From frayed cloth to fine art
Every piece at Living Denim begins with a rescued denim jacket or trouser and ends as a one-of-a-kind artwork. I use hand-cut, unravelled and layered textile fragments to create expressive surfaces that connect sustainability, material memory and contemporary art.
Original Artworks
Textile, texture and storytelling.
Worn denim reimagined as tactile contemporary art, rooted in nature, memory and connections.
A garden of stitched memory unfolds in this circular tapestry of colour, where leaves whisper and protea-like blooms burn with quiet radiance. Woven from reclaimed fabric, the work carries the pulse of nature itself — wild, tender and richly alive.
A glimpse of the South African indigenous fauna and flora of where Protea blooms intertwine into abstract shapes of colour. Woven from reclaimed fabric, the work carries the pulse of nature itself — wild, tender and richly alive.
A delicate bird rests among layered blooms and foliage in this vibrant circular textile artwork, where colour and texture come alive through reclaimed fabric. The piece celebrates the quiet harmony between nature, fragility and renewal.
What I do
I source a range of worn denim in varied hues and textures, each piece bearing the silent trace of human touch, movement and time. My process involves intricate cutting and layering of duotone and coloured compositions, rendered in multiple shades of blue and enriched with hand-dyed florals and printed denim fabrics. With the fabric rooted in labour and durability, I build visual stories that are both universal and intimate, inviting viewers to reflect on the woven threads and frays between humanity, animals, and the environment we share. Its physicality evokes the intimacy of fabric against skin, echoing how we experience nature: directly, sensorially, and often with unspoken reverence.
