At the heart of my practice is a desire to transform mundane, domestic, yet profoundly intimate artifacts of our daily existence, considering the relationship between the corporeal and the crafted. The modularity of each sculpture facilitates the practicalities of assembly, but also imbues my work with a cyclical narrative, inviting reinterpretation.
Recently I have been working with discarded beech chairs, destined for landfill. Using traditional woodworking methods, such as steam bending and kerfing, I aim to renew and regenerate these unwanted everyday objects, offering the viewer the chance to reappreciate them. The laborious processes inherent in my approach, steeped in repetition, renewal and meditative rhythm, evoke echoes of domesticity, the value of labour and timeless rituals of craftsmanship.
I hope to spark joy and engagement and raise awareness of our collective responsibility towards the environment, ethical use of materials, and disrupt the inertia of our throwaway culture.
Upcoming in 2025
January - Tatha Gallery Graduate Show
March - The RSA New Contemporaries
Exhibitions
(2024) Hidden Door Festival Launch Party, The Paper Factory, Edinburgh
(2024) Dundee Design Festival, Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc
(2024) ECA Graduate Show, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh
(2024) Then & Now: 100 Years of VAS - Centenary Exhibition, RSA Scotland, Edinburgh
(2024) Pilot, West Barns Studios, Dunbar, East Lothian
(2023) The Fourth Wall, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh
(2022) Fusion: Colonising Mars, The Anatomical Museum, University of Edinburgh Medical School
(2022) CALA homes Royal Blind School exhibition
(2022) The Gallery Society Summer Show
Awards
(2024) RSA New Contemporaries (2025)
(2024) VACMA - Visual Artist, Craft and Maker Award
(2024) The Hope Scott Trust Grant
(2024) Andrew Grant Travel & Equipment Bursary
(2024) New Blood Art Emerging Artist Prize Nominee
(2024) Scotland's Emerging Artist Finalist, Edinburgh Park
(2024) Visual Arts Scotland, RSA Edinburgh, The Tim Stead Trust Award
(2024) Visual Arts Scotland, RSA Scotland, The Flora Wood Award
(2023) The Astaire Award Shortlisted, Edinburgh College of Art
Residencies
(2024) RSA John Kinross Travel Award to Florence
Education
(2024) BA(hons) (1st Class) Sculpture, Edinburgh College of Art, The University of Edinburgh
(2021) HNC Contemporary Art Practice, Edinburgh College
(2020) UAL Art and Design Foundation Diploma, Edinburgh College