What are the main concerns in your practice? 

My practice is about creating a sense of otherworldliness. In my prints and paintings I want to make the viewer feel like they have been transported to a fantastical world – it’s a form of escapism. The world that I have created is one that’s underwater, and the stories that accompany the mythical creatures and plants of this world inform my pieces. The specific feeling I want to emulate by thinking about an underwater world is the fear of the unknown. How shape and pattern can refer to unknown plants and living things, creating a sense of unease, detached from the world that we are familiar with. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What are your biggest influences? 

I am inspired by organic forms, specifically coral, and the patterns that you find in these types of plants. I have also been inspired by speculative fabulation and story telling. Creating a narrative that transports the viewer to another place. 

 

 

What’s the first thing you do when you start / what’s your process? 

I collect images of patterns and design my own, and experiment with different medium until I find one that creates quality of pattern that I think suits what I am trying to say. I also experiment with different motifs, and then pull all of these elements together using my intuition. 

 

 

What do you like most about the studio? 

The studio is inspiring as all of our work explores very different avenues. Its interesting to see how people naturally use the same medium to create very different effects and say very different things 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How has your work changed over the course of your degree? 

I think that throughout my degree I have been trying out different things, exploring what interests me, but only this year have things started to become a lot clearer. Looking back I think I was circling the themes I am now exploring, but it took me a while to properly hone in on the specifics. My work used to be a lot more illustrative, which is a strand which I now use to inform my work but my main pieces have become a lot more abstract. 

 

 

What are your plans after graduation? 

I have really loved designing and researching pattern, so I would be very interested to explore this further, maybe by experimenting with textile design. After I graduate I am going to move back to London and try and get experience in the art world, trying to maintain my practice, and see where that takes me.