Artist Statement

My work is referential and conceptual in both form and content. Land and building underpin my artistic practice while meditating on themes of transparency, settlement, dwelling and belonging.

I am interested in how the essence of the past can influence, relate to, and present itself today.

In my practice, through varied approaches to sculpture, printmaking and painting, I incorporate layers of pigment, materials, texture, gestural marks and writing to represent stories both autobiographical and historical.

I am fascinated with the complexities of land ownership and the psychogeography of places; intrigued by the idea that there are endless journeys layered on the land - truths we will never know.

I visualize land and life as a palimpsest, that if transparent could perhaps better connect us both to the land and each other.