Through slow, thoughtful processes, Leila reflects on how cloth holds memory: of agriculture, of labour, of touch and of time. Her recent works use textile waste from the fashion industry woven and stitched into tapestries that resemble natural patterns of layering and sediment—reminding us that textiles, like soil, accumulate and hold history. These works speak of how our often-fleeting desire, becomes part of the earth’s archaeology. 

Acting in gentle counterpoint to this series, is a collection of soft, quiet mohair panels—woven by hand with fiber from goats, which metabolize the land and return inevitably to it. These works gesture towards the horizon, inviting stillness and connection. In their simplicity, they offer a window—towards the landscape and inward, to ourselves. 

Leila is interested in how texture, repetition and natural pattern can create a sense of quiet cohesion. Her work invites us to slow down, to notice, and to reconnect—with the land, with our bodies, and with the beauty of creating expansive peace in the everyday.