About

Creating memories of time and place

I'm lured by the textures, patterns and marks of simple gifts from nature and the wildness of landscape. I'm a collector of 'found' objects that catch my eye and feel intrinsically linked to a time and place, their sensory qualities explored instinctively through touch, drawing and photographs.

Through acts of walking and mindful observation my process-led practice is guided by personal engagement with the temporality of landscape. My work conveys an essence of my fascination with concepts embracing our human connection with landscape and notions of time and memory as entangled histories embedded in the world around us. I find I am increasingly drawn to working with processes of making that speak to the past, present and future dialogues of time observed.

Through painting, drawing, photography, print and sculptural basketry techniques the focus of my response in the studio is rooted within the memories of place, found objects and natural materials gathered, Taking an experimental approach to discover their properties through exploratory play. Drawing on traditional techniques and embracing unconventional methods to create work that feels both contemporary and timeless. Artworks become a reflection on my experiences and philosophical interpretations of time, memory and landscape I find so interesting.

Working with paper, frottage and eyes closed drawing I record dialogues of touch, time and memory of place.  Autographic black marks and sculpted paper outcomes exist as unique documents of experience. Explorations which push the uniquely sensitive quality of drawing and serve as a catalyst for further work. Painting offers a place for meditating on memories of experience as echoes of what may have passed or still to come. Painting becomes a space to recall memories as fleeting moments; traces of past experience, allowing past, present, and future to converge.