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!

Small beginnings….

August 31, 2012

I started playing around with stripey ribbon…..

I`ve been laser cutting paper to make envelopes….i`ll let you know when they`re finished.

Sunny day in PortMeirion….

August 31, 2012

I hope you had a good bank holiday weekend….we went to North Wales and had a day out in PortMeirion, (i `ve wanted to go for a while and so was really excited), it was inspiring and even managed to be sunny! I couldn`t believe how beautiful the iron work was….in egg shell blue! I think i`ll call the piece i`m working on at the moment after PortMeirion..

…. we got to have fun with adorable Clementine and Grace…who always seemed to find the ‘hidden’ fun that adults can`t see!

Grace Clementine coming soon…….

August 10, 2012

Named after adorable one year old twins, this necklace is made from nude velvet ribbon layered with nine walnut laser cut pieces, which are hand painted sea blue and white.

Polly Paradise coming soon…..

August 10, 2012

There is already a mirrored acrylic Polly paradise for sale, but this Polly Paradise is made from laser cut walnut hand painted black and gold, with blue leather loops to attach the tan leather strap. It`s so easy to wear and goes with any outfit.

Lou lou

July 29, 2012

This is named after lovely louise who always inspires me and who i get excited with about creativity, the countryside and all other lovely things! Made from four pieces of laser cut walnut, hand painted gold and duck egg blue, with a tan leather strap. Inspired by iron work from the late 1800s, this necklace is so easy to wear day or night. Available to buy soon…..