My work is an exploration of the relationship between drawing, textiles and storytelling. I often draw in a live context, hanging the finished pieces as part of a final installation, incorporating both performative and two-dimensional elements. I work to create both character and narrative, drawing directly from observation using a sewing machine. The visceral quality of my work is created through expressive, fluid, yet mechanical drawing methods.

I use seemingly traditional materials like paper, thread and fabric to retain a strong historical link to craft and storytelling. The scale of the drawings is often larger than life, in contrast to traditional craft-based artforms such as needlework and stitch samplers. The linear and sculptural style of drawing emphasises the process of making, with remaining loose threads left as a reference to incompleteness and movement in both the object and the narrative.

My work comments on the language of craft-making, whilst incorporating a strong contemporary approach to meaning and process. The open structure of my working methods allows me to adapt to a range of ideas, relating to narrative and storytelling. In my work I have responded to themes such as gendered stereotypes, Scientific approaches to understanding nature and the human figure, isolating and exploring aspects of identity, narrative and adaptation.

The focus of stitch in my practice visually represents structure, strength and continuation. Stitching literally secures a line and with each individual stitch the line becomes stronger. Stitch can be unpicked and reworked a process indicative of story telling and adaptation. It provides a passage from generation to generation which continually adapts to fit relevant times and cultures and in a sense breathes new life into old patterns.

To me the process of making is as important as the finished product. My interpretation and study of a chosen character or object allows for multiple interpretations through a variety of themes and concepts. This interaction reflects the manner in which stories take a different shape with each new teller's perspective. This interpretive process goes beyond artist and subject and opens up a space for multiple readings.