“I elevate pattern and the decorative to explore and unpack the complexities of childhood memories to portray the delicacy and persistence of the human spirit.”
Artist Statement
Women have always made and continue to make beautiful things through wars, plague, conflict and dark times. It is as relevant today as it was in the past in the search for hope, solace and liberation.
My earliest influences came from my mothers love of sewing, embroidery and tending her garden. These were her refuge and sparked her creativity.Bound to this was the hope of a better life.
Being surrounded by pattern, fabrics, flowers, and the delicate designs of my mothers chinoiserie plates, became an escape for me as a child and a gateway to dream. The observations and reflections absorbed from my everyday reality fuelled my creative journey since childhood.
Memories are collected that reflect different spaces and points in time in my life.They are fragments of history that inspire my abstractions, layered with private emotions, stories and hidden things that connect to my family, especially my mother.
I have always been drawn to pattern because it has always been my visual playground.Interwoven with this are the intricacies of the human condition.
These elements continue to inspire my aesthetic choices and the visual vocabulary mirrored in my work.
I am primarily concerned with an exploration of self, identity, the feminine perspective, the complexities of love and the vulnerability of bodies.
Painting and drawing are my threads.They are a form of articulation that I use for expression, and healing.
Through my work I would like to offer alternative ways of looking and new perspectives to make space for ‘Other’ narratives and care.
Her Story
“I elevate pattern and the decorative to explore and unpack the complexities of childhood memories to portray the delicacy and persistence of the human spirit.”
Artist Statement
Women have always made and continue to make beautiful things through wars, plague, conflict and dark times. It is as relevant today as it was in the past in the search for hope, solace and liberation.
My earliest influences came from my mothers love of sewing, embroidery and tending her garden. These were her refuge and sparked her creativity.Bound to this was the hope of a better life.
Being surrounded by pattern, fabrics, flowers, and the delicate designs of my mothers chinoiserie plates, became an escape for me as a child and a gateway to dream. The observations and reflections absorbed from my everyday reality fuelled my creative journey since childhood.
Memories are collected that reflect different spaces and points in time in my life.They are fragments of history that inspire my abstractions, layered with private emotions, stories and hidden things that connect to my family, especially my mother.
I have always been drawn to pattern because it has always been my visual playground.Interwoven with this are the intricacies of the human condition.
These elements continue to inspire my aesthetic choices and the visual vocabulary mirrored in my work.
I am primarily concerned with an exploration of self, identity, the feminine perspective, the complexities of love and the vulnerability of bodies.
Painting and drawing are my threads.They are a form of articulation that I use for expression, and healing.
Through my work I would like to offer alternative ways of looking and new perspectives to make space for ‘Other’ narratives and care.