ABOUT THE ARTIST
"Salma Price-Nell gravitates toward patterns, harnessing their aesthetic and metaphorical properties through ink drawings. Currently based in the U.K., the Cape Malay illustrator painstakingly renders wispy willow tendrils, gnarled trunks, and wide, sloping canopies with delicate crosshatching and linework."
- Colossul (Read their full artical here)
Salma's work has been collected worldwide, with pieces held in private collections across the United Kingdom, the United States, Europe, and Asia.
Working with traditional tools like dip pens and ink, Price-Nell often draws intuitively, allowing each piece to unfold through rhythm and presence. Trees and organic forms appear often in her work, symbolising rootedness, consciousness, and inner clarity.
Her work is grounded in a tactile, analogue process, using ink in a way that cannot be undone. Each mark requires presence and intention. In contrast to digital creation, where changes can be easily reversed, this approach values commitment and attention. She sees this practice as a reflection of life itself, where how we act, choose, and show up matters.
Why Trees
Trees have been my greatest teachers. In them I found everything I was searching for. Strength and gentleness, patience, grace, a quiet consideration for everything around them. They give far more than they take. They are, in every sense, a model for how to live.
These drawings are my attempt to honour that. Each one is made slowly, by hand, in a medium that demands the same qualities the trees themselves embody. Presence, commitment, and the willingness to trust the mark you're making without knowing exactly where it leads.
JOIN THE SALSA ECOSYSTEM
This is an invitation to step inside my world.
You can begin by subscribing to my emails, where I share new artwork, studio moments, and early access to new releases directly to your inbox. If you feel called to go deeper, you can collect physical works, original drawings made slowly, by hand and limited edition prints. Each piece is created with care and intention, offering a tangible connection to the practice behind the work.
