The Napkin Paintings are an ongoing body of work that extend my interest in expanded painting, material experimentation and the reconfiguration of Minimalist abstraction. Made on folded linen napkins—domestic objects marked by use, care and repetition—the works treat the substrate as an active agent rather than a neutral support. Creases and pleats interrupt the surface, producing a soft geometry that recalls the grid while resisting its rigidity.

The paintings are largely monochromatic, with subtle tonal shifts and metallic sheens that respond to light, emphasising the folds as expressive sites of compression and release. In this way, the works operate as intimate, provisional monochromes—somewhere between painting, object and fragment. The series is conceptually linked to the envelope poems of Emily Dickinson, where thought is condensed into folded, everyday materials. Like Dickinson’s fragments, these works privilege intimacy, restraint and material presence, allowing meaning to emerge slowly through touch, light and proximity.