An emerging artist and woodworker, centring my work on the beauty of wooden end grain, I create my wallhangings by developing the use of a traditional form of joinery. My journey to this creative practice started with a BFA, specialising in sculpture, at The University of Leeds, and developed through an apprenticeship in furniture making. During my time making furniture I discovered an organic aesthetic within the wood, which is largely overlooked for its utility in the construction of carpentry and furniture joints. It is this aesthetic that I investigate within my work. Through careful selection of unique timbers, splicing small segments and arranging them to tell the story of the lifespan of the once standing tree it was taken from. Practicing in Yorkshire, The UK, I currently source my wood from gardens and estates throughout The UK and prefer to use historically interesting trees, as opposed to trees grown specifically for timber; making the artwork more carbon neutral and the grain more visually interesting.

As a visual artist, my main drives are the aesthetic and the joinery process. I am intrigued by the story of the timber, shown through the growth rings, medullary rays (channels of energy transfer within trees), and spalting (fungi growing with the timber, eating the material). I believe the naturally occurring organisms, decay and vivid lifespan of trees is beautiful and through splicing wood and arranging it into intriguing patterns and configurations it is artwork in its own right. Through the development of a long-standing traditional form of joinery, the butchers block, woodwork innovates artwork.