the spirit of the work

honesty. presence. devotion.
 
It’s what I ask of myself when I work. Beyond the physical task of creating, my practice is about showing up with humility, and finding paths back to my centre over and over again. It is about recording this process. 

I work with thread and cloth, which have both been longtime companions for me. As a tactile person, there is a deep satisfaction in the basic handling of fibres. Using this touch activated sense is essential to my creative process, as are intuition and introspection. Much of my work is a reflection of an internal journey, and this informs the sentiment behind each piece  

The way that thread and cloth communicate intimately in their own language is a beautiful thing to be privy to. Once you’ve spent enough time with them, or through the effort to make them, you can see how they are alive and hold energy, how they contribute to our sense of being taken care of and held warm. They are built through many small movements over time; like relationships built with love and care.
 
I seek to create space with simplicity in my textiles, and direct focus with subtlety. There is beauty in the quiet texture of materials, like the depth that a resounding stillness holds.