{"id":3854,"date":"2026-08-04T12:49:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T12:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativeswansea.com\/profile\/gothic-decay\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T12:49:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T12:49:06","slug":"gothic-decay","status":"publish","type":"business","link":"https:\/\/creativeswansea.com\/cy\/profile\/gothic-decay\/","title":{"rendered":"Gothic Decay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am a contemporary textile artist based in South Wales, creating original embroidered artworks that explore memory, abandonment, environmental change and the traces people leave behind.<br \/>\nWorking with hand and machine embroidery, reclaimed textiles, paper, paint and found materials, I create one-of-a-kind pieces inspired by abandoned architecture, industrial heritage, disaster landscapes and the resilience of the natural world. My work often examines what remains after people have gone, reflecting on themes of decay, recovery and the stories embedded within places and objects.<br \/>\nSustainability is central to my practice. Whenever possible I use reclaimed fabrics, threads and vintage hoops, giving discarded materials a new life while reinforcing the ideas of transformation and renewal that run throughout my work.<br \/>\nOver the past twenty years I have developed a distinctive artistic practice that combines traditional embroidery techniques with contemporary concepts. I am particularly interested in how textiles can communicate ideas usually associated with photography, archaeology or historical research, inviting viewers to look closely and reconsider familiar subjects through the slow, tactile process of stitch.<br \/>\nAlongside creating artwork, I enjoy sharing the creative process and encouraging people to see embroidery as a powerful medium for storytelling and contemporary art. Whether inspired by local architecture, environmental history or overlooked places, my aim is to create work that encourages curiosity, reflection and conversation.<br \/>\nI welcome opportunities to exhibit, collaborate and connect with galleries, heritage organisations, museums and fellow creatives who are interested in contemporary textile practice, place, memory and material culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":525,"featured_media":3855,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-3854","business","type-business","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gothic Decay - Creative Swansea<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/creativeswansea.com\/cy\/profile\/gothic-decay\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"cy_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gothic Decay - Creative Swansea\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I am a contemporary textile artist based in South Wales, creating original embroidered artworks that explore memory, abandonment, environmental change and the traces people leave behind. 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