"By intertwining traditional textile techniques with a contemporary approach, I create sustainable fibre art that responds to the rhythms of nature, the character of natural fibres, and seasonal cycles. Grounded in rural life, my work draws from the textures, surfaces, and quiet honesty of the surrounding landscape, reflecting both time and place. Through this process-led practice, each piece carries the imprint of natural materials and the attentive hand that shapes them."​

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Artistic Practice & Sustainability

My practice explores biodiversity, sustainability, and the cultural knowledge embedded in textile heritage, fostering a deeper connection between art and nature. While valuing traditional knowledge and preserving textile skills, I also explore how this heritage can evolve within our modern world, where tranquillity, harmony, and connection to nature play a vital role.

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Material & Process

Inspired by the rich textures of the natural landscape, I create wall-based textile art and contemporary tapestries using natural materials and locally sourced fibre, including wool from my own flock of fibre animals. My practice explores the relationship between landscape, material, and time through textile processes that emphasise the origins and character of each fibre. For felting, I use “homegrown” fibre from my animals, while my woven and tufted tapestries often incorporate reclaimed materials from various textile industries. 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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Rather than replicating nature, I translate its presence — growth, change, and seasonal movement — into textile and material language. A close relationship with time, land, and fibre shapes my slow, process-led practice, exploring the connections between maker and material and between tradition and contemporary expression.

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My process is grounded in slow, material-led methods, including wet felting, tapestry weaving, tufting and emerging natural dye techniques such as rust dyeing.

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Rural Life as Inspiration

I live and work in the countryside, where the changing colours, forms, and rhythms of the seasons continually influence my work. I translate the presence of the surrounding landscape and seasonal cycles into textile form. Rural life and traditional skills support my artistic vision of creating more sustainable art.

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