I am a multi-disciplinary artist currently working in illustration and writing, ceramics, printmaking and textiles, with an overarching interest in storytelling. As well as my own practice, I work on community arts projects, produce creative events, and deliver arts workshops.  

 

Over the past few years I have produced illustrated zines such as 'Birds of Shame' and make 'Matchbook Stories', matchboxes filled with short, playful stories. Themes of nostalgia run through my work, and often work from old books and magazines to create new ideas. I work creatively and visually with writing and story-making, often using collage to create new stories from book pages.  

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I am a photographer with an interest in old, analogue cameras, cyanotype and darkroom techniques and frequently use photography within my work.

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I have a degree in Creative Expressive Therapies, and I work in community arts, arts and health, and arts engagement roles. I set up Keeping it Crafty in 2018, a community-focused creative arts organisation running regular creative socials and events, workshops, creative well-being sessions and community arts projects. I initiated and co-ordinated The Grapevine Project in May 2020, a collaborative arts project including 120 artists and writers creating new work in response to each other, culminating in an online exhibition. 

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I am also a keen gardener, with RHS Level 2 training in Horticulture – my interest in gardens, nature and botanics and folklore influences much of my art-making and creative engagement work.