“More than anything else, attention is an act of connection.” Julia Cameron, The Artists Way.
My work is, by and through nature, experimental and iterative. I use drawing, photography, painting, collage and film, often in succession to explore personal consociations and connections. My combined roles of mother and maker have prompted me to examine my own relationships to themes including play, domesticity and sustenance from the natural world. Using personal references, found objects, memories and photographs, I move between media as a way of paying attention to subjects that both delight and confound.
In addition to making, I am committed to building creative communities. I was both artist-in-residence and then Director of the ReCentre Art Residency (Thameswharf, London), where I was responsible for recruiting and supporting promising emerging artists for six-month residencies. Following the closure of the residency during Covid, I founded a new creative community; the Pollen Collective is an association of 21 emerging, and mid-career professional artists. The Collective operated virtually for it’s first year and has evolved into a dynamic community which focuses on collaboration and support. Our website is: https://www.pollen-collective.co.uk.
I am currently a resident artist at Kindred Studios in West London, where I am also a Trustee; my focus is providing strategic input as they develop their thriving studios and creative community.
