About me

I am a printed textile practitioner, continually driven by the freedom and vast ability to explore shape and colour within a composition. My practice is centred around the endless opportunities to experiment with such formal elements to create contemporary designs that are playful, exciting and different. With hand and digital competencies, I am keen to evolve my current knowledge and skills within a professional working environment.

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Projects

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  'Integrating Nature'Following a self-initiated brief with a newly generated concept of ‘Integrating Nature’, the rationale behind this body of work was to evoke a sense of the outdoors and natural world within home environments. Using the botanical forms found within my surroundings as inspiration, I created a body of work that supported an abstract collection of printed textile samples, suitable for interiors; more specifically soft furnishings and upholstery fabrics. Regarding my interests in trend and colour for
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  'Natural Curiosities'“Natural Curiosities is an inspirational source designed to inspire and influence independent creatives and designers. Focusing on my natural surroundings and the interesting findings within such landscapes, this visual document consists of photography, colour exploration, patterns and textures, material research and more, with the intention of being a driving mechanism for creatives as they produce their own body of work.” Following my interests in trend and colour forecasting, this body of wo
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  'Abstracting Reality'In response to the i-dott live brief ‘A Sense of Abstraction’, I generated my own concept of ‘Abstracting Reality’; the idea behind this being to abstract and manipulate the shapes and forms found within my natural surroundings, as a way of detracting from what is generally perceived to be ‘reality’. With current colour trends in mind, my chosen palette for this project consisted of tones traditionally associated with nature and brighter elements to enhance the abstract concept. I responded to t

Skills

• Printed Textiles
• Colour Matching
• Adobe Photoshop
• Photography
• Adobe Indesign
• Graphic Design
• Digital Print
• Screen Print
• Textile Design
• Trend Forecasting

Education

BA(Hons) Textiles in PracticeManchester School of Art
Aug 2018 - May 2021Manchester, United Kingdom
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Foundation Diploma in Art and DesignStockport College
Aug 2017 - May 2018Stockport, United Kingdom
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