Leather Poems

The recurrent use of leather as a stand in for vulnerability invites reconnection to our own nature as a part of the wider natural world. 

Square Hole Round Peg

Use of strapping to connect, pull up, hold together, or hold on references fashion, luggage,  mental health settings and bondage. 

Spherical forms and curving fragments signal dynamism, constant movement and certain change. 

Internal Sources of My Endless Supply

Swathes of leather, textile, straps and symbols of circularity and whimsy dismantle the trope of downtrodden womanhood. 

Cards are a recurrent motif inspired by tarot. They suggest elements of chance and forms of forgotten knowledge we have the ability to access within. 

Tucks, pleats, ties, feathers, hand-stitching and knitting are foundational to the artist's practice as a handmade recovery. 

Using the language of fashion production, she depicts the sense of lightness and clarity of purpose required in the face of outdated systems and ideas that would try to hold us back.