A little something about me…

I’ve been making ever since I was small! You could always find me happily absorbed in craft projects; quilling, fimo, decoupage… to name a few. I was always experimenting with different materials melting wax to create flowers! ( not sure how safe that was!), marbling with PVA! I can’t imagine a life without creativity !

I still enjoy experimenting with different materials and craft is still at the heart of what I do, but it`s about making the craft my own and I do that through play and experimentation. I now make jewellery, which I treat like wearable works of art, paper art and installations. After studying a mixed media degree in Fine Art in the friendly city of Cardiff, I moved to London to do a two year MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art. I began my degree by painting, but soon started creating miniature paper installations and by the time I started my MA I was creating room sized textile installations. I now use a mixture of fabric, paper, wood, perspex, which I laser cut to create my work.

I am passionate about spreading the word about how wonderful creativity is! so I do lots of workshops and projects with different communities from school children to adults suffering with mental health difficulties. I have recently completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy, which I loved!

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Keepsake Installation…


I am beyond excited to finally see the Keepsake Installation finished and installed at the beautiful Broughton Hall Estate…I`m so pleased it actually got to go in a window! The original idea was to hang it from two trees, but this window was perfect! The group, who participated, celebrated in the cosmic garden in the sunshine.

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Keepsake workshops….


I was so happy to go along to Airville park near Skipton and see the keepsake packages being used! Especially as the rain had delayed them being used for so long! but the sun shone and I met some lovely people….it made me realise how much I miss doing face to face workshops.

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Ritchie was obviously a big help too!

ritchie-keepsakeI was so happy to see participants relaxing and using the activity mindfully…..and by focusing on the process beautiful things were created…

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