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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 shapes, and allow these traces to inform how the work unfolds. In this way the material becomes a collaborator in the work.
I mostly work by hand through stitching, quilting, and slow construction, guided by care and listening. Hand quilting is very repetitive and slows everything down. These processes are central to the work, offering a way to think through memory, the labour of making, and sustainability while remaining physically connected to the material itself.
Using reclaimed clothing is both a practical and conceptual choice. It reflects an interest in keeping materials out of landfill, while 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 acts of making 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 shapes, and allow these traces to inform how the work unfolds. In this way the material becomes a collaborator in the work.
I mostly work by hand through stitching, quilting, and slow construction, guided by care and listening. Hand quilting is very repetitive and slows everything down. These processes are central to the work, offering a way to think through memory, the labour of making, and sustainability while remaining physically connected to the material itself.
Using reclaimed clothing is both a practical and conceptual choice. It reflects an interest in keeping materials out of landfill, while 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 acts of making and remaking.
