About me
The 20+ years since my art degree have been spent developing my work alongside teaching a variety of art media in various settings. I enjoyed working with a range of materials, using ceramics, collage, assemblage and painting before finding my niche in mixed media.
About my work
I make wall hung and wearable pieces using a range of material including my own handmade and salvaged ceramic pieces, found material and vintage and industrial tiles. I enjoy working in an intuitive, almost painterly way, experimenting with a palette of varying texture and colour combinations to create abstracted landscapes and designs inspired by still life painting.
My landscapes start with memory and imagination rather than direct observation as composition is the most important ingredient. The recurring themes of horizontals, verticals and spheres remind me of natural forms, the coast and the sea with manmade settlements and ancient remains.
I start by working intuitively with my handmade ceramic elements, ceramic tile and salvaged and found materials. I like to use a splash of vintage pattern tile too. Mid century design attracts me and I’ve found it having an influence. I don’t draw anything but allow the design to form with spontaneity & find serendipity informs my choices. It feels painterly at this stage.
Once the basics are blocked in I meticulously work into the composition, creating areas of detail, adjusting levels to be just so, and creating contrasting patches of flat colour. I find colour and texture combinations endlessly fascinating and I enjoy the element of discovery in the process of putting them together.
The 20+ years since my art degree have been spent developing my work alongside teaching a variety of art media in various settings. I enjoyed working with a range of materials, using ceramics, collage, assemblage and painting before finding my niche in mixed media.
About my work
I make wall hung and wearable pieces using a range of material including my own handmade and salvaged ceramic pieces, found material and vintage and industrial tiles. I enjoy working in an intuitive, almost painterly way, experimenting with a palette of varying texture and colour combinations to create abstracted landscapes and designs inspired by still life painting.
My landscapes start with memory and imagination rather than direct observation as composition is the most important ingredient. The recurring themes of horizontals, verticals and spheres remind me of natural forms, the coast and the sea with manmade settlements and ancient remains.
I start by working intuitively with my handmade ceramic elements, ceramic tile and salvaged and found materials. I like to use a splash of vintage pattern tile too. Mid century design attracts me and I’ve found it having an influence. I don’t draw anything but allow the design to form with spontaneity & find serendipity informs my choices. It feels painterly at this stage.
Once the basics are blocked in I meticulously work into the composition, creating areas of detail, adjusting levels to be just so, and creating contrasting patches of flat colour. I find colour and texture combinations endlessly fascinating and I enjoy the element of discovery in the process of putting them together.
