My practice explores the relationship between landscape, material and time through textile processes. I work mainly with natural fibres, particularly wool from my own flock, as well as reclaimed and leftover textile materials. My work grows out of a close connection with the rural environment where I live and work, and from an interest in the textures, surfaces and quiet changes found in nature.

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Artistic Practice  

I am interested in biodiversity, sustainability and the cultural knowledge embedded in textile heritage. I value traditional knowledge and textile skills, while also exploring how they can evolve within our contemporary world.

My work is rooted in a desire to create a deeper connection between art, nature and the materials we use. Rather than simply replicating nature, I translate its presence — growth, change and seasonal movement — into textile and material language.

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Material & Process

I am interested in material memory — what materials carry, and what happens to them as they are transformed through time and making. Wool carries the character of the animal and the place it comes from. Old and discarded materials hold traces of their previous lives. Through processes such as felting, weaving, tufting and rust dyeing, I allow these materials to change, mark and influence the work. Rather than always working towards a fixed outcome, I let the material and the process guide me and shape the direction of the work.

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A close relationship with time, land and fibre shapes my slow, process-led practice. I am interested in the connections between maker and material, and in the transformation that takes place through the act of making.

Through this material-led approach, I seek to highlight the ecological and social responsibilities we share as artists and as part of the natural world.​​​​

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