LDN, 2016

Hand embroidery on calico, 23.5cm x 28cm

This embroidery is my love letter to my home city of London and an appreciation of music of Black origin (Grime and Rap), as well as the culture surrounding it. I combined album art, musicians merch, political banners, references to lyrics, food and drinks, clothing, oyster cards, dogs I knew and weed paraphernalia.

This artwork pushed peoples perception of embroidery once again, seeing objects in art relatable to their everyday lives. I was at Grime raves and people would come up to me and say “Are you the person who sewed that chicken box?” It also connected me to musicians whose work I admire and they gave me mutual respect.