■ INTERESTED IN THE changing nature of class and social equity, I work predominantly with the ‘cosiness’ of textiles.The familiar comfort of fabric draws the viewer in, but I contrast it with uncomfortable realities and ask challenging questions. Using techniques such as tufting, needle punch and knitting, I often employ codes, statistics, graffiti and repetition to explore how information and voices can be suppressed or amplified.
As with many textile artists, the roots of my practice date back to childhood. We didn’t have much money so to keep costs down my mum used to knit jumpers for her three children. She taught me how to knit at the age of nine, and from there I was able to develop my own style. While we weren’t
poor, things weren’t easy, so I started work at 18 and didn’t go to university.