Member’s Spotlight

I am an artist and recent graduate of Swansea College of Art working with kiln casting to explore the materiality of glass through a textile lens. Using fabric manipulation techniques such as smocking and gathering, I have developed my own processes to translate textiles into glass, allowing me to explore the interplay between opposing material qualities - soft and hard, transparent and opaque, fragile and strong. Working with both the natural drape of fabric and the constraints of casting, I enjoy allowing my sculptural forms to arise spontaneously during the making process, resulting in an eclectic mix of shapes with aesthetic links to geology, confectionary, and bodily forms. The cultural histories of stitching imbue my work with conceptual themes of femininity, women’s work, historical fashion and nostalgia, which reflect my own personal interests and research.