My work is semi-autobiographical, often featuring depictions of the female form, or images of motherhood, to explore themes of female identity and universal and personal lived experience. I work with textiles and in particular hand embroidery, embracing but also subverting the history of ‘women’s work’ and second wave feminist art. My process of stitching is slow and thoughtful, creating a space for mindful reflection within a world that is so fast-paced. 

I often work with fabric that is stained with tea. Tea is synonymous with the tension of British identity and also the experience of motherhood. From that first cup of extra sugary tea that mothers are given in hospital post-birth, to the endless half drunk cups left around the house. Tea is one of the first things we turn to at difficult times, how we look after ourselves and each other, how we express our love.  

The tactile quality of the fabric, the crumpled linen and the loose threads within the work, are important to me. The often quilted fabrics and the abstracted stitched line evoke a liminal, dream-like state, and capture the process of embroidery as emotional repair.