Paper weavings
Created from strips of text, sometimes incorporating maps or handwritten notations, these pieces explore themes of complexity in science, language & the interpretation of place.
Trees of the Parks. 2023. Vintage map page of University Parks interwoven with the Latin and English names of the 260 species of tree currently growing there.
British Biodiversity I. 2022. The Latin and English names of the 270 species of British bee form the text. The names themselves reveal fragments of additional ecological information.
Fragments of Understanding. 2021.Map of Port Meadow, Oxford, interwoven with text and drawings reflecting the history, ecology and geology of the area.
Megalosaurus, 2024. Created for the Oxford University Museum of Natural History to celebrate 200 years since the first fossil reptile species was named. The text is a copy of the original scientific paper by William Buckland from 1824.
A reflection on Mothers and Motherhood, 2023. Created using dictionary entries for the word Mother.
'Hive': paper weaving using dictionary definitions created to celebrate the opening of The Hive' creative arts centre at Headington School.