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Was there a moment you remember
as a highlight at the beginning of your
career?

I think I have spent the last 11 years of
my 15 years not even looking back as I
have never had a moment to take stock,
it’s always stressing over the next thing.
One moment when I think back is
when I did Debbie Harry’s portrait that
weekend when I first used denim on my
bedroom floor, I made Debbie
Harry - because of her connections to
denim so then to do the portrait for real
a few years after was quite a moment.
I only do official portraits now after
those early days, it’s interesting that I
am drawn to artists that use unusual
materials like I, and many of us started
off this way - making faces, and then
finding our own style and voice in our
art.

And now what is your most
memorable time during this journey
in your Textile Art practise?

I would rarely call myself a textile artist,
I’m an artist. labelling can pigeon hole
you and many times I find a different
mindset. Besides, I came from such a
different background, I love street art
and it was that attitude that got me back
into art in the early 2000’s and I’ll be
honest, I knew nothing of Textile Art.