Arts Thread

Recently graduated from Teesside University with First Class Honours in Fine Art.My exploratory and experimental practice is process orientated, questioning which is more meaningful… the physical act of making or the outcome? Using bold colour, I cross the boundaries between painting, sculpture and textiles. I am passionate about the arts in the context of health, exploring the impact on both the artist as the maker and the audience as the beholder. Recently the meditative actions of wrapping, binding, hooking and knotting have become an integral part of my work as I investigate the link between the hands, brain and wellbeing. Using these laboured, rhythmic and repetitive methods fosters an intimate relationship with my materials, allowing for complete immersion in the process. My work isn’t permanent, it evolves and changes over time, merging and connecting with the place in which it is installed. I am interested in the idea of destruction, renewal and reinvention as a means of healing.