Exciting news! Press play above to see myself and my ‘Seaweed sister’ share on YouTube our past year of Shore to Studio Seaweed exploration & creation.

Head to About Me for a further interview if you want even more me & Seaweed talk!

My studio and my mind are full of colourful many layered, stitched, manipulated, dyed fabrics inspired by the natural world.

My creative process shifts

Occasionally I have a very clear image in my mind of my final piece and the processes that suit it from the start.

More often, from the moment inspiration compells me to sketch on paper or directly manipulate fabric, more of an ‘organic' evolution kicks in.

I don’t always follow a set path: I draw on my reserves of techniques both learnt and self taught, but embrace surprises and experiments along the way. This allows my art the room to breath and vary from muted naturals to vibrant upcycled shimmer. From realistic or illustrative in style to a celebration of abstract artistic license!

I enjoy the flexibility this gives for the source of the inspiration itself to determine process, materials, techniques and therefore the finished work.

Excitingly, for someone who has always considered themselves a textile artist, but always loved ‘illustrating’ words and ideas, these paintings and drawings I make while researching a subject or exploring inspiration are increasingly becoming finished sold work in their own right.