Statement
A printmaker and mixed media artist, my current work is driven by materiality and sustainability. Refined during my recently completed Master's programme, this approach shifts the initial emphasis from producing a finished image to celebrating the substrate itself, embracing often-overlooked resources - such as waste cardboard packaging - and using them as printmaking plates, thus moving my work beyond traditional expectations. Rather than having a finished image in mind, I'm engaged in a mutual dialogue with the substrate itself. The final prints reveal the rich history of their humble origins: the engineered, corrugated surfaces emerge through the press, while packaging tape and labels leave subtle, richly textured and unexpected marks. It’s exciting.The work invites viewers to reconsider ideas of worth, legacy, and the enduring power of the handmade. It has been a stimulating phase in my art, which underscores a core philosophy - that profound artistic value can emerge from humble and disregarded materials.