I have always been drawn to acts of celebration - grand altars adorned with iconography, ceremonies of gratitude, gatherings that unite people. Celebration, to me, is one of the oldest forms of worship and one of the truest expressions of human connection. All of my work reflects this devotion to joy, and reverence for shared experience - things I have always wanted to see more of in the world. I believe that what you focus on in life expands, and so I choose to expand the joy and connection that is present in my world. 

My practice celebrates the minutiae of human life - all the tiny moments that make you who you are, fleeting interactions and energies felt. 

 

I’m fascinated by where we place our worship now that many no longer gather to believe in a unifying God. What, or who, do we hold sacred today? What is holy in a secular world? I am drawn to places where collective energy gathers: in place of saints, we elevate celebrities; in place of cathedrals, we build sports stadiums. My work reflects this, whilst proposing an alternative: that the sacred still exists in every human, and is present in the everyday gestures of kindness and care that connect us.

 

Across painting, digital collage, sculpture, installation, and social practice, I explore our contemporary relationship to celebration, spirituality, and care. Through my Icons project (most recently Icons of Margate & Cliftonville), I invited 49 local residents to become the subjects of their own icons - joyful mixed-media portraits that honour their stories, share their worlds, and focus on everything that makes them special.

In a world where we so often place famous people on pedestals, the project invites everyday people to feel a spotlight on them, and magnify what a joyful life they’ve led. 

The Icons Project reimagines divinity as democratic and accessible - embodying the belief that everyone is intrinsically special and worthy of celebration.

 

Creating universes where ordinary people become extraordinary underpins everything I do. I like to build worlds that celebrate care, connection, and joy.

 

My recent participatory work, The Cosmic Temple of Care, continues this exploration through direct human encounter. In the Temple, I invite visitors to sit and talk about care while I wash their feet: a ritual of humility, tenderness, and shared humanity. 

At a time when many feel disconnected or unseen, tiny gestures of kindness and care can feel expansive and ripple out. The work centres on listening, platonic intimacy, interaction. It challenges you to see an area of the body we often feel shame around and bring it into the light. 

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I believe in art as service - accessible, intimate, and transformative. The worlds I construct are colourful, playful, and joyful. Entering them should not feel like stepping into a high art space, but into somewhere welcoming and universal, where colour and joy are the shared language. I want to create experiences that reveal the beauty of everyday life and invite people to see themselves - and each other - as worthy of celebration.

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Art ignites between the viewer and the creator - a transference of energy into something often static that becomes alive again in the viewer. My understanding of art is that moment when we recognise each other and we become one in recognition of that experience.

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At its heart, my practice is an act of devotion: to celebrate, to care, to create joy and community, and to honour the holiness of being alive together.