In the body of work 'Comfort Blankets' I use found and recycled materials combined with traditional quiltmaking techniques to express particular emotions and to explore what we all do to comfort ourselves, working with an emphasis on a personal response to everyday life and contemporary issues.

I am particularly interested in the ideas of comfort and suppression. Does hiding under the blankets provide warmth and security? Or covering up and protection? Many children have a 'security blanket' Security against what? A practical protection against the cold or an emotional protection? A comforter? What are adult comforters? Is 'under the covers' a place to retreat and hide away from the world? Or to relax and dream? Do we suppress our feelings with comforting behaviours? Comfort eating?

Often my quilts include a suggested figure, a print or outline. This emphasises that they are for real people, touching on universal issues like homelessness or depression. I want people to imagine laying underneath my quilts. The material properties express particular emotions while the scale and authenticity make them both accessible and disconcerting.