Artist's Statement

Creating art is a very personal and therapeutic process for me. My work serves as visual interpretations of my emotional state and reflects my inner perspective at that certain point in time.

By utilising found materials and having a mixed media approach to creation, my work is a testament to trial and error and happenstance. The qualities of the Japanese aesthetic Wabi-Sabi influence my work greatly. Tactile expressions of degradation, weathering, and organic asymmetry are evident within my designs. I embrace accidental marks and irregularities, enhancing the beauty in the imperfect and incomplete. 

Work Experience

Currently working as a freelance arts educator and facilitator with numerous different community groups, including school-children and older adults with vulnerabilities. I have several years experience working in front-of-house roles, including in a gallery environment.

Education

B.A. Hons Textile Art, Design and Fashion Design (2:1)

University of Ulster, Belfast. Graduated July 2019.

 

Erasmus Placement: Ceramics, Applied Textiles, Jewellery, Styling & Communication.

Llotja (ESDAP Barcelona) 2016/17.

Awards

2019 IDI Graduate Design Award for Stage Costume and Fashion Design

Exhibitions/Showcases

  • Material Matters, June 2019 at University of Ulster.
  • 2019 Graduate Fashion Show, St Ann's Cathedral Belfast.
  • Clandboye Fashion Showcase, August 2019.
  • Age UK and Saatchi Gallery Learning Showcase, March 2024.

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