Mother line
Fabric and wooden hangers
The work is about unseen matrilineal lineage and spiritual beliefs. Mitochondrial Eve can be traced through DNA, these lines from one person to another seem tangible but do not exist in a physical form. Spiritual lines are also invisible and can attach us to people, landscapes, and beliefs like mother Mary. The used bodysuits are figure phantoms representing these ancestral and spiritual mother figures. Sewn to them are fabric spine like objects, coming from one spine to the other are torn strips of deep red taffeta linking them, forming a visible connection.
Dear Heart
Frankenstienian hearts, stitched, glued, painted. Cobbled together with scrapes and hanging side by side.
In service
Old forks, antique table linen and thread.
The Hiden
Used shirts, thread
Made and worn in a performance while scrubing the streets of Bath with gold paint. Here it hangs in its own right.
Attempts in Self Healing
These Small Successes of Healing have been made from remnants used in my live art performance, Attempts in Self healing created from my own experience of chronic pain health issues. During the performance, in a ritualistic manner, I mark my body with automatic sigil-like symbols using a natural ink made from turmeric, marigold, rose, lemon grass, sunlight and spring water. The ink stains the white fabric of my dress as I attempt to self heal. The remnants of the stained fabric are cut up and stamped with the words, healed, cured or restored. Some lettering has been hand stitched over, some have my personal sigil on. The fabric remnants are sandwiched between two glass slides and joined with copper tape, copper is a conductor therefore transferring the healing to the recipient.
