About

Site-responsive and grounded in traditional tapestry, mould-making, and casting techniques, Jane’s sculptural work explores community memory and attachment within processes of industrial regeneration. It examines how these industrial landscapes carry layered histories, and how regeneration can both reconnect and marginalise the communities that once worked in and continue to live around them.

Jane’s practice centres on tools and mechanical parts once used by industrial workers, selected through site-based research. Through casting and textile processes, these materials retain traces of use, holding the labour and lived experience of the sites they come from.

Jane is based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, and is an active member of The 62 Group and the British Tapestry Group. She studied for a BA (Hons) in Crafts, specialising in ceramics and woven textiles, at Manchester Metropolitan University in 1993, and later completed an MA in Creative Practice at Leeds Arts University in 2019. Alongside her studio practice, her work extends into mentoring emerging artists, delivering workshops, and developing collaborative projects with heritage sites, galleries, and publications.

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