As a child I liked to draw and make. At school subjects which were visual or involved construction made sense. I loved nature and was curious about history; as the years when on I recognised how research was essential to inform my ideas.

I loved my years in the studios at Duncan of Jordanstone, in Dundee, where I learnt that Art is a universal, diverse language which ever evolves. I went onto complete a PGCE, to keep the wolf from the door, but found being in the classroom enhanced my own work and mantra always learning. An MA in Art Education at MMU was an indulgent way to analyse the relationship between the creative strands of artist and teacher.

My work explores the relationship between things; often questioning contexts we overlook or too readily accept. The electronic era, with the rise of AI, means we are exposed to much visual clutter where pictorial truth is deceptive. The legacy of the British Empire and its impact today are present in much of my work. I often feature displaced artefacts. I am under no illusion that this work proses questions that are woven within a complex historical web, yet it feels appropriate to explore and consider how we address and acknowledge history, privilege and reparations in the present.