“I'm continually returning to ideas of place, collection, arrangement and form as a way of understanding my own connection to memory, identity and belonging.

I've come to realise that these ideas exist long before I begin making. They reveal themselves in the places I'm drawn to, the objects I gather, and the materials I choose to keep. I'm interested in why certain things stay with me, why I'm compelled to collect them, rearrange them and return to them. Over time, I've understood that these quiet observations are not separate from the work; they are the foundation of it.

The studio becomes a place where those thoughts are explored through making. Rather than beginning with a fixed outcome, I allow ideas to unfold through materials, testing, editing and rearranging until something begins to feel resolved. I'm less interested in representing a place or object directly than I am in distilling the feelings, memories and relationships they hold into abstract forms.

Quilting has become an important part of that process. It offers a framework through which materials can be brought together, taken apart and reassembled, allowing surfaces, structures and compositions to emerge over time. While many works begin with textiles, the questions remain the same regardless of medium. Whether through painting, print, assemblage or object, I'm continually exploring how materials can carry meaning beyond their original purpose.”