Process & Experimentation
Exploring new materials and processes is an important part of my creative practice. Working outside familiar techniques allows space for curiosity, play, and discovery. When experimenting with different mediums, unexpected textures, movements, and patterns often emerge, opening new pathways for expression.
These explorations often influence and inform other areas of my work, expanding the way ideas take shape and evolve over time.
Alcohol Ink Study on Transparent Film
Alcohol ink is applied to transparent film and moved using nothing more than breath through a simple straw. As the breath shifts in strength and direction, the ink spreads and branches across the surface, creating unexpected organic patterns.
The process is both controlled and unpredictable. Each movement of air changes the flow of the ink, allowing the material itself to guide the final composition and reveal forms that emerge naturally through experimentation.
Painted Book Pages
A discarded book became the surface for this experiment. Its pages were torn apart and painted over with acrylic, allowing fragments of text and paper to remain visible beneath layers of color.
Working on recycled materials invites a sense of freedom in the process. The existing textures and printed words become part of the composition, encouraging an intuitive approach where marks, color, and surface evolve together.
Thread Drawing on Dissolvable Fabric
Thread becomes the drawing tool in this experiment. Using a vintage Morse Fotomatic IV sewing machine, loose lines are stitched freely across dissolvable fabric, allowing the thread to move and build form much like a pencil on paper.
Working with textiles introduces a different rhythm to the drawing process. The repetitive motion of stitching becomes both meditative and physical, transforming simple thread into expressive line and structure.