldn’t last… just blocked my first bitcoin eejit.
January 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Ah well…. I knew it wouldn’t last… just blocked my first bitcoin eejit.
Armchair making… recycled fabric “coil pot”… for a series of pods and vessels… I think I must have around 100 now…
January 3, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Armchair making… recycled fabric “coil pot”… for a series of pods and vessels… I think I must have around 100 now…
Another recording from the church…
Evidence is about keeping your records straight… just in case!
on.soundcloud.com/ouFDKYjAZd37...
sitting-room-band.com
Evidence is about keeping your records straight… just in case!
on.soundcloud.com/ouFDKYjAZd37...
sitting-room-band.com
Evidence
Recorded live in Top Church, Dudley by Dave Shaw
Evidence
Lyrics by Elena Thomas
Music by Andy Jenkins
Vocals Elena Thomas
Guitars Ian Sutherland and Andy Jenkins
Backing Vocals by Ian Sutherland a
on.soundcloud.com
December 23, 2024 at 7:34 AM
Another recording from the church…
Evidence is about keeping your records straight… just in case!
on.soundcloud.com/ouFDKYjAZd37...
sitting-room-band.com
Evidence is about keeping your records straight… just in case!
on.soundcloud.com/ouFDKYjAZd37...
sitting-room-band.com
I feel sick…
Conservative MPs Want to Scrap Workers’ Rights to Paid Holiday and Annual Leave
They are also seeking to overturn workplace protections from sexual harassment, calling them an attack on “free speech”
Never allow them anywhere near power again
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/17/c...
They are also seeking to overturn workplace protections from sexual harassment, calling them an attack on “free speech”
Never allow them anywhere near power again
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/17/c...
Conservative MPs Want to Scrap Workers' Rights to Paid Holiday and Annual Leave
They are also seeking to overturn workplace protections from sexual harassment, calling them an attack on "free speech"
bylinetimes.com
December 18, 2024 at 8:37 AM
I feel sick…