Art

A selection of original artwork, bringing together ideas, experiments and explorations.

Gentle Seascape

Frothy lace waves and worn earthy threads

8″ / 20 cm square mixed media on recycled card

Gentle Landscape II

Fields and furrows in greens and rust

8″ / 20 cm on recycled card

Gentle Seascape II

Layers of vintage trimmings echoing the Seascape.

8″ / 20 cm square mixed media on recycled card

Allotment Painting

This work is created using found and recycled materials:

Earth and chalk from my allotment in Dorset, found hessian, acrylics and rain water on recycled calico stretched on found timber .

3ft / 90cm square approx.

After The Storm

Multiples layers of vintage notions with acrylic, inks and pencils create depth and interest in this moody seascape.

12″ x 16″ / 30cm x 40cm

Out To Sea

Fresh blues, rusty sands and frothy white laces evoke a sense of summer and play12″ x 16″ / 30cm x 40cm

Home, Belonging, Matter and Materiality

Much of my work is process-led, intuitive and spontaneous, growing out of a direct, physical connection with materials. I’m drawn to materials that change form, such as wax and plaster, and enjoy exploring their different states as liquids, solids and powders.

I’m interested in the nature of existence: the relationship between physical matter and the intangible, metaphysical aspects of being. I often question the social understandings through which we define what is real, present or accepted. I resist being confined by expectations, processes or outcomes, and want my work to retain a sense of freedom and possibility.

Alongside this more exploratory work, I return to themes of home, belonging and the sacred, often expressed through the shrines and icons I make. For me, home is more than a physical place; it is where I come from, where my soul originates. A longing for this sense of home runs through much of my work.