Hi everyone, I’m Joanne and I’m a maker in love with the beauty of nature. I’m looking for those almost spiritual connections with nature, tuning into the cycles and seasons and reflecting that beauty back at the viewer through my work. I want to communicate what the planet has given us as I truly believe humankind cannot create anything as beautiful as nature.
This quote from John Muir has become a mantra for me, and helps reinforce my belief that we all deserve the right to have access to nature and enjoy the positive impact it can have on ourselves. Through my art I want to spend more time in nature and encourage others to do so as well.
“Everybody needs beauty...places to play in and pray in where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to the body and soul alike.”
I believe in the restorative power of nature and want to encourage others to get outside and feel more connected… to the plants, within ourselves and also to one another.
Using heritage textile techniques which have so often been relocated to domestic pastimes or women’s work, I hope to create spaces that will allow the participants and viewers to journey into the wonder of the natural world, whilst also facilitating community focused creative connections.