I am primarily a textile artist with a love of 3-dimensional work and machine embroidery. I enjoy experimenting and have played around with a variety of working methods including fused appliqué, free-motion quilting and image transfer. I particularly like working with textures and surface embellishment.

I trained as an Art teacher in the 1980s and also worked in industry for 7 years. I spent  some years developing products, demonstrating techniques at home and in Europe  and finally gathered the courage to become self-employed in 2003. 

I'm still teaching in schools but more often than not I work as an artist and an Art Education consultant. I write materials for teachers and produce artwork exemplars that appear in educational suppliers catalogues. On top of all that, I also tutor courses for guilds and groups. The variety appeals to me  - even when deadlines clash and everyone wants work finished at the same time!

I belong to 3 artists groups;    Textile Art Group Suffolk (TAGS), Chain Reaction and Diss Embroiderers. Belonging to different groups provides a range of experiences, support and opportunities to exhibit. I also belong to the Eastern Region Textile Forum (ERTF) which works to promote textile art and exhibits every 2 years.