All the Poke series is on reclaimed ply, ‘The nature being a sign of our times in lockdown when materials and produce are hard to come by small things become valued. ‘Usually working with the very best range of handmade canvases and stretcher bars, lockdown made me reassess. Canvas order being stuck in Italy for months and hardware shops unable to provide, I hunted out any scrap boards (lovingly and possibly wonkily cut in my back garden) to prime and paint on’- elp