photography by Matt Hall @alwaysanalog The Shibori collection is a collection of waxed cotton bags I have been meaning to create for a...

Seaweed cyanotype waxed canvas bag collection created with photographer Matt Hall in Whitley Bay.

I've been drawn to beeswax on canvas since my childhood. My father had a painting restauration studio in Nice where I would knock around after school experimenting with bits of canvas and copper nails and watch him work. As soon as I set my first studio in 2014 I knew I had to try making waxed canvas. I researched and experimented until I was satisfied with a receipe that coated the fabric enough while leaving it flexible enough to work. For the next 10 years I carried on mak

In 2014 I was approached in London to join a collective of makers and feature in a series of short documentaries about making. It was a really amazing experience, having just invested my first studio. Lois also comissioned me a series of bags to be sold exclusively to her website on the theme of London Tube carriage floor patterns! I met a bunch of inspiring makers, some who helped me take my practice further and are still and inspiration to me 10 years + on. Here is me at wo