About

The death of my mother in February 2023 was the catalyst for reconnecting with my creative practice to overcome loss and grief. I initially sourced and transformed found objects and materials from Anglesey in North Wales a location my family visited often since I was a child and feel very connected to. This process acts as a reflection, reconnecting with people, place and memory. Materials are also found in on frequent walks around Leeds where I live, gifted, discovered buried in a cupboard or tossed in the back of a draw.

The creative process takes the form of an automatic flow, an act of creation without conscious thought guided by intuitive play and improvisation where the subconscious guides the outcome. A practice of personal reflection and rethinking  through the making of tangible, hand constructed assemblage and sculpture. This is slow, considered and thoughtful where new meanings and associations reveal themselves within the finished piece. A process that unearths new expression formed from disorder, a celebration of the beauty found in decay that embraces the inevitability of change. Each piece reveals the traces we leave behind offering new ways to think about objects around us.

My process-led practice centres on the transformation of found objects lost, discarded, overlooked and ignored. Objects become intriguing due to their texture, shape, form, lines, colour, scale and the traces of the past they hold. The contrast between materials evokes a visual and emotional response that stimulates the creative process. Dirt and decay linger, the objects often incomplete and brittle speak of fragility, loss and the fleeting nature of existence.

Using only the objects gathered to preserve their true form; materials are manipulated and reworked through a playful, intuitive and improvised process of making. Using hand construction methods (without the use of nails, glue, screws or paint) a dialogue between object and artist is formed, an exploration of possibilities that push the boundaries of materials where unexpected deviations take the lead. Unique structures emerge that draw on the intersection of past and present revealing new narratives and untold histories.