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My work
A passion for language underpins my work. The hidden and multiple layers of meaning in the written word intrigue me. Its departure point is frequently paper: a container of ideas and a holder of memory. It is the concept behind my work that informs choice of materials and processes to carry out my ideas visually. Personal photographs, letters and documents, play a significant part in my work. I de-construct, fragment and conceal: repetitive elements and the meditative and rhythmic process of making by hand are features of my work. I use cultural associations and collective memories in my work to encourage the viewer to look closer and search out meaning. My work invites the viewer to be curious, to have memories triggered, and encourages contemplation. |
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Education
2007 – 2010 Southampton University
BA (Hons) Textiles Fibre Fashion: Textile Art (Visual Studies) 2:1
2006 – 2007 BCOT
Access to Higher Education: Arts (Distinction)
2007 – 2010 Southampton University
BA (Hons) Textiles Fibre Fashion: Textile Art (Visual Studies) 2:1
2006 – 2007 BCOT
Access to Higher Education: Arts (Distinction)
Exhibitions
May 2015 Prism, Lines of Communication Hoxton Arches , London
July 2014 WTSA Summer Exhibition South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell
April 2014 The Festival of Textile - Gathered Memories ExCel Centre, London
March 2014 Fashion Embroidery and Stitch - Gathered Memories NEC, Birmingham
March 2014 Gathered Memories National Needlework Archives, Greenham Common
January 2014 Gathered Memories Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham
Oct - Nov 2013 10 Days, Winchester Creative Collisions Theatre Royal, Winchester
Oct - Nov 2013 Mystery Matchboxes Marsham Arts Festival
April - May 2013 Gathered Memories Theatre Royal, Winchester
Mar - April 2013 Books by Artists, University of Southampton City Space Gallery, Winchester Discovery Centre
June 2010 Degree Show Winchester School of Art
Nov 2009 Winchester School of Art Winchester Cathedral
May 2015 Prism, Lines of Communication Hoxton Arches , London
July 2014 WTSA Summer Exhibition South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell
April 2014 The Festival of Textile - Gathered Memories ExCel Centre, London
March 2014 Fashion Embroidery and Stitch - Gathered Memories NEC, Birmingham
March 2014 Gathered Memories National Needlework Archives, Greenham Common
January 2014 Gathered Memories Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham
Oct - Nov 2013 10 Days, Winchester Creative Collisions Theatre Royal, Winchester
Oct - Nov 2013 Mystery Matchboxes Marsham Arts Festival
April - May 2013 Gathered Memories Theatre Royal, Winchester
Mar - April 2013 Books by Artists, University of Southampton City Space Gallery, Winchester Discovery Centre
June 2010 Degree Show Winchester School of Art
Nov 2009 Winchester School of Art Winchester Cathedral
