PREOCCUPATIONS
My main preoccupation is with the past and that is where my work is focused. Old packaging, letraset, charity shop gems or frequently my grandmothers vast collection of old fashioned sewing material all help me create my work. I am also greatly influenced by other cultures, their advertising, packaging etc and the way that a country is instantly recognizable by these images. I love to mix collage and painting together because I like the way brush strokes look coupled with cut outs and the layered textured look this creates. White space on my work is important to me and I use all sorts of different white textured finishes to complete a montage. The white space helps pick out the important images in the work.
CURRENT WORK
In my current work I am focusing on creating lines across the canvas forming interesting compositions. I photocopy images that take my fancy from a design on my underwear to the bottom of a bus timetable, which I then cut out and arrange appropriately. I am also looking into forms of flight and use birds, butterflies and other traveling life forms in my most recent work. My work has a consistent style, but the theme alters with my imagination and it is still the most exciting thing to have that initial idea that takes you over, when you can see in your mind a new collection of work and then its all there.
Everything I do is for my beautiful daughter Suki-Jean. Inspiration and motivation in abundance!
QUALIFICATIONS & EXHIBITIONS:
*A-Levels *Foundation Diploma, Art & Design *Degree, Art & Design
My main preoccupation is with the past and that is where my work is focused. Old packaging, letraset, charity shop gems or frequently my grandmothers vast collection of old fashioned sewing material all help me create my work. I am also greatly influenced by other cultures, their advertising, packaging etc and the way that a country is instantly recognizable by these images. I love to mix collage and painting together because I like the way brush strokes look coupled with cut outs and the layered textured look this creates. White space on my work is important to me and I use all sorts of different white textured finishes to complete a montage. The white space helps pick out the important images in the work.
CURRENT WORK
In my current work I am focusing on creating lines across the canvas forming interesting compositions. I photocopy images that take my fancy from a design on my underwear to the bottom of a bus timetable, which I then cut out and arrange appropriately. I am also looking into forms of flight and use birds, butterflies and other traveling life forms in my most recent work. My work has a consistent style, but the theme alters with my imagination and it is still the most exciting thing to have that initial idea that takes you over, when you can see in your mind a new collection of work and then its all there.
Everything I do is for my beautiful daughter Suki-Jean. Inspiration and motivation in abundance!
QUALIFICATIONS & EXHIBITIONS:
*A-Levels *Foundation Diploma, Art & Design *Degree, Art & Design