What are your main concerns?
My work has always been about the body. Previously I’ve focused on legs and the fragmented body. At the moment I’m thinking about how I can translate the essence of every day with the body and skin. I enjoy textiles, embroidery, and free motion sewing. I’m working to combine these together.
What are you biggest influences?
David Barton has been a big influence; I did my dissertation on him.
Pattern design has also influenced me – namely the work of Tibor Reich.
What’s the first thing you do? What’s your process?
My process has always really been the same. I always have an image of something in my head, and then I will translate it through sewing. That’s what I always do.
What do you enjoy most about the studio?
You can spend a lot of your time here and it will just go so quickly. That’s quite nice, but also quite scary. It’s a really nice atmosphere to be in – it’s quite hard to pinpoint exactly what that atmosphere is, though.
How has your work changed?
When I first came, I thought I was a painter. Although I now use other mediums, I don’t think the core of my work has changed that much -there are still themes in my work that have stayed the same. I got a sewing machine and that really changed things. But I’ve always been focused on legs.
What are your plans after graduation?
Travelling. I’m not sure after that.