I am a Textile Artist and Weaver based in Portsmouth with 12 years of experience including training from weaving schools in Britain, Japan, and Sweden. My community-focused practice emphasises collaboration, heritage, and nature through handcrafted techniques. Working mainly on a 56-year-old manual loom, I create each piece by hand, using plant fibres and vintage yarns. My weaving integrates embroidery, decorative knots, and spinning techniques. Inspired by the urgency of climate change, I aim to foster environmental awareness while preserving traditional crafts and cultural heritage.

I have led three Arts Council England funded community projects, including ‘Interactive Weaves’ and ‘From Soil to Cloth’. A collaborative art project with the public and hotwalls artists, and another to develop textile gardens. In 2024, I was a guest artist at Cookham Archaeology Dig where I was commissioned to create a textile piece in response to Anglo Saxon weaving tools. This year I have been undertaking weave training with a master weaver funded by a bursary through a-n. I have worked on textile projects in sustainability with Chelsea Flower Show and circular economy scientists with Imperial College London. Two of my textile pieces are in the public collection at Portsmouth Museum.

Photographs by Karl Bailey and William Ball