My work explores a variety of marking and stitching techniques to develop the power and intrigue of the image, always starting from an observed experience.

I am at present working on a series of pieces, looking at Orchids. These fascinating plants present an extraordinary range of qualities, - eccentricity of shape, glorious markings and colours, and can be either demure or blatantly sexy tricksters, and certainly not "just a pretty face". They are a wonderful spring board from which to indulge the use of the rich qualities of silk, - the glowing dyed colours and the versatility of fine fabric to develop a richly textured and expressive surface.

Education
Studied Fine Art at Portsmouth College of Art and Munich Academy

Exhibitions
2004
Halesworth Gallery, 49 & Rising
John Innes Centre, Norwich, 49 & Rising

2003
Blackthorpe Barn, Bury St Edmunds

2002
Blickling Hall, 49 & Rising
Conservatory Gallery, Cambridge, 49 & Rising

2001
Babylon Gallery, Ely, 49 & Rising
Ropewalk Contemporary Art & Craft, Burton on Humber

2000
Brentwood “Street Art”, 49 & Rising
Red Square Gallery, Ely, 49 & Rising

1999
Palace House, Newmarket, 49 & Rising
Eastthorpe Visual Arts Gallery, Huddersfield

Commissions
2004 Private commission

2003 Broomfield Hospital, 2 Textile Art Works

2001 Completion of Millennium Textile Project, St. Mary’s Junior School

2000 Broomfield Hospital, 1 Textile Art Work

1998 Colchester Hospital, 3 Textile Art Works

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