My work examines transversal points between art and language using semantic potential of cloth, and book form as an idea. Global cultural connection is perpetuated through heritage natural dyeing, timeless value of the handcrafted. Linguistic inquiry through textile medium offers tactile alphabets reflecting complexity of humanness and nature. Emotionally invested, whimsical book sculptures invite the viewer to reflect on universal questions of identity, memory, imperishability of culture, hope.
Focus:
Textile art, Natural Dyeing, Research, Book arts, Verbo-visual communication
Sustainability is at the core of practice and I am constantly looking for ways to improve. I only use natural dyes and fibres, increasingly growing my own, including historical indigo, madder, woad and weld. Mordanting is alum-free, using tannins and bioaccumulators instead. I often incorporate antique textiles giving new life to historical voices. Local and found materials are often used. I also make fish skin leather from food waste. My wardrobe is an experimental lab for textile endevours!
My work examines transversal points between art and language using semantic potential of cloth, and book form as an idea. Global cultural connection is perpetuated through heritage natural dyeing, timeless value of the handcrafted. Linguistic inquiry through textile medium offers tactile alphabets reflecting complexity of humanness and nature. Emotionally invested, whimsical book sculptures invite the viewer to reflect on universal questions of identity, memory, imperishability of culture, hope.
Focus:
Textile art, Natural Dyeing, Research, Book arts, Verbo-visual communication
Sustainability is at the core of practice and I am constantly looking for ways to improve. I only use natural dyes and fibres, increasingly growing my own, including historical indigo, madder, woad and weld. Mordanting is alum-free, using tannins and bioaccumulators instead. I often incorporate antique textiles giving new life to historical voices. Local and found materials are often used. I also make fish skin leather from food waste. My wardrobe is an experimental lab for textile endevours!
