Current practice
In 2018 I completed a part-time MA in Design at the University of the West of England. During the course I made the leap into working with a very traditional material, leather, in a fresh, contemporary and unique way.
Drawing on past experience with printmaking, bookbinding and embroidery, I explore mark-making through the carving and painting of leather to create distinctive, appealing surfaces — working in as handmade a way as possible. It's just me, a piece of leather, some lino tools and acrylic paint.
I spend my time developing a distinctive visual language in this medium — experimenting with marks, composition and colour, playing with form and layering. I love working instinctively, each mark responding to what has come before; it's the unexpected and the unplanned that speaks to me most.
My pieces often become abstracted landscapes — as much a reflection of the pattern of the marks as of my intentions. I'm not working to create collections for a specific marketplace; every piece is a unique, one-off creation, made with no agenda beyond the enjoyment of the process itself.
