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       I want to create hand made textiles for use in the home or on the body

        that have a  fine art quality, bringing the textural elements of painting and

       sculptural shapes onto fabric. I have always drawn inspiration from fine

       artists, artists such as Patrick Heron, Howard Hodgkin, and Barbara

       Hepworth who have been a huge influence in my work, from their use of

       colour to shape.

    

      

        I am constantly looking at how I can balance bold shapes, strong colour

       and unusual textures. At the beginning of any design I will start by

       creating textures in black and white using various materials from paint

       to charcoal to cutting shapes from paper. Starting this way and working

       with these sorts of materials reminds me of where my influences have

       come from. I want to keep that energy I see in abstract painting and

       sculpture in my designing. I then use these textures to create my

       designs by either manipulating them on a computer or simply laying my

       different papers together, always looking towards my fine art

       inspiration for composition ideas and balance.

        I enjoy exploring different ways of creating my designs from

       digital to screen printing.

 

        I have always strived to create fabrics which I am passionate about that

        will stand the test of time rather than the throw away fabrics we see so

        much of today.