In the Field Studies series, thread, gold leaf, and negative space come together to explore the layered relationships between land, value, and boundary. Drawing inspiration from the dry stone walls and gridded field patterns that shape the Irish landscape, these works abstract the marks we make on the ground—both physical and conceptual.

Stitched meshes suggest enclosures, fencing, or mapped divisions, while gold leaf surfaces shimmer beneath and behind, referencing the richness—literal and symbolic—held within the land. The tension between what is revealed and what is obscured invites viewers to consider not only the surface of the landscape, but its deeper stories: of labour, inheritance, ownership, and connection.

By working in layered transparencies and fragmentary forms, the Field Studies distill complex systems into quiet compositions—balancing geometry and texture, permanence and fragility.