Arts Thread

I am a hand weaver, spinner and natural dyer, working to celebrate the power of handcrafts and the value of slow, intentional making. Over the past year, I have been exploring how far back in the process of cloth-making I can go — learning to source, process, and transform raw fibres using sustainable, ethical methods inspired by traditional practices that have been passed down and shared across cultures for many generations. There is a growing movement toward mindfulness, sustainability and therapeutic practices in response to our increasingly fast paced and digitalised world. My work speaks to this and incorporates a sense of regional heritage and local craftsmanship. In my practice, I strive not only to value such traditions, but also explore how they can evolve and remain relevant in contemporary life.  I aim to create textiles that are both rooted, and forward thinking, innovative within traditional confine. This is a multi-layered body of work that speaks to a wide range of audiences, while being deeply personal and reflective of my own journey with these crafts. I seek to bridge the past and present in meaningful, tactile ways. My practice embodies a ceremonial and ritualistic ethos, rooted in community and shared knowledge. I adopt an intuitive, exploratory rhythm in my process, viewing weaving not just a technique, but as a concept— one that holds space for storytelling, connection and reflection. I strive to create work that begins conversations, raises important questions, and enhances the environments it inhabits through materiality and presence.