I create intricate, hand cut collages which reflect my Victorian obsession with faeries, flora and fauna. From my extensive collection of books, prints and pages that are antique, forgotten and foxed with age I cut out images, categorize them and then eventually piece them together like a complex paper jigsaw puzzle. My collages are places where beauty is strange, creatures are curious and a sense of wonder prevails. At times they can be like tiny cabinets of curiosity reflecting the variety of the natural world and its peculiar beauty or they can become a wallpaper pattern, lush and dense, with hidden meanings and metaphors.
Recently I have been using cardboard in my work. Saving boxes from the recycling and finding their inner beauty has inspired me to look beyond traditional collage materials and experiment with different shapes and textures.