Emma

                            creates work spanning a variety of disciplines including painting, drawing, photography, installations, environments, print and textiles. 

She currently creates abstract works using pigmented plasters and sand. She discovered these materials in 2020 while removing layers of wallpaper from a 1930s house. The distressed wall that was exposed had many layers of plaster, filler, paint, chalk, and charcoal. These marks, left by so many people over a period of ninety years, felt like a hidden document of living history. The colors—pinks, roses, taupes, and  off whites—textures, and marks were a beautiful abstract representation of the memories of those who had lived and worked in the house.

Inspired by her own memories of exploring natural environments and the textures and colours she captured in her photographs of the wall, Emma began making abstract works with these same materials. She continues to experiment with the process, adding layers of plaster and texture, and then scraping and sanding back areas to smooth and expose the colour that sits underneath.

Emma also has a keen interest in scenic art and set dressing and has in the past worked on a number of festivals including Boomtown and Bestival, as a production designer on a short independent film – The God of Sleep, and with the immersive theatre company Punchdrunk.
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Emma was born and grew up in Northamptonshire, UK and later moved to Leeds, UK to study at Leeds College of Art; she graduated with a BA (Hons) Degree in Fine Art in 2013.
She spent several years living abroad in Melbourne, AUS and Wellington, NZ and is currently based in Bristol, UK.