I identify with the gifts of nature, choosing only to use plant dyes and natural fibres. My techniques and style have developed into a Nuno-felt process. It is the tactile nature of my work which is probably the most important - a reflection of the intimate nature of personal contact with the materials and the exploration of fibres during the making process.
I use a unique plant dye method in which leaves, bark, berries and lichen stain and mark the fabric in a fascinating process. Iron debris serves as a natural mordant and marker. Using a wrapping technique making small bundles of cloth and leaves or found objects and steaming them. I create pieces of work which may be worn or displayed as art objects.
In 2010 I received a project grant from the Arts Council of Wales to research and explore the properties of British fleece which I am currently using. British fleece is coarser, more stubborn and more labour intensive to felt, which has lead me towards the making of sculptural pieces.
I also work in the community as a freelance tutor and workshop facilitator and have a PGCE and a full CRB certificate.
You can see my new work at:CWTCH at Craft in the Bay until January 2012
Running Stitch Exhibition at Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre with Becky Adams and Ruth Harries from 26th November 2011 until 28th Janurary 2012 http://www.lgac.org.uk/Current.html
Taste Christmas Fair at Wales Millennium Centre 26th - 27th November 2011
Made By Hand Contemporary Craft Fair at Tredegar House from 2nd - 4th December 2011 http://www.madebyhand-wales.co.uk/