Artist statement
Through three-dimensional textiles and photography, I investigate how things change appearance & shape over time, not just eroding or decaying but also new layers of growth, giving interesting juxtapositions of structure and colour. I am obsessed with waste. I use old clothes and scrap materials for both economic & ecological sustainability.
Recent sculptural work highlights the issue of plastic pollution and climate change. It invites us to consider the packaging that we use and discard on a daily basis; objects such as drinks bottles that are so lightweight and seem so insignificant that we barely notice them. Casting them in cement to make them heavy and solid, I hope to convey the weight of the issue and the permanence of these disposables. The incorporation of detailed embroidery touches upon the way our waste becomes subsumed into the natural world around us.
- *SHOP* I am taking part in #artistsupportpledge set up to help artists while shops and galleries are currently closed. I have created a Folksy shop page for small works and mixed media jewellery. More details →
- *SPRING FAIR* I will be taking part in Hopeful & Glorious Spring Fair celebrating craft in the north-west. ONLINE Friday 16th & Saturday 17th April 2021 More details →
- *SMALL WORKS* Exhibition at Artizan gallery, 7 Lucius St, Torquay TQ2 5UW 12th April - 8th May 2021 - check website for updated opening times More details →
- *RESOLUTION* Exhibition postponed from January now opening on 21st April at Technically Brilliant gallery, Golden Square, Warrington. check Facebook for updated opening times. More details →
- *IN MANCHESTER* Selected for Cotton Manchester Open exhibition Saul Hay Gallery, Castlefield, Manchester. 24th April - 3rd May (PV 22nd & 23rd April). More details →
- *SHORTLISTED* No Man is an Island: Mapping the Issue has been shortlisted for the Vlieseline Fine Art Textiles Award 2020. Online exhibition now live. More details →