Fascinated by stubborn materials and challenging structures, my obsession with multilayered woven structures began during my undergraduate degree in embroidered and woven textiles at Glasgow School of Art.  This environment introduced me to the possibilities of combining processes, such as embroidery and weave, to create contemporary interior pieces.

After graduating my practice developed more into product, working with materials such as glass and plastic to create lights or wall panels for exhibitions and commissions. I returned to weaving through postgraduate study at the Royal College of Art, London, where I continued my exploration of hand weaving and found new opportunities to explore. Jacquard weaving opened the potential of scale and application. Combining fibre-specific constructions with printing processes to be erosive or reactive. Collaborating with vehicle and industrial designers to visualize new concepts in fabrication.

As a Design Research fellow at the Ann Sutton foundation, I was commissioned to design and produce “Maelstrom”, a large-scale art piece exploring mathematics in nature. Now based in Belfast, I am a lecturer in woven and printed textiles. I continue to explore the endless possibilities of weaving and have found new creative outlets through costume design utilizing my skill base in off-loom weaving, macramé, printing, embroidery, and fabric manipulation.