I am a mixed media artist living and working in Penzance, Cornwall, creating multi-layered, decorative artworks which blur the lines between textiles, photography and illustration.

Pieces often start with my photography, sometimes featuring visibly discernible forms or at other times more abstract imagery and patterns. The image is transferred on to fabric, then worked in to by layering various combinations of patchwork, hand-stitching, paint, pencil illustration and gold leaf. Eco-friendly pigment inks are used for transferring my photography on to organic fabric and I enjoy incorporating antique, vintage and repurposed materials in to my work.

When it feels appropriate to the piece, I photograph the artwork in the manner of a traditional still-life, incorporating objects which have a personal connection to the work. These installations act as an additional layer in the story of the artwork.   

I have a passion for colour and pattern in all its forms. Impermanence, alongside natural life cycles, rituals, superstition, folklore, myths and legends all hold a particular fascination.

I have always felt a real affinity with textiles and as a medium, it echoes the meanings within my work. Fabrics have a fugitive quality, they fade with light and time along with wear and use. They can be infinitely repaired with layers and stitch, developing their own individual story while becoming something entirely unique.