My approach is grounded in a close engagement with natural forms, textures, and rhythms. Through making, I seek to translate observations of the landscape into tactile, layered works that exist between abstraction and representation. Clay, paper, and fabric are not simply mediums but active collaborators, each carrying its own history, fragility, and capacity for change.  I find immense joy in working with nature’s ingredients when they can never be truly controlled or contained.

My experiences at Roehampton College, Putney School of Art and Design, the Glassell School of Art at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, and most recently the Mulranny Arts Centre have informed a multidisciplinary approach that continues to evolve through material exploration and sustained engagement with the beauty of the world around me.

Spring and summer are seasons of rebirth and growth for our local gardens and hedgerows.  It’s an abundant time for many of the most common plants in Ireland – fuchsia, geraniums, lavender, bramble, rose, maple leaves and many, many more.  Spring storms also bring abundant seaweeds to our shores, with both native and non-native species available for foraging.  Cold pressed cotton paper and scoured fabrics act as a backdrop for my botanical printing compositions.  

As the days get shorter and colder, my focus switches to the ceramic studio.  Wheel work and hand-building allow me to continue to explore the movement and texture of the natural environment through the medium of clay.