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Making / Unmaking / Remaking
My current project is working with second-life clothing and reused textiles. I choose materials that arrive with their own histories, such as worn seams, softened fabric, familiar patterns and shapes, allowing these traces to inform how the work unfolds. In this way the material becomes a collaborator.
I mostly work by hand -stitching, quilting, and constructing, guided by care and listening. Hand quilting is very repetitive and enables a slow, thoughtful working environment . These stitching processes offer a way to think about memory, the labour of making, and sustainability while remaining physically connected to the materials.
Using reclaimed clothing is both a practical and conceptual choice. It reflects an interest in keeping materials out of landfill, whilst also engaging with the emotional, cultural and historical weight carried by everyday garments and fabrics. Through textile-based processes traditionally associated with domestic labour, my work explores ideas of value, repair, gender, and the agency embedded in the acts of making, unmaking and remaking.
My current project is working with second-life clothing and reused textiles. I choose materials that arrive with their own histories, such as worn seams, softened fabric, familiar patterns and shapes, allowing these traces to inform how the work unfolds. In this way the material becomes a collaborator.
I mostly work by hand -stitching, quilting, and constructing, guided by care and listening. Hand quilting is very repetitive and enables a slow, thoughtful working environment . These stitching processes offer a way to think about memory, the labour of making, and sustainability while remaining physically connected to the materials.
Using reclaimed clothing is both a practical and conceptual choice. It reflects an interest in keeping materials out of landfill, whilst also engaging with the emotional, cultural and historical weight carried by everyday garments and fabrics. Through textile-based processes traditionally associated with domestic labour, my work explores ideas of value, repair, gender, and the agency embedded in the acts of making, unmaking and remaking.
