My work seeks to offer new responses to environmental and ecological concerns. This involves working on specific programmes of research that are often founded on scientific data. I collaborate and enter into discussion with scientific institutions and individuals with specialist knowledge of the subject areas, in order to provide informed, yet original and personal, responses to the research – rather than simply attempting to illuminate existing knowledge. The focus of my artistic practice is plant life and through my work I seek to create new responses to what is happening to our planet.

Photograms – Cyanotypes

Photograms, the pictorial result of the cyanotype process, are a major element of my artistic output. I am drawn to this technique because of its capacity to create unique images, each made by the plant’s natural materials. The cyanotype process requires one to work directly with an object, usually a plant, which is placed onto a pre-prepared sheet of watercolour paper. The image is drawn out of the plant through the light from the sun, and permanently fixed by the simple process of being washed in water – hence the term ‘camera-less photography.’ The flower petals leave a trace, a unique deposit, on the paper. The final result contains the essence of each plant, displayed in rich tones of blue, creating a contemplative work of art.