My work forms, I hope a continuity of narrative, a collection of objects, people, places; often the everyday, ephemeral. The agency and provenance of which, is of great interest.
I am focused on documenting my/my family’s experience of these, as well as recording and collecting objects and visual information from my surroundings. I use this as a tool to anchor me - tracking, to document as evidence of existence. An interest in life cycle, growth & decay has evolved as an exploration within this, alongside the act of planting/growing itself.While constantly observing I note the often small, humorous oddities in my surroundings.
Close to, my paintings/drawings/prints can appear disparate. I often push work to the edge of coherence, keeping control of this so that the work makes sense but creating areas of dissolution and diffraction. It is not a conscious process but appears to be my natural way of working.
My love of drawing, I hope is apparent throughout regardless of the materials used.
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