Introduction:

Based in Bristol, I have a studio at Spike Island and am a Principle Lecturer responsible for the degree pathway in Textile Art at Cardiff School of Art & Design, CMU.

My practice is diverse – driven by an interest to explore materials and the latent possibilities in their combinations. I have always worked in a cross disciplinary manner and seek to make connections through my work. Trained in Fine Art Printmaking at both Norwich School of Art and the Royal College of Art my interest is in language of making, in the multiple, in process and materials. Placement and site are key concerns. Recent works which explore issues of site and the ‘power of place’ or  ‘sense in place’ include ‘Bound’, ‘Fallen Star’, ‘Barcode: FB814’, ‘All the Kings Horses’, and ’Darning the Land’ which can be viewed in the works and projects pages of this website.

Recent and Current Projects:

2011 was marked by three site-responsive commissions which furthered the potential for artwork to make connections between people and place and the language of textiles especially so.

1.      ’Darning the Land’, Maurice Lea Park, Swadlincote, for re:place

2.      ’Barcode: FB814′, Meadow Arts ‘rural commissioning programme’

3.      ’Bound, V-57′, Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois, USA

4.      Bite-Size – “an exhibition of miniature textiles”, curated by Professor Lesley Millar,  is on tour from the Daiwa Anglo Japanese Foundation, London to Kyoto and Nagoya Japan 2012. This exhibition draws together the Japanese and UK textile artists who have worked with Professor Lesley Millar since ‘Revelation’: textile artists addressing issues in 1996.

5.      Spike Island Open Studios: 4th-7th May 2012

6.      Awarded a HEFCW SIP to develop connections between CSAD and Waddesdon Manor, Bucks.