I have started to explore new ways of fusing my wearable work and the stitched/collaged paper and textile pieces that I have been making recently.

As I’ve been asked to make work for Mencap’s Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) exhibition and charity auction, I am thinking about creating a wearable piece that uses elements inspired by devotional art, together with photography and applied found objects to celebrate the lives of people I’ve known that have died.

As the work develops (The exhibition will be at the Proud Gallery in Camden in the Autumn) I’ll add some images here, but in the meantime, here’s some smaller textile pieces that I’m working on…