My Journal

Woven from salvaged wool and silk, this piece explores the relationship between structure and absence.The cloth is woven at the top and bottom, while the centre remains open, a space where the weave comes to a pause.Rather than repairing the interruption, I have allowed the absence to become part of...

With thanks to TextileArtist for continuing to share my practice and for revisiting my artist interview.The conversation explores my ongoing relationship with cloth, repair and the slow, considered processes that sit at the heart of my work. We discuss my use of salvaged textiles, the histories held within worn materials...

weaving/ˈwiːvɪŋ/noun: weavingthe action of forming fabric by interlacing threads.The process feels both ancient and contemporary at the same time....

Last night's preview of the AA2A 30th Anniversary Exhibition at the University of Chester was a wonderful celebration of thirty years of supporting artists.Delighted to have two of my own pieces included amongst this remarkable collection.As I walked through the galleries, I found myself thinking about the value of access...

Hyundai Translocal Series: Entangled and Woven at the Whitworth. Beautifully curated, the exhibition brings together contemporary artists and historic textiles from Korea and India, creating thoughtful conversations around making, repair, labour, memory and the passing of knowledge through generations.As someone whose own practice is rooted in hand weaving, embroidery, repair...

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I’m interested in how walking and photographing can become a kind of thinking. A way of slowing down perception until it starts to reveal structure. In Berlin, that structure feels layered rather than linear. Histories sit close to surfaces without being explained. You don’t need to know everything to feel...

A visit to The Antwerp Six exhibition offered a chance to revisit the work of six designers whose influence continues to shape contemporary fashion.Emerging from the fashion department of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, Dirk Bikkembergs, Ann Demeulemeester, Walter Van Beirendonck, Dries Van Noten, Dirk Van Saene...