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I am inspired by artists such as Hannah Hoch, Salvador Dali and Amedeo Modigliani. Additional inspiration for my work, comes from the natural art which I find in everyday life... the billboards with torn posters, revealing layers of images and words merging together to form an image in it’s own right. I collect in a ‘magpie sense’ inspiration from anything. During my time in Spain, I very much enjoyed visiting ‘el rastro’ (a large open air flea market) on a sunday morning, to see what treasures could be found after the traders had left. Within my work, I try to capture the idea of sentiment and object - feeling that every image has a ‘preciousness’ in it’s own way... and every image holds a memory of some kind. Sketchbooks are fundamental during my realisation process. Allowing me to entrap and capture moments, thoughts and explore colours, materials and words spontaneously. Words are an integral part of my work and feature within my final pieces in varying languages... overlaid, ripped & fragmented.
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