I hold great sway with the weeds, the junk, the waste. Things adhere, collide and fall in the folds.  It is a throwaway society. How do we feel about the natural world? And what do we consider natural? What do we notice and what falls to the wayside? Why? Is there a defining property to natural or manmade things? What about water? It has been polluted, exploited, dirtied, treated. Is it still ‘natural’? Do things have liveliness? Do they all have have agency? Through my art, I propose a holistic engagement with environmental concerns and to question what we think about as ‘natural’ or ‘organic’. I invite you to look at the world from a different perspective. Art, for me, can be a terrestrial fiction.

From installations that demand some interaction with the senses be it the sharp tactile burr of the Burdock or the spikes of the Sweet Chestnut; to a small box with a recording that bends your ear, to the abundant fold and a spatter of paint:  these are experiments steeped in a deep thought process.  To help me ground my thoughts for the day, I practise creative writing.  This sometimes generates a piece of art or helps me to develop one further.   I have begun to incorporate words into my practice, and this may become more prolific. 

The majority of my work comes from looking around, gathering and experimenting. Click below to see some of these experiments or on the photos to see details of these works.