I have a First Class Honours Degree in Fine Art from Loughborough University.

My practice focuses on the creation of a communicative language through the use of mark-making. With a desire to express my dyslexic cognitive reasoning and responses, I abstract form and line from my self-portraits to create personal drawings that visualise the chaotic, transient nature of my thoughts and ideas.

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Through line I explore ways to communicate my experience of dyslexia and emotional responses. I create forms, with varying densities of line, which appear to undulate and this oscillation represents my experience of processing text.

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Within my practice I am investigating the ‘Rivers of White’ typographical concept which focuses on the negative space around text. The flow of my work onto an alternate plane enhances the fluidity of movement and the tension between line and white space. The protracted drawing process itself includes an element of endurance, as the marks induce the visual-stress experienced with dyslexia.

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I currently produce artwork in my studio at The Grand Pavilion in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire.