Wormderful Worms

My latest obsession

I blooming love worms.

Recently I’ve gotten really into drawing them, collaging them, and making them.

For my latest new body of work, I’m making giant supportive worm cushions, that hold your body with their bendiness.

Did you know that worms are 100x stronger than humans?

I relate to worms because of their bendiness, but unfortunately my bendy hypermobile body is not strong like theirs. I need support, from friends and family, to thrive. I need cushions and braces to hold my body in the correct position.

Worms support the natural ecosystem of the soil, turning waste into new life. In that way, being held by a worm feels very comforting to me.

As a queer & Disabled person, I often feel like an outsider.

This distance from the mainstream allows me to see what may seem dirty or mundane as extraordinary and beautiful. I see the beauty and power of these creepy crawlies, and I can’t get enough.

I love the weirdness of worms.

Did you know worms are innately queer? They’re hermaphrodites and carry both sperm and eggs. When mating both worms create a cocoon on their bodies and exchange sperm with each other. I just think that’s neat.

Things that are inspiring this project right now:

• Worms

• My pregnancy pillow I use for support when sleeping

• My Scrappy Bugs workshop

• Abi Palmer’s Slime Mother exhibition

You can see my worms at Artweeks at Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot as part of my SCRAPS exhibition.