Quilt Inspired Collage

Much of the work I have produced over the past few years of the pandemic were created from a need to process emotions through the process of making art. The pandemic and world events, struggles with depression, and a recent diagnosis of a degenerative illness have all taken their toll. My art practice gives me a quiet and contemplative place to acknowledge and ponder my feelings, and a way to commemorate the events of my life.

These pieces of art have taken the form of colourful pattern mixing collage compositions inspired by textile-based quilt making. Historically quilts were handmade objects made to memorialise special occasions, such as a marriage, a birth, or even a death. They are also functional objects providing warmth, comfort, and a sense of security in blanket form.

The paper quilts are playful works of art filled with bright colours and mixed patterns to commemorate personal struggles, while also finding joy in the act of making. My hope is for the viewer to take comfort, and find a place of rest within these works, to contemplate their own joys and sorrows.