Nicola Gubbins

Predominantly my work focuses on two elements, that of nature and pattern design. My interest in these subjects came from looking towards traditional crafts, as a means of qualifying my own making by rooting my ideas in pre-existing movements. I have since become driven to highlight in my work the way nature creates perfect repartition of form through such a seemingly random system.

Through looking at repetitive form I have begun to explore the construction and deconstruction of pattern design and have been using repetitive form in my work as a balance to the softer, more flowing form of the flora and fauna I depict.

As my work has changed to incorporate these elements, so too has my view on where it stands, although I have enjoyed my time painting I now see myself working more in the direction of surface design than painting itself.