I am an artist whose work crosses several genres from site specific installation, community facilitation to 2 and 3d mixed media works. I have a PhD in Fine Art and have worked as a garden designer and mental health community worker for a number of years alongside my art practice.

Over the last few years, I have been making work about the impact of overfishing and cultures of consumption on the marine environment. I have been using mixed media e.g. found materials, fish skeletons, natural objects, photography and utensils, to create 3d and 2d objects and images. I create a juxtaposition between marine life, tools for consumption and well-known and iconic imagery, taking a slanted, entangled and sometimes humorous view. My intention is to ask people to think about how we are part of nature and how the environmental damage we create through our traditions and practices means damage to ourselves.

In another stream of my work, I began exploring how a new “geology” was being created through plastics becoming embedded in our soils through waste from the food production industry, specifically from greenhouses of southern Spain. I began to use reclaimed plastic to mimic geological/ice formations, but questions arose for me about how the materials I was using would deteriorate and impact negatively on the environment. Consequently, I have been careful to consider the materials I use to make my point; thinking about the longevity of what I am making and the environmental footprint I leave.

I have undertaken residencies in the UK and Estonia, in airfields, disused buildings, colleges and care homes, making site specific installation, gardens, collaborative works with residents and mixed media works.