I enjoy translating the quick expressiveness of painting and sketching to characteristically slower, more controlled craft materials. I work predominately in textile and metal, and more specifically, the craft techniques of rug hooking and vitreous enamelling. The complementary pairing of materials enhances one another, celebrating texture and colour.

Rug hooking – traditionally, for the making of rugs, as its title suggests – is the practice of creating pile by tension fitting loops of fabric through a woven base.

Vitreous enamelling is the practice of fusing powdered glass to a metal surface. I use both opaque and transparent colours, applied both dry and wet, over multiple layers and individual firings in a kiln to achieve different qualities.

No matter the form my work takes – art jewellery, wall ornament or elsewise – I strive to make pieces that are visually arresting and excite slow, mindful study – and hopefully, appreciation – of every element of design that was so heavily considered in the making process. Always evolving, my design approach strives to promote and preserve traditional craft practices while encouraging innovation and experimentation.