Previous Projects & Collaborations
Reimagining traditional textile practices through experimental construction, reclaimed materials, and bold self-expression.
Backseat to the Street is a collaborative project developed with fashion label Ole Uckers, maker Amélie, and Rome-based photographer Gabriel Alejandro, exploring movement, intimacy, and the shifting dynamics between subject, garment, and environment. Centered around a handwoven Femme Fibre top, the work positions textile as both a protective layer and expressive skin, holding a tension between interior vulnerability and exterior exposure. The project reflects my ongoing interest in the female form as both observed and self-determined, using textile as a tool to reclaim presence in public space and quietly disrupt the gaze through materiality, texture, and gesture.
Seqouia: Backseat to the Street
Femme Fibre: Graduation Collection
Femme Fibre is inspired by the feminine experience and highlights textiles as carriers of memory, resistance, and transformation. Through weaving, knitting, and reworking discarded undergarments, my process reflects care, intuition, and reverence for what already exists. The collection honours traditional techniques while reimagining them into sculptural wearable forms that speak to contemporary femininity.
Look one: reconstructed donated undergarments, cotton warp & weft thread, knitted linen ties. 16-shaft loom weaving, tapestry techniques. 180cm x 45cm.
Look two: polyester/silk fabric, hand twisted rope, knitted linen ties, donated undergarments, wool and cotton 2ply yarn. Double and single bed domestic knitting, hand reconstruction, on form weaving. Variable dimensions.
Femme Fibre comprises three textile and fashion looks that build upon my previous body of work, My First Word Was Pretty, expanding its inquiry into femininity, craft, and making as acts of resistance.
Rooted in feminist craft theory and explored through a queer lens, the project incorporates discarded undergarments, woven remnants, and spiked knitted forms to construct sculptural garments that embrace both delicacy and defiance. Through a material language of contrast- sheer versus spike, softness versus strength the collection investigates the fluid, layered dimensions of femme identity and challenges fixed expectations of beauty, gender, and the body.
The work invites individuals to inhabit their complexity without apology, celebrating self-expression beyond conventional aesthetic and societal norms. Through playful disruption, reclaimed textiles, and experimental craft processes, Femme Fibre reclaims traditional textile practices as a space for resistance, transformation, and individuality, honouring the radical potential of making on one’s own terms.
Look three: cotton warp and weft thread, donated undergarments, wool and cotton 2ply yarn. Double and single bed domestic knitting, 16 shaft loom weaving, tapestry techniques. Variable dimensions.
Photographer: Belle Peacock
Models: Pearl Gross, Charlie Buckner, Daniel Renzaho
Assistants: Casey Sewell, Elli Frances
Created solely using 16-shaft table looms, domestic knitting machines, and on-form weaving techniques, these textiles depend on the rhythm of human hands rather than automation. Through these processes, I explore zero-waste, fully-fashioned methods where the textile determines the silhouette. More than anything, the process leads me. I’m guided by the materials, surprised by what they reveal, and reminded to leave space for randomness, intuition, and imperfection.
Digital Workbook:
My First Word Was Pretty
A slow textile design project that explores the complexity of femininity through reclaimed undergarments and traditional craft techniques. Drawing on feminist theory, material story-telling, and the emotional weight of discarded undergarments, the project reclaims what is intimate, hidden, or devalued. The work challenges dominant ideals of beauty, fast fashion, and disposability, reframing "pretty" not as passive or ornamental but as powerful, deliberate, and deeply personal.
Tactile, textural and consciously crafted, these pieces honour the imperfections and traces of past use, celebrating undergarments as symbols of vulnerability, care, shame, and desire. By honouring the imperfections and traces of previous use, the work reframes what is intimate and hidden as powerful and worthy of attention.
These semi-wearable pieces serve as garments, accessories, or installation artefacts that live in a liminal space between fashion and object. Exposing the warp threads and material wefts encourages a slower, more contemplative viewing experience, prompting reflection on the labour, waste, and value embedded within fashion's material systems.
Reconstructed undergarments, cotton thread. 16 Shaft Loom, tapestry techniques. 40 cm x 90cm.
