Curriculum Vitae

My work is influenced a lot by nature and organic forms and colours, and I enjoy working with a range of materials including thread and fabric, inks, and materials that I can change the properties and typical views of. An example of this is taking shapes of found objects and obscuring them to just the outline in Photoshop and mark making sketches. My favourite media to draw with is oil bar because I find that it allows room for error due to the nature of the crumbly soft texture and I find it adds to the drawing. I am very passionate about accidental marks and textures because the combinations of experiments with tie dye and stitch, for example is very vast. At the moment I am focusing on attention to detail in colour mixing and slightly simplifying my ideas to create a range of different samples. Recently my work has developed from understanding the creation of 3D sculptures to accurately measuring out the correct dye stuff to use to archive the desired shade in the dye lab, I enjoy the challenge of throwing myself into an unfamiliar scene and having this influence me to create a piece. I have also tried to include meaning into my work as the lectures on the theories of the creation of artwork has inspired me to crate meaningful art. The exploration of dye and working with fibres has open up new opportunities and understandings to help develop and articulate my current work.

 

2011 Manchester Metropolitan University- Textiles in Practice.
2010 Liverpool Arts College - Art Foundation- Merit.

2008 - 2009 St.Hilda's C of E High School Sixth Form, GCE Advanced Levels - Psychology, Textiles, Fine Art; all pass highest grade being B.
2007 Work Experience at Voodu Hair Salon - Hairdressing assistant.
Work experience Gong Ming Bookshop - Sales assistant.
Royal Academy of Dance - Intermediate Foundation ballet.
Volunteer Open days and pupils work curator.

Volunteer work at Sefton Park Elderly Care home
2004 - 2007 St.Hilda's C of E High School General Certificate of Secondary Education - Dance, Textiles, Maths, French, English, English Literature, Religious Studies, Double Science award; All pass, highest grade being A.
2004 Royal Academy of Music - Grade 5
Royal Academy of Dance - Grade 5

References

Mrs Eleanor Benson (Head Master)

ST.Hildas High School

Croxteth Drive

Sefton Park

Liverpool

L17 3AL

0151 733 2709

Ms Linda Stephens (Textiles Tutor)

9 Myrtle Street
Liverpool, 

Merseyside

L1 9

0151 252 1515