My research engages with ideas relating to my personal journey as an expatriate and cultural traditions relating to my childhood in a rural community in Australia.

With reference to the traditions of my matriarchal ancestors, I am interested in ideas of belonging, identity, time, memory and place. In relation to my own experience I reflect on familial relationships, gender and what constitutes a home and nurtures a sense of place.

My work reflects on the countries I have lived, the cultures and traditions, how they have changed through time and how this has influenced my journey. Using common thread, natural fibres and dyes, I have created an interactive installation and related works on fabric.


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Journey I
Stitching on cotton fabric and natural dye Dimensions variable
2019

Journey III
Stitching on cotton fabric and natural dye Dimensions variable
2019

Journey II
Stitching on cotton fabric and natural dye Dimensions variable
2019