"My practice draws heavily upon themes of nature and memory to create dreamlike images, creating prints inspired by places from childhood memories that connect me to nature.
This print, in particular, is based on a place I visited frequently when I was younger, and I still visit to this day, called Elterwater in the Lake District. I spent a day exploring the area, collecting bits of nature and what captured my attention most was a pile of skeleton leaves hiding under a tree. I took the leaves to my studio and started to create toned Cyanotype prints from them. I always feel inspired in my studio space when I bring the nature inside to make work. The areas where I created a dripping effect have recreated the forest area where I spent the day exploring. I then photographed the print and manipulated it in photoshop software to create a whole new atmosphere."