I consider myself a painter, printer, and mixed media artist. The effects of growing up in a bohemian household is at the heart of my work, enriched by my mother’s fascination with collecting antique's. Home was a stimulating mix of colour, style and texture, my surroundings are part of my make-up, and my art is the response.

My Mother's love of antiques became an addiction, and hoarding took over. As time has gone by, I have had space to contemplate, sort and appreciate these beautiful objects, they create a narrative, representing memory’s, meanings, and emotions, as well as the history of the objects that are familiar to me, they hold a connection to my past.

I am also interested in the spaces I lived as a child growing up, we lived in Three different houses and the same objects moved with us, while more gathered. These concepts have shaped who I am today and I patchwork these ideas with the present to create a new altered interior.

My love of Textiles is a prominent thread in my work, pattern, colour, and shape are all themes that show themselves, I started the transfer from Textiles to Paint in 2018 and have been painting ever since. I assemble patterns together from my collection of fabrics, new and old, using memories of wallpapers, paintings, and furniture. I use old family photographs to help remember the feeling of the space, i find images from various sources and set up a still life to create a scene. I piece these elements together to make stimulating compositions where the different parts find a place to interact with each other, unfolding a new narrative.

I started my artistic journey gaining a H.N.D. in Screen Printing from the London College of Printing in 1994, after having a my daughter, I moved to Swansea in 2008, there, I gained an hons Degree at Swansea School of Art, UWTSD in Surface Pattern Design. I later went on to gain a PGCE in Teaching and worked in Swansea for fifteen years, as well as being a self- employed artist and facilitating workshops. I moved back to my homeland of Ceredigion in 2018 and am presently studying for an M.A. in Fine Art at Aberystwyth School of Art.

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