ARTISTS STATEMENT

I have a deep interest in the connect and disconnect that humans have with nature and I explore this uncertain space within my practice. I am curious about the way that humans perceive the natural world around them. To what extent do we include the natural world as part of our integral selves? How do we relate, both psychologically and physically, to the natural spaces around us? This is crucial to understanding the complexities that are affecting planet earth and its damage from human activity.

I interact with my near natural environment through direct sensorial experiences and careful observations, spending time in local nature reserves, meadows, the edges of arable fields or wild areas – walking, gathering, drawing, or reflecting. The varied responses within my practice across a wide range of media and processes reflect these different experiences and perspectives of the natural world.  I incorporate intense moments of connection where the sense of self diminishes, explore links to ancestral connections with nature through gathering and harvesting, express experiences of disconnect through the human managed rural landscape and respond to place through narratives or quick energetic responses. Concepts such as time, cycles, interconnections, and impermanence that connect the human and the natural world are expressed through my work.

I take considerable inspiration from the ecological philosopher David Abram, who encourages a direct sensorial relationship with nature to rebuild lost connections with the more than human world. He invites us to move beyond the limits of our Western mind to embrace alternative ways of relating to nature. I am inspired by other artists who also explore this uncertain spaces such as Olafur Eliason, Agnes Denes and Marcus Coates.

As a Forest School practitioner, I have spent many years facilitating nature connections with children through therapeutic Forest school sessions. This ethos remains a strong influence in my creative practice. I strongly believe that reconnecting with the natural world can facilitate healthy relationships that foster deep care and nurture for our environment as well as improving mental health and well-being. This can move us, as a species, into a healthier relationship with nature and I am therefore enthusiastic about sharing this experience with an audience.

Education

2018 - 2026 Fine Art BA Open College of the Arts

2012 - Forest School Level 3 Practitioner Archimedes

Exhibitions

Correspondence - August - September 2026 The Curators Gallery, Paris

Hedgerows, Fens, Fields and Meadows 15th February 2026. All Saints Community Hall, Melbourn, Cambs.

‘Nostalgia’  Winter 2025 – 2026 edition of  Edgezine (Open College of the Arts) 

AKA Contemporary Art Cambridge, Winter Exhibition December- January 2024-2025