Artist’s Statement

My backyard studio allows me to get messy and follow any direction inspiration takes me.
Because I am always experimenting and playing my pieces are unique, one of a kind, works of art.
I’m currently obsessed with handmade recycled paper. I use shredded junk mail and office discards, dyed with inks and natural materials to create multilayered papers.
I love seeing the ways the medium can be manipulated and how far it can be pushed.
Every sheet of paper is individually crafted in the mould. Hand coloured and mixed in the vat.
The delicate nature of the handmade paper is tested in the extreme when put through a printer, sometimes a whole piece falls apart. I usually just get one try.