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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New brooches for spring and Cecelia bracelet…


Spring is peering round the corner…yippeee! so to celebrate two new brooches are in the shop now! Scarlet brooch with scarlet grossgrain ribbon, guinea foul feathers and laser cut motif painted white and Stripey ribbon brooch with stripey ribbon, guinea foul feathers and laser cut motif painted white.

Cecelia bracelet made from laser cut walnut painted duck egg blue with natural cord, the perfect touch to any spring outfit. Cecelia is available to buy now! I`ll be putting a scarlet and sea blue Cecelia in the shop soon..

It fits snugly on the wrist…if you want it made to the size of your wrist just e-mail and i`d be happy to do that for no extra cost.

Inspiring places…


Recently I had a weekend in York and a day out in Chester, both places are full of quaint houses and churches….

I have been creating miniature environments, using laser cut walnut, ribbon and fabric, they are odd and beautiful at the same time, looking like they might wobble over and so I can`t help thinking I have taken inspiration from looking at these buildings. I`ll blog about them when they`re finished…

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winter evenings…


I think I`ve found the perfect remedy for cold winter evenings! making a patchwork quilt. I am surprised at how addictive it is your brain can switch off and you can create the most beautiful quilt.

I was quite pleased at how high my piles were becoming…

although i do have this fabric to use….

It is going to take a really long time, but i like the fact that once it`s finished i will have spent hours and days and weeks making something that will hopefully last forever.

 

Inspiring Graffiti near Oxford Road…


I had the most inspiring day in Manchester just wandering around. I did pop in at Corner House Gallery and the Whitworth but the best part of my day was seeing this amazing graffiti…

my boyfriend thought the one below looked like a super heroes lair! i thought that was a good description.