Working primarily with wires and sheet metal I hand build vessels and forms from crocheted and woven fabric. The process starts with a fine gauge wire which is then woven on a loom by hand, creating a malleable fabric which is manipulated into the sculptural identify.
My most natural and instinctive ideas have always had a sense of bringing the past into the present. It is rather an intuitive process of working, stitching together colours, textures and form taken from archaeological finds, faded patinas of ship wrecks, ceremonial costumes and headdresses, the layering of found objects, shells, feathers and grasses that create wonderful traditional displays.
The attraction of this inspiration stems from growing up in a house full of unusual objects, antiques and tribal artefacts. There is a mystery surrounding ancient artefacts, how old is it? t Where did it come from? history has intrigue and holds secrets; no one knows the real story unless it was there to be experienced in the first place. It is up to the viewers interpretation to create their own story or perception.
I would like my audience to see my works as museum pieces and artefacts long been forgotten.
After graduating with a BA (Hon) Degree from Norwich School of Art and Design in 1999, I have a have exhibited Nationally and Internationally. Gained an Award of Distinction form the Baltic biennial of Miniature Weavers, Poland, 2001 and had work published in Jac Scott’s ‘Textile perspective in Mixed Media Sculpture’, 2003, Fibre Arts Magazine, Spring 2015, interview with Peripheral ARTeries magazine 2017, an interview with Textileartist.org 2018 and has been selected as a finalist for the 2019 Woollhara small sculpture prize, Australia.