Memorials to lost trees.

Over the past year I have been working on a series of small assemblages made from plastic waste collected during my daily walk in the Hampshire countryside. These ‘bouquets’ and ‘floral tributes’ were started during my residency at Chapel Arts Studios, discussed in my previous post. The experience of the daily drive on busy AContinue reading “Memorials to lost trees.”

Drawings, photographs and litter.

Drawing from observation is part of my art practice. This is undertaken in the landscape as well as in the studio. Drawings are made from natural forms and from the found objects that appear in my three dimensional work. I am currently experimenting with ways of reconciling this 2D part of my practice with theContinue reading “Drawings, photographs and litter.”

Under(cover)

Debate around the politics of litter explored by Rosemary Shirley in her essay Keeping Britain Tidy: Litter and Anxiety 2016 have prompted me to take a closer look at my own reactions to what I find on my walk. My submission to the Instagram Open Call Under(cover) takes photographs of discarded tissues from the firstContinue reading “Under(cover)”