I grew up in a coal mining valley in South Wales, and now live and work in Bristol.
Through an embodied, site-specific practice, I make sprawling connections between land and body, somatic and personal mythology. Rooted in lived experience, my work explores stillbirth and child loss, my identity as a mother without children, and the stigma and marginalisation surrounding these experiences. Collaborating with the already-meaningful materials of the land – the earth, coal and stone – enables me to recognise the impact of culture and place on individuals, communities and land.
My work contributes to a growing understanding of how creative expression of lived experience can generate new forms of knowledge. I am particularly interested in the relationship between the arts, health and wellbeing, and in developing collaborative research approaches.
I am actively engaged in creating opportunities for artists to work and learn together.
In 2025 I set up Mother Matters, an online co-created space for bereaved mothers and artists, to share experiences, creative languages and research.
In Bristol I launched The Unit, a temporary gallery project within the St James Arcade, Bristol (2016). Realising this as an important part of my practice, I set up The Garage (2019), exchanging that for The Launderette in 2023 – a residency and project space based in inner city Stokes Croft, Bristol.
Please get in touch if you’d like to talk about any of this – or to arrange a studio visit at Spike Island, Bristol.