Biography:

I am a textile and mixed media artist with over 15 years of experience, working with a variety of schools and community groups, creating large permanent pieces of work in the school or public settings. Depending upon the brief, I am often inspired by an historical or heritage theme and of course the natural environment. The focus of my workshops is always about the process, many of the commissions have had a specific outcome, but for the people who take part it’s about the process. The participants in my workshops have always said how proud they have been to have a part in such a large art work that ordinarily they would not have had such an opportunity.
I create dyed, printed and embroidered fabrics, building layers of colour and texture, then adding the detail of hand embroidery. Incorporating an element of vintage reference: inspired by a family member, ephemera I have collected, social history or a simple walk.