About
I am a storyteller and creative practitioner working at the intersection of wellbeing, culture, and the environment.
My practice explores how storytelling shapes learning, connection, and belonging through collective and participatory approaches.
Through Karatasi, a creative studio, I bring together cultural research, material experimentation, and print to explore how stories are created, shared, and preserved through the physical forms that carry them.
Handmade paper anchors this practice, reframing the book as both a material object and cultural archive, and opening new possibilities for sustainable publishing.
My work operates across geographies, connecting craft knowledge, material research, and contemporary practice. I collaborate with cultural institutions, educators, artists, organisations, and community groups to develop projects that support learning, research, and shared cultural experience.
A simple belief guides my work:
Meaning comes not just from what we say, but also from the materials that hold our stories. My practice unfolds through three interconnected strands:
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