This project was led and art directed by Dish Haugsdal, and I worked as her right-hand woman on bringing it to life (along with an amazing crew) — a 70 metre mural spanning a bridge in Southall, commissioned by Ealing Council.

The Unconventional Presence of Cats in Art The cats in my work aren’t pets. They’re not cute, comforting, or there to soften the edges. They’re alert, wired, and a wee bit unhinged. They started appearing almost by accident — a shape I kept sketching without thinking too hard about why. Over time, they’ve become a constant. A kind of recurring presence, very much like my crows. Cats already exist in that in-between space. Domestic, but never fully obedient. Affectionate, but

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about symbols — why certain images keep resurfacing, and why I can’t seem to leave them alone. My most recent work sits in a place between tension and celebration. I've always painted crows (usually with a hand grenade thrown in!) but more recently I've been bringing the disco ball and neon to the forefront. Neon does something interesting to an image. It drags it into the present. It could be a warning sign or a shrine, depending on how you lo