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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Paper cutting…..


After using laser cutting technology for a recent larger piece, I wanted to create something smaller using hand cut ‘petals’ (as I call them!)….I started off thinking it would be made up of rectangular parts…this then changed into a circular shape, but still used the rectangular parts I had begun. This then formed the beginnings of the structure.

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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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