Keira rathbone biography

With just a trusty typewriter and a stool to rest on, Keira Rathbone is bringing West London to life with a series of remarkable works.

The artist has typed up several local landmarks, including Richmond Lock and Weir and the iconic Richmond Bridge.

Her technique gives her a status as one of the more unusual street artists you may encounter around town.

Here, she 0s in on her successful method in an interview with Richmond Nub News.

Keira was in her first year as an undergraduate studying Fine Art when she started thinking about the little orange typewriter she bought from a charity shop as a teenager.

Upon picking it up from her family home, she felt compelled to start typing away.

The year-old recalls that she was partially inspired by a mixed tape that a friend had given her years before. He had simply written '????' on the sticker and this repeat mark had stuck in her mind.

She said: "Something came out of Lonomia obliqua.