Talent: Garielle Sharkey
Photography: Belle Peacock
Video: Maxim Dewald
The Realm of The Woodlands
2023 Swedish School of Textiles knitting project
The collection draws inspiration from Sweden’s landscape, weaving elements of its infinite woodlands with nods to Maurice Sendak’s children’s book ‘Where the Wild Things Are’. It explores a dishevelled, nocturnal, near-apocalyptic style through knitting techniques, envisioning future Earth terrains amid environmental shifts and changing lifestyles.
I sought inspiration in my immediate surroundings. This led me to the forest scape in my own backyard, where I captured images and immersed myself in the sensory experience—taking in the untamed and wild aspects of the forest, prompting me to steer the designs in a primal, unrefined direction.
Top: Mohair, wool, cotton, tuck stitches shown on the reverse side, rib stitches. Silver Reed Knitting Machine. 20cm x 70cm
Neck warmer: wool, cotton slub yarn, hooked-up stitches. 50cm x 25cm
Skirt: Wool, cotton, dead stock polyester fibres. 130cm x 160cm
Ballero: Wool, cotton. Hooked up stitches, different stitch lengths, tuck 180cm x 60cm
Photography: Archibald McGill
The Duality of our Digital and Physical Lives
Digital Textile Design Repeat Project 2023
Above: The Virtual World (hero design), 64 x 64cm Full Drop Repeat
Another Realm depicted on curtains
The duality between our digital and physical lives reflects how deeply intertwined these worlds have become—many aspects of daily life now exist in both realms simultaneously. This collection was designed for Error 404 store, a community-driven retail space where emerging designers can stock and sell unique garments and artefacts. In line with the store’s collaborative and experimental ethos, I approached the textile designs as standalone artworks, crafting an immersive experience through unexpected mark-making, surrealist imagery and haptic textures.
In this highly digital age, digital printing offers limitless scope for sampling and exploring pictures as flat media. I wanted to push the boundaries and make the most of these methods auailable. Playful and surreal imagery is aimed to grab the audience's attention to double-take and look again.
Another Realm, 16 x 16cm Full Drop Repeat
Inner Environment
Silver Reed Domestic Knitting Machine Project 2022
I’ve cultivated a profound appreciation for the artistry inherent in handmade textiles, garments, and artifacts. This deep appreciation has significantly influenced my approach to knitting, compelling me to emphasise and reinvigorate the intrinsic value of this craft. I seek to underscore its unique ability to craft from raw materials, fostering minimal waste and a deeper connection to the making process.
In today’s disposable fashion culture, the significance of handmade textiles has been overshadowed, along with the reverence for the creators and the narratives woven into each piece. Through my knitted creations, I endeavor to bring attention to the raw materials sourced from nature, celebrating the serene hues found in the ever-evolving seasonal landscapes.
Fully fashioned knit construction methods, made on silver reed knitting machine. 100% cotton
Imperfections
is a material-led exploration that rejects the obsession with flawlessness in textile design. Through intentionally distressing - rips, holes, unravelling threads - the series celebrates imperfection as a visual and conceptual tool.
Working exclusively with second-hand and discarded materials, the swatches emerged as tactile expressions of transformation, light refraction, and material play. Each outcome reflects an evolving understanding of collaborative design, material stewardship, and process-driven making.
Imperfections expands my technical and conceptual skills while reframing “damage” as intentional design language. The result is a series of swatches that are equally experimental and reflective — provoking questions around beauty, value, and the emotional durability of materials.
Organic Living
Digital textile design project 2022
Organic Living comprises textile design repeats crafted from mono printed pressed natural flora, skillfully manipulated in Adobe Photoshop. This collection is a tribute to preserving and honoring Australia’s vibrant natural landscape. Using watercolor pigments and pressed plant foliage, I’ve artfully blended these elements to form the foundational motifs.
This collection embodies a serene aesthetic, marrying tranquility with a desire for comfort through seemingly simple yet sophisticated designs, relaxed silhouettes, and a conscientious approach.
