This is my new project. A series of images about the travels I do as a parent. I started my book of journeys originally, as a distraction to my real work, which at the time, was looking after my children and painting portraits. I made the first image after a grey trip to IKEA. I liked the idea that this journey could be seen as a worthy subject of a travel guide.
This set me thinking about all of the endless journeys that I do as a parent. Could I make art about ferrying my kids around, the difficulties of combining artistic endeavour with family life and coming to terms with having a disabled child?
My book has grown out of exploring these questions and has ended up as a travel guide, documenting the repetitive journeys that come with being a parent and my attempt to manage these domestic travels.
Journey to IKEA through Woodberry Down.
