About

Emma repurposes vintage books to create work which celebrates the natural world. The paper materiality of books and so their intrinsic connection to trees establishes the main subject matter of her practice as she regularly transforms the paper pages back into ancient trees.

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Emma's choice of books as material stems from her academic background and passion for learning having gained her undergraduate degree in History of Art with Material Studies from University College London. She retains evidence of use and signs of aging in the books she selects to embrace their history and further highlight their organic nature. In addition, by combining books, objects for the dissemination of knowledge, with nature Emma advocates for the innate knowledge of nature which humans, by becoming disconnected from the natural world which we are inextricably part of, have lost our connection to.

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It is therefore by returning books to their natural roots that Emma parallels the need of humanity to come home to our own nature and the natural world around us in order to heal and thrive both on a personal and collective global scale; thereby allowing us to access the knowledge of nature and assimilate this age old wisdom, if we can only learn to listen.​

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In 2023 Emma was commissioned to create a sculpture to mark the opening of Aviva Studios, Manchester and in 2024 had two sculptures selected for ING Discerning Eye. Since 2013 she has exhibited her work in solo and group exhibitions in the UK and also at art fairs in London and Hong Kong. Her work is held in private and corporate collections around the world.