I love to create and have been drawing, designing and creating for as long as I can remember. My other passions are connecting with people and researching and learning new things.

 Over the years, I have honed my abilities through both experience and formal training, developing a comprehensive skill set in areas such as drawing and painting, metalwork and silversmithing, sugar craft and cold porcelain crafting, as well as mixed media and textile art. I'm an experienced artist, specialising in drawing and painting. I work primarily with graphite, coloured pencils, fine line pens, watercolour and non-plastic acrylic paints. I’m trained and experienced as a silversmith. I have City and Guilds level 3 in Sugar craft design and sculpting skills. 

I love researching and developing creative ideas. I also have years of experience working collaboratively in teams, and I enjoy the experience of co-creating and inspiring each other with new ideas. I can also work effectively on my own, managing my diary and working to timescales and deadlines effectively. 

I have extensive experience working with adults and young people, schools, families and community groups and I am able to communicate, to listen and enable groups of people, working together to achieve a project or goal. I have post-graduate qualifications and experience teaching adults and I use these skills to explain, supporting and encouraging people doing creative workshops. I'm experienced in managing multiple strands of a project, working in a structured and logical way bringing those projects to successful completion on time and in budget. 

Both my BA and MA degrees were obtained at a Russell group university with a strong emphasis on research skills. My passion for research continues to drive my personal and professional development as I constantly explore new ideas and advance my creative practice.