A love affair with nature, pattern and colour...
My art practice primarily involves the exploration of repetition, continuity, impermanence and control in relation to positivity, curiosity, acceptance and healing. I find the connectivity concerning order and chaos very intriguing, as well as the relationship present between the mind and body. An obsession with the cyclical nature of circles, holes, loops, spirals and grids provides me with endless inspiration. Personal experiences with mental health, anxiety and depression in particular, both initiated and continue to fuel these interests.
Experimenting with textile techniques - predominantly crochet - successfully enables me to enter a meditative state and simultaneously to investigate that outlined previously; The resulting work displays an exploration of the benefits which surrendering to the present can provide, whilst forming a collection of tranquil moments to be shared with and experienced by an audience.
Where I often use found objects as a starting point, my aim is to elevate these items, to transform them into something valuable and consequently highlight the importance of contemporary environmental issues. All of the materials collected for use throughout my practice are found, discarded or secondhand.
The pressure of bigger being considered ‘better’ previously led to me exclusively working very small, however, a realisation that opposites are entirely interdependent inspired me to produce both large and intimate works alongside one another. The familiar scale of the smaller work is a means to express a certain sensitivity, drawing the viewer in closer to experience the details of a piece, and to demonstrate that there is strength in subtlety; The larger work provides contrast and a sense of balance. Additionally, my bigger pieces aid me in expressing the fact that I wish to be seen and heard.
I'm trying to refrain from compartmentalising my interests as much as I used to and am currently experimenting with the combination of my art and design practices in order to aid that progression. I view my artworks as moments of peace to be re-lived by an audience and my apparel/home decor in a similar way; I’d like people to feel that they can express themselves through my work and be soothed/comforted while wearing it or welcoming it into their personal spaces.
