For her MA, Jane began her process of mapping wholeness, through visualising experiential stories of living with multiple cultural identities – janehdee.com/projects. Currently Jane continues the mapping wholeness process through a series of portraits (working title, Reclaimed) of lives reclaimed through faith. Painting boards are constructed from reclaimed wood,  and prepared using stylised yakisugi burning & sealing, making the wood strong & resilient against fire, water & infestation. Reclaimed out of a violent gang background, Ryan embodies the background yakisugi work, as he partners with God’s refining & healing process – janehdee.com/portraits.

Alongside the Reclaimed portrait series, Jane continues to explore cultural fusion through the construction of a wearable-art collection entitled, Cowal Kimono – janehdee.com/lighting. Inspired by the dramatic seasonal colours of Scotland’s Cowal Peninsular, and the fact that traditional kimonos surface design is based on the four seasons, this 4-piece collection weaves together a rich symbiotic identity story of roots, belonging, journeying and displacement, with the idea of being from more than one place.