My work reinterprets traditional ornament, taking inspiration from highly decorative styles throughout history. Within this I weave personal narratives and symbolism, allowing my discoveries and reflections to inform my decorative approach.

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“One who wanders through the pathless silva (forest) is one who has either lost their footprints that should lead him through, or never laid them down in the first place”

Carruthers, M. (2008). The Book of Memory. Cambridge University Press.

This metaphor for memory illustrates the confusion one can feel when trying to search for distant memories. This imagery of trying to grasp onto memories, before they drift away, encapsulated the ideas surrounding this collection of pieces, resulting in the title ‘Pathless Forest’.

Each component within this collection has a different surface decoration, using techniques such as etching, keum boo and rollerprinting. They explore ideas such as distortion with their wave like form, disruption and fading within the surface pattern, and breaking away and disappearing with the hand and pierced and lifted leaves.