Space series
The concept of space is the current focus of my work. When I paused to think about what the word space meant to me I was surprised by the many variants: The shape between objects; a gap in the middle; what is left when something is taken away; infinity; a lapse of time; nothingness; endless possibility or contemplation. So I’m busy exploring these ideas in more depth and this fits perfectly with my experimental work suspending images, which I am keen to push and see where it can lead to.
A Place to Settle
Space to Think (sold)
Pause (sold)
Solo
Storm
Light Show
Geometrics series
I have always had a love of bold prints - especially retro textile designs from 1950s and 60s. This year I started to keep a pattern book, recording designs that caught my eye and adapting them. My Geometrics series has been inspired by this. The very graphic shapes led me to include screen printed images alongside other materials and techniques, giving depth and movement to the work . I also moved away from the 2 dimensional nature of original designs by creating raised tiles and suspending images within a frame. Wire skeletons of the leaf designs were used to link the graphic shapes back to their original delicate forms in the natural world. My aim was to keep the integrity of the original designs but reimagine them with a contemporary twist.
Polka Dots with Stripes (sold)
Barefoot in the Park
Colour Vibrations
Lazing on a Sunny Afternoon
Chasing Tulips
Bell Bottom Moves (sold)
Love Me Love Me Not
Crimson and Clover (sold)
Power Flower
Wallflowers
Who’s Picked My Tulips? (sold)
Leaves that aren’t Green (sold)
Colour Splash series
Its all about the colour really! These are a series of mini works which are purely self-indulgent and such a pleasure for me to make. They allow me to experiment with ideas and processes and see where the thoughts take me. Suspending them within the mount gives them a sense of catching a moment - like a perfect bubble that could suddenly be gone.
Cocktail Time
Liquorice Allsort
Windows
Yoyo
Fragile series
With this series I did a lot of work experimenting with Geli plate printing and loved the effects I got with monochrome prints. The detail and unpredictable effects of ink nuances have a beautiful quality - like etchings. It has been a new challenge to combine the delicate nature of these prints with collage and other media. I used these effects to investigate a more subtle view of our world as it changes through passages of time .
Under the Winter Sky (sold)
Going Vibrant
Bright Lights and Fairytales
Get in touch
A number of these pieces are available to purchase in the shop. If you are interested in making a purchase from the gallery or enquiring about a commission please send me a message outlining your requirements through the form on the contact page.