is a body of work shaped by the idea of the container: the frame, the edge, the boundary that allows something to be held.

Developed over the period of a self-imposed container, this collection became a way of working with attention: gathering materials, working on several ideas simultaneously and allowing patterns to emerge and speak to one another. The works function as abstract compositions and as capsules, holding processes of care, thought and intentional refinement.

Using salvaged cloth, I have been thinking about cycles of desire, accumulation, disposal and contemplating the speed at which materials move through our lives, alongside a slower, geological sense of time. Layers of fabric begin to echo sediment, where fragments are compressed, preserved, and transformed. In this way, the work moves between the fleeting and the enduring.

Cloth carries memory. It holds the trace of touch, use, and intimacy. By cutting, reassembling, and stitching these materials into new forms, I engage in acts of mending and reconstruction not as restoration so much as revaluation. Sewing becomes a form of care: a way of holding together what might otherwise be lost.

The structured format of the panels allows for a shifting between front and back, surface and interior. Raw edges, seams, and the “inside” of the work are intentionally revealed. This exposure of what is usually hidden becomes a gesture towards vulnerability - a quiet resistance to ideals of perfection, and an opening towards a more honest, human presence.

Over time, the works have become more reduced: simpler, quieter and more resolved. Through this process of refinement, they aim to create a sense of grounding: not overwhelmed by material excess, but held within a balanced form, simultaneously contained and expansive.

Subtly, patterns echoing traditions of strip-woven cloth emerged. These patterns speak to inherited knowledge, rhythm, and continuity. These references are not direct, but felt - part of a broader language of making and repair that connects past and present.

Ultimately, Holding Patterns is an exploration of how we hold materials, time, memory, and care - and how, through this act of holding, something essential can re-emerge.