The gift of a camera in my teens led me to photography and an ongoing fascination with the medium’s ability to capture light to share stories. I am never more at home than when I have a camera in my hands. Decades of photographic work and experimenting with breaking ‘the rules’ of photography inform my current practice, as I search for different ways to use photography to construct alternative narratives.

Traditionally weaving serves a structural, functional purpose as well as a decorative one. In my work the intention of the weaving is to disrupt the structure of the photographic print, amplifying the energy, flow and tension within the image. I take photographs whilst cold water swimming, and through weaving and collaging photographic prints I invite the viewer to share different experiences of being in the water, from the psychological and physiological effects to the many questions raised about connection to people, place and the environment.