About

I’m currently developing a body of work exploring storytelling, material practice, and community-led publishing.


I am a storyteller and creative practitioner working at the intersection of wellbeing, culture, and the environment.

I explore how stories move through material, community, and form, using handmade paper as both research focus and storytelling medium, and creating story-led experiences through paper, print, and collective practice.

Through Karatasi, my creative studio, I further this work by bringing together cultural research, material experimentation, and print. This approach allows me to explore how stories are created, shared, and preserved through the physical forms that carry them.

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Story Culture & Imagination In Practice

A simple belief guides my work: Meaning comes not just from what we say, but also from the materials that hold our stories. Storytelling is both something we say and something we make.

My practice unfolds through three interconnected strands:

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Karatasi Studio

Research and creative development exploring handmade paper as a medium for storytelling and cultural memory.
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Karatasi Collective

Extending my practice into tangible forms through collaboration with artisans.
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Yuniya CIC

Storytelling Experiences 

Workshops and community story-led learning experiences.

Handmade paper

Handmade paper sits within a long global lineage of knowledge-making. Across Africa, Asia, and Europe, handmade papers and parchments carried manuscripts, legal records, spiritual texts, and cultural memory intended to last across generations.


This work draws on that lineage, exploring how handmade paper can support contemporary community storytelling, small-scale publishing, and sustainable print practices. You can learn more about this research. 

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Community, Cultural Work & Storytelling 

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We Out Here Festival

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Brockwell Live

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TEDxEuston

Community Engagement Southwark 

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Community Engagement & Listening Campaigns - Redbridge Borough