Stacia
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Stacia born 26 December 1952 in Ireland, was a dancer for the English
rock
group Hawkwind
. She is now a professional artist.
Robert Calvert
recruited her for live shows; other sources state that she was a friend of Nik Turner
, saxophonist and flautist for the band. In an interview in British music magazine Melody Maker
, Stacia herself stated that she attended a show and, inspired by the music, got on stage and performed an impromptu dance to the band's music. She immediately became an integral part of the live show after joining in 1971.
According to a 1974 interview in Penthouse
, Stacia was six feet tall and "happily bisexual". She regularly augmented her visual impact by performing topless or nude, her body decorated in iridescent or luminescent paint. In a 2007 BBC Four
documentary, Lemmy described her as 6 ft 2 inches tall with a 52 inch bust
and a bookbinder by trade. The same documentary said that she was working as a petrol pump attendant in Cornwall when she joined the band.
Stacia regarded what she did with the band as interpretive dance
, and was an integral part of the early to mid-1970s Hawkwind show, particularly during the Space Ritual
era. She left Hawkwind in 1975 after touring with them for the Warrior on the Edge of Time
album. Her departure, along with that of Lemmy (who went on to form Motörhead) and Robert Calvert, signaled the end of an era; though Calvert, after a guest appearance with the band at the Reading festival, decided to rejoin the band full time towards the end of that year.
. As former Hawkwind manager Doug Smith
said in the October 2000 issue of Classic Rock
magazine, "The last anybody heard, Stacia was married with children and living in Hamburg with her husband Roy Dyke, formerly of Ashton, Gardner and Dyke
." The couple have a daughter, Aysha Dyke, who lives in Hamburg and is currently in the band Generations of Music.
Stacia is now living in Ireland and working as an artist.
She has said about her work: "[It..] is greatly influenced by my love of nature, in all its aspects. Landscapes, people, animals, sound and movement. All these things permeate my being. I allow them to become part of me. After a time of reflection, all these impressions culminate in the creation of inner landscapes which are then released to create the images you see in my work."
1992 Limerick Senior College / Ireland
1993 Crawford Collage of Art and Design / Ireland
1995 Erasmus exchange, Finland
1995 Taidemuseo - Joensuu / Finland
1999 The Daffodil Gallery - Ireland
2000 Oisin Gallery - Dublin / Ireland
2001 Tinahely Courthouse Centre - Ireland
2001 Domamaise Theatre & Centre for the Arts - Ireland
2002 Kolin Ryynänen - Koli / Finland
2002 Galleria, Petra Raasio - Joensuu / Finland
2003 Bank of Ireland - Dublin / Ireland
Awards
2001 Art Flight Air Lingus / Arts council
2001 Three month residency at Koli, Finland (Arts Council, Joensuu, Finland)
2005 Tyrone Guthrie Bursary (Arts Office Laois, County Council, Ireland)
Group Shows
1997 Bank of Ireland Exhibition - Skerries / Ireland
1998 Sunlight Studios - Ireland
1999 Sunlight Studios - Ireland
1999 Post War Art & Design at Philips Auction House - Edinburgh / Scotland
1999 Sunlight Studios - Ireland
2000 Sunlight Studios - Ireland
2001 Sunlight Studios - Ireland
2002 Blue Leaf Gallery - Dublin / Ireland
2002 Sunlight Studios - Ireland
2003 Blue Leaf Gallery - Dublin / Ireland
2004 Balbriggan Art Festival - Co. Dublin / Ireland
2005 Balbriggan Art Festival - Co. Dublin / Ireland
2006 Nebenan Ausstellung - Berlin / Germany
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
group Hawkwind
Hawkwind
Hawkwind are an English rock band, one of the earliest space rock groups. Their lyrics favour urban and science fiction themes. They are also a noted precursor to punk rock and now are considered a link between the hippie and punk cultures....
. She is now a professional artist.
With Hawkwind
Stacia joined the band in 1971; however accounts vary as to how and why she began working with the band. Liner notes to X in Search of Space indicate that poet and lyricistLyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
Robert Calvert
Robert Calvert
Robert Calvert was a writer, poet, and musician.-Biography:Born Robert Newton Calvert in Pretoria, South Africa, Calvert's parents moved to England when he was two years of age and later attended school in London and Margate. He began his career by writing poetry and in 1967 formed a Street...
recruited her for live shows; other sources state that she was a friend of Nik Turner
Nik Turner
Nik Turner is a British musician, best known as a founding member of space rock pioneers Hawkwind. Turner plays saxophones, flute, sings and is a composer...
, saxophonist and flautist for the band. In an interview in British music magazine Melody Maker
Melody Maker
Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was, according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly music newspaper. It was founded in 1926 as a magazine targeted at musicians; in 2000 it was merged into "long-standing rival" New Musical Express.-1950s–1960s:Originally the Melody...
, Stacia herself stated that she attended a show and, inspired by the music, got on stage and performed an impromptu dance to the band's music. She immediately became an integral part of the live show after joining in 1971.
According to a 1974 interview in Penthouse
Penthouse (magazine)
Penthouse, a men's magazine founded by Bob Guccione, combines urban lifestyle articles and softcore pornographic pictorials that, in the 1990s, evolved into hardcore. Penthouse is owned by FriendFinder Network. formerly known as General Media, Inc. whose parent company was Penthouse International...
