A warm welcome.

I’m JoJo and this is a space where I can connect with you and share my creative journey and passions through my art. Making and creating has been a significant part of my life for as long as I can remember. It allows me to explore and experiment and to become familiar with my surroundings - helping me to make some sense of the world and unearth it’s magic.

As a mixed media artist I am drawn to textiles and embroidery - the sensory nature of this medium is especially satisfying and the potential for experimentation is endless. Stitching is also a powerful form of expression and transformation in itself. I can also be found experimenting and creating with paper, wood, paint, ink, print, clay and soil. I love to blend ancient and contemporary arts and crafts and I am passionate about passing on any knowledge I’ve gathered along the way.

Nature's intricate details never cease to captivate me, and both the wild environment and human nature serve as constant sources of inspiration. My recent work often revolves around the moments of connection and disconnection we experience with the wilderness, exploring the essence of what it means to be wild and what we hold as sacred on planet earth. I enjoy collecting the fragments and artefacts left behind from every day life, and threading them together with mixed media and natural materials from the land. My experiences in wildlife rehabilitation and horticulture have allowed me to observe the exquisite beauty of wildlife, and to work closely with plants and ecosystems. With this in mind, I always aim for balance - making a conscious effort to incorporate organic materials into my art. This process enables me to weave old and new narratives from folklore, poetry, lost and found words and unspoken dreams. Most importantly, it enables me to shed light upon the horrors of colonialism, ecocide, femicide and hyperindustrialism. I do this through both my art and acts of quiet resistance in the artivist and craftivist community. Art often conveys what words cannot, and can inspire action and movements for change through sparking the imagination and curiosity of the viewer.

I embrace the use of repurposed materials – particularly used clothing. The material can carry a rich history with it of both the previous wearer and the creators of both the garment, the textile surface design, and the fabric, which adds to my work. Above all, using the fabric from disgarded fast fashion garments prevents them from ending up in landfill.

The interconnectedness of every living thing fascinates me, along with the cycles of life and death. These gigantic themes stitch my work together and I aim to celebrate the diversity of life and our collective need to protect and nuture it.

With an arts background in teaching English and Drama, I remain captivated by character, motivation, and plot, which find their way into my creations. The portrayal of the wild in history, myth, and folklore really intrigues me, as does animism. There tends to be a darkness and light to my work, echoing the Victorian gothic - the shadows are meant to speak in my art. 

My influences are numerous, they include: Alexander McQueen, Louise Bourgeois, Manchán Magan, Faith Ringgold, Gabriel Pacheco, Moniza Alvi, Alexandra Kehayoglou, Lotte Reineger, Carol-Ann Duffy, Robert Macfarlane, Mary Oliver, Chiharu Shiota, Aubrey Beardsley, Michelle Carragher and Iris van Herpen.

With love, JoJo x