In my mixed-media landscapes, it is the space and solitude of the countryside which I aim to evoke; an emptiness where only the wind, grasses and streams provide the soundtrack, inviting the viewer to relax into that sense of place.

 

My focus is the creation of  stillness, void of the presence of man and animals, where the viewer can contemplate their place and position  in the context of the natural world.

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I am interested in the juxtaposition of the wildness of the landscape and the will of man to impose his footprint  through farming and through even the need to measure and classify through ordinance survey maps – all of which provide me with marks, lines and shapes as inspirations.

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I draw from my  background in tapestry and papermaking  to source  fabrics I use to explore different surface textures. To add ornamentation and a sense of the precious I incorporate beading and metallics to pieces as I celebrate and evoke  the delicate beauty of nature and its balance. Threads and needles  are used as drawing tools and hark back to my days of warp and weft at the tapestry loom which serve  as a metaphor for the emotional ties I have with the landscape.