Influence & Inspiration

"‌Inspiration‌ ‌is‌ ‌drawn‌ ‌from‌ ‌my‌ ‌coastal‌ ‌environment‌ ‌and‌ ‌also‌ ‌childhood‌ ‌memories‌ ‌of‌ ‌Northern‌ ‌England‌. ‌Influence‌ ‌comes‌ ‌from‌ ‌the‌ ‌most‌ ‌unexpected‌ ‌places.‌ ‌My‌ ‌recent‌ ‌collection‌ ‌is‌ ‌inspired‌ ‌by‌ ‌the‌ ‌great‌ ‌landscape‌ ‌painters‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌18th‌ ‌and‌ ‌19th‌ ‌century.‌ My‌ ‌inspiration‌ ‌can‌ ‌change‌ ‌very‌ ‌quickly‌ ‌and‌ ‌I‌ ‌might‌ ‌be‌ ‌inspired‌ ‌by‌ ‌a‌ ‌textile‌ ‌or‌ ‌an‌ ‌old‌ ‌family‌ ‌photograph.‌ ‌I‌ ‌try‌ ‌not‌ ‌to‌ ‌restrict‌ ‌my‌ ‌thinking‌ ‌or‌ ‌research.‌ " - Gareth Hayward