Mixed Media

My mixed media work allows materials to carry memory directly, rather than simply supporting an image. I paint onto fabric and allow parts of the textile to remain visible, letting pattern, and wear become part of the image itself. In other works, I use embroidery to respond to change and loss within familiar spaces, such as the Lace curtains taken from my nanny’s home that are used as both surface and subject; It is divided into five embroidered sections that reference different floods in Wexford through motifs, keywords, and stitched text. The lace was ripped, torn, and dyed in stages to reflect rising flood water, embedding personal and environmental memory into the material. Through layering, stitching, and alteration, these works explore how domestic materials hold traces of resilience, disruption, and lived experience.