I’m an award winning abstract and collage artist based in Lyme Regis, by the sea in Dorset. The sea is in my blood as much as painting is.

I grew up by the sea in North Yorkshire and spent most of my childhood on the beach. After completing Art A Level my intention was to study textiles at art school but I moved to London instead and ended up in sales. Art went out of the window for a few years until children came along and I found my artistic self again, painting murals for children’s rooms. A new career as a food writer and running a children’s cookery school was launched and art went on the back burner again.

In 2021 I moved to Lyme Regis, retired from food writing and the cookery school, retrained as a yoga teacher and SUP instructor, took up gig rowing and finally had time to focus on my creative side.

I work in acrylic and have a severe addiction to my gelli plate making collage papers. What is better than glueing and sticking! My inspiration is anything and everything to do with the sea, with a bit of a passion for interesting windows and doors.

Every piece tells a story, each word, letter and stroke has a purpose relating to the piece. The more you look, the more you discover, allow the piece to tell you it’s story.