D.I.Y. Homecomforts

Dimensions variable, pack: 23x16cm
Digital prints on paper – Limited edition of 20

When thinking about which household objects I needed most to make me feel at home I was particularly drawn to bread knives, cheese-graters and corkscrews (as bread, cheese and wine are my ultimate comfort foods!) and decided to create a pattern for each of them so that I would never have to be without. I also wanted to transform these hard, sharp and vicious objects into soft ones to make them appear more comforting and so DIY Home Comforts is in the style of a dressmaking pattern.

Awarded the Sally Schofield Memorial Prize at Visual Art Scotland in 2006.

This artwork was also used by The Graeme Mearns Band for their truly brilliant album Some Kind of Bliss.