PaperWEIGHT
Challenging the boundaries of paper
 

The language of clothing – contemporary and historical – intrigues me.  I choose through my work to explore the relevance of dress to identity and the interaction between wearer and observer.  The work investigates how the orchestration and multiplicity of form makes the individual components lose their original identity – suggesting an alternative image.

‘We shape the clothes we wear, making them as individual as a thumbprint and like a thumbprint they can expose and betray’.

I use my own handmade paper working from the raw fibre using traditional European equipment and techniques.  The process of papermaking is vitally important to my work.  The complex structure of the fibres enables me to create sculptural pieces without the use of glue, stitching or armatures.  I use the image of ‘dress’ frequently in my work, its perception both historical and contemporary intrigue me.