I moved to the Highlands around 15 years ago and my work is very much inspired by the beauty I see in my immediate surrounds. I like to walk slowly, scanning the ground for often overlooked details. Lichens are a particular passion of mine. There are multiple species in my garden and the surrounding areas. I have exhibited my work for the British Lichen Society at the Natural History Museum.
I am passionate about learning and it is important to me to research my subject. In my work I try to convey a sense of both what I can see and what I have read, along with all the emotions that it evokes. The joy, the wonder …
All of my pieces are organic; they develop as I work. The needle of my sewing machine is my pencil. I don’t do preliminary sketches. I enjoy distressing fabrics and quite often have to stop and then reconsider the direction of a piece. This means that no two pieces are ever the same.