Gardening is a huge part of the creative process for me. I need to be in it, physically and emotionally. My family and I are fortunate to have a garden big enough to grow a modest amount of edible plants and ornamentals, and we maximise its potential every year.

I was awake at 5am this morning. By 5:30am, I was clasping my diary with eager hands, and began producing some automatic drawings. Usually, this is a ritual I have been undertaking for nearly ten years, but at night before going to sleep.

As someone who’s moved about and lived in many dwellings since early childhood, I have often felt displaced and unsettled.

Many of my artworks derive from sketched and photographic studies I make daily. I am particularly drawn to naturally made entangled worlds.

This is the first of a monthly series, which started at the beginning of the semester in early October this year, and will run through to the end of my MA Fine Art course at Aberystwyth University. This my intention for now. It may change.