My recent work embraces cloth as a custodian of stories, personal stories of life changing events and how fragile yet resilient we are, how life changes us – Transformation Narratives.  I’m fascinated by contrasting textures and the structure of cloth; how fragile it can appear but with the underlying strength to last a life time. 

A natural development from the Transformation Narratives has been to consider the fragility of memories and how they affect us; their change with time, the emotional response we feel, their importance.  Whilst continuing to develop the use of my own twisted paper yarn and woven fabrics I am exploring other processes and materials to work in conjunction with them.  Knitting has been a huge influence on my life from early childhood and this new work will develop knitted pieces using the paper yarn.  By embedding text and imagery – through lino print, emulsion printing and stitching – and layering with other fabrics such as lightweight felts, the cloths will develop with narrative as an integral part of their structure.

The AA2A programme will enable me to develop ideas at the stage when I feel it is essential to have creative dialogue with others and be immersed in a creative environment.  The whole process will support me in establishing a direction for a new body of work.