About

​Victoria graduated with a BA in Fine Art from Liverpool John Moores University in 2004. She then went on to train in the carnival sector with Kinetika Arts Links International, developing wearable art for processions and ‘living sculpture’.

In 2008 Victoria moved onto her own practice of community engagement through participatory arts working with various sector leaders, witnessing the arts as a vehicle for social change first hand.

Victoria’s work focuses on stretching materials into new creative conversations with an onus on environmental stewardship through play. She has studio in Croxley Green and is a wife and mother of 2.  
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Victoria & Alan Culf. Photo by Aleksandra Warchol 2022 at Imagine Watford Festival.

"You're like Willy Wonka. But with stuff"
Alex. Aged 7.

Process

My work always begins by playing. I find an object and fidget it with it. What would happen ‘if’ I put that there? Or turned it this way and that? If I try to control things too much, it doesn’t work. Sometimes, when walking I imagine whole art installations and performances panning out in front of me but rather than being overcome, I start with a smaller object and begin to weave or sculpt. The physical touch grounds me.

I know my style is unusual as most weavers start from the bottom up, but I like to work as if I'm painting; dotting around the image as if it's a three-dimensional canvas. I suppose I make things the same way.​
"Over the past twenty years or more that I have known Victoria I have had the pleasure of working with her on numerous occasions. She produces workshops of quality, tailored to a variety of abilities, all based on her own exciting and inspiring ideas. She works equally well with both small or larger groups, and many ages. Victoria also has the ability carry off the wearing of Pirate costume with some panache" Roger Kattenhorn, Artist & Treasurer, WRAP. (Watford Recycling Arts Project.

Quebrada de los cuervos. Uruguay.

"​At 7 my mother took me to her homeland, Uruguay, and my senses were enlivened by the rich farming heritage and vibrant culture there. My family lived on the coast and it made more sense that I was a bit of a mix. It felt like I was related to everyone, and they were all artisans, like me. Everything that was farmed or fished was used and nothing was wasted. It was an honest way of living."