Ainsley is fascinated by the physical and metaphorical construction of cloth and its relation to body, memory and space.

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Her original photographic images, capturing the essence of a moment, are transfigured and woven into three-dimensional structures. The double cloth jacquard weavings and hand-embroidered works merge both image and structure, creating an enhanced materiality through the sensuosity of the surface.

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In exploring the surface texture, the focus is in both the detail and the whole of the woven image. This passage of movement elicits nearness and intimacy, engaging the audience in a more haptic experience, implicating touch in vision.

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The Poppy, whilst it has become a symbol of a lost generation, this simple flower has been rendered in thread in the weaving Held, capturing its fragile luminosity as it catches the light.

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'Where Echo Talks', captures the essence of a moment within the beauty of ephemeral nature and the transience of life.