, Stacia was six feet tall and "happily bisexual". She regularly augmented her visual impact by performing topless or nude, her body decorated in iridescent or luminescent paint. In a 2007 BBC Four
BBC Four
BBC Four is a British television network operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation and available to digital television viewers on Freeview, IPTV, satellite and cable....
documentary, Lemmy described her as 6 ft 2 inches tall with a 52 inch bust
Breast
The breast is the upper ventral region of the torso of a primate, in left and right sides, which in a female contains the mammary gland that secretes milk used to feed infants.Both men and women develop breasts from the same embryological tissues...
and a bookbinder by trade. The same documentary said that she was working as a petrol pump attendant in Cornwall when she joined the band.
Stacia regarded what she did with the band as interpretive dance
Interpretive dance
Interpretive dance is a family of dance styles that seeks to translates particular feelings and emotions, human conditions, situations, or fantasies into movement and dramatic expression combined...
, and was an integral part of the early to mid-1970s Hawkwind show, particularly during the Space Ritual
Space Ritual
The Space Ritual Alive in Liverpool and London is a 1973 live double album recorded in 1972 by UK rock band Hawkwind. It is their fourth album, reached #9 in the UK album charts and briefly dented the Billboard Top 200, peaking at #179....
era. She left Hawkwind in 1975 after touring with them for the Warrior on the Edge of Time
Warrior on the Edge of Time
Warrior on the Edge of Time is Hawkwind's fifth studio album. It reached #13 on the UK album charts and was their third and last album to make the US Billboard chart, where it peaked at #150...
album. Her departure, along with that of Lemmy (who went on to form Motörhead) and Robert Calvert, signaled the end of an era; though Calvert, after a guest appearance with the band at the Reading festival, decided to rejoin the band full time towards the end of that year.
After Hawkwind
After leaving Hawkwind, Stacia returned to private life and married Roy DykeRoy Dyke
Roy Dyke , is a rock drummer noted for his playing with The Remo Four, Badger, and Ashton, Gardner and Dyke.He married Stacia Blake, a former dancer with Hawkwind...
. As former Hawkwind manager Doug Smith
Doug Smith
Doug Smith may refer to:*Doug Smith , former MLB baseball player*Doug Smith , English flat racing jockey*Doug Smith , American former basketball player...
said in the October 2000 issue of Classic Rock
Classic Rock (magazine)
Classic Rock is a British magazine dedicated to the radio format of classic rock, published by Future Publishing, who are also responsible for its "sister" publication Metal Hammer. Although firmly focusing on key bands from the 1960s through early 1990s, it also includes articles and reviews of...
magazine, "The last anybody heard, Stacia was married with children and living in Hamburg with her husband Roy Dyke, formerly of Ashton, Gardner and Dyke
Ashton, Gardner and Dyke
Ashton, Gardner and Dyke were a power rock trio, most popular in the early 1970s. They are best remembered for their song, "Resurrection Shuffle", a transatlantic Top 40 success in 1971...
." The couple have a daughter, Aysha Dyke, who lives in Hamburg and is currently in the band Generations of Music.
Stacia is now living in Ireland and working as an artist.
She has said about her work: "[It..] is greatly influenced by my love of nature, in all its aspects. Landscapes, people, animals, sound and movement. All these things permeate my being. I allow them to become part of me. After a time of reflection, all these impressions culminate in the creation of inner landscapes which are then released to create the images you see in my work."
Artistic education
1990 Freie Kunstschule, Hamburg / Germany1992 Limerick Senior College / Ireland
1993 Crawford Collage of Art and Design / Ireland
1995 Erasmus exchange, Finland
Exhibitions
Solo Shows1995 Taidemuseo - Joensuu / Finland
1999 The Daffodil Gallery - Ireland
2000 Oisin Gallery - Dublin / Ireland
2001 Tinahely Courthouse Centre - Ireland
2001 Domamaise Theatre & Centre for the Arts - Ireland
2002 Kolin Ryynänen - Koli / Finland
2002 Galleria, Petra Raasio - Joensuu / Finland
2003 Bank of Ireland - Dublin / Ireland
Awards
2001 Art Flight Air Lingus / Arts council
2001 Three month residency at Koli, Finland (Arts Council, Joensuu, Finland)
2005 Tyrone Guthrie Bursary (Arts Office Laois, County Council, Ireland)
Group Shows
1997 Bank of Ireland Exhibition - Skerries / Ireland
1998 Sunlight Studios - Ireland
1999 Sunlight Studios - Ireland
1999 Post War Art & Design at Philips Auction House - Edinburgh / Scotland
1999 Sunlight Studios - Ireland
2000 Sunlight Studios - Ireland
2001 Sunlight Studios - Ireland
2002 Blue Leaf Gallery - Dublin / Ireland
2002 Sunlight Studios - Ireland
2003 Blue Leaf Gallery - Dublin / Ireland
2004 Balbriggan Art Festival - Co. Dublin / Ireland
2005 Balbriggan Art Festival - Co. Dublin / Ireland
2006 Nebenan Ausstellung - Berlin / Germany