Her works fuse textiles, sculpture and fashion addresses the all too familiar theme of the body...but with the twist of the natural world. The piece on the hanger is made from moss.
A Snake dress!
She is British. “I think there is a strange magical quality about lead because it has its own history. If you are dealing with lead over a period of days it scratches and gets marked. I love the weight of it. It's amazing because even though it is heavy, it is like fabric, so you can stitch it. I began to print images into the lead and use lead alongside more delicate materials so you get this amazing sort of alchemy going on,” she says.
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