I graduated from Central St Martin's College of Art and Design with a degree in textiles design. My speciality was print making. Hand painting screens gave my work a loose, painterly and expressive immediacy.
After college, I took my textiles and painting knowledge to work on feature films in costume departments for over ten years.
Only a few years ago, I finally returned to my first loves: painting and photography. I set up my own art studio near my home in Crystal Palace where I now work.
My collections most often are inspired by and start with a series of my own photographs which capture beauty and simplicity in the human world, quite often showing the stark contrast between harsh, angular industrial landscapes juxtaposed by the uncertanty and ever-changing nature around it. Then distilling compositions down to their raw, abstract, engaging interpretation through mixed media, collage and paint.
The simplicity of my aesthetic belies a rigorous and frenetic work ethic which prevents me from 'overthinking' and stifling my mark making. My thought process becomes a stream of concious decisions flowing from one to another; pushing each idea and concept into the next.