ABOUT ME
I am a multi-award winning textile and mixed media artist who loves nothing more than experimenting with new ideas and sharing my enthusiasm and work with others.
Mark making is my passion. The possibilities for creating something exciting using just a few considered pencil lines, or free flowing swishes from an inky brush, are endless. Although I might start with a specific idea, I generally allow a particular piece to engage me in conversation until such time as intuition tells me it is complete.
Inspiration is to be found all around me. I sketch and use photography as an aide memoire and whilst I might admire a glorious landscape it is often the small scale, somewhat humble things, such as a rusty bolt that I capture with my camera lens.
Acrylic and ink are my primary media, though rarely used alone. Stitch, pencil, pastel, watercolour, print, felt, collage and photographic elements might have a role to play.
Find a selection of my work at Aetheria Gallery, 3 Edith Walk, Malvern WR14 4QH plus selected exhibitions throughout the year.
I am a member of Creatives Connect Malvern, Worcestershire Open Studios and the Malvern Hills based exhibiting group Artstrands.
Past Showcases
2018 - Fine Art Quilt Masters - Festival of Quilts, NEC, Birmingham (finalists exhibition)
2019 - Quilters Guid at 40 - Festival of Quilts, NEC, Birmingham (commissioned quilt artist)
2019 - Quartet - Weavers Gallery, Ledbury (Herefordshire Art Week group event)
2022
Lost Words - Ledbury Poetry Festival, Weavers Gallery, Ledbury (invited artist)
Making My Mark - Weavers Gallery, Ledbury (solo exhibition)
2023
Creatives Connect Artists Open Day - OCC, Great Malvern (group event)
Elmslie Art Groups Exhibition - Elmslie House, Malvern (group exhibition)
2024
Pershore Open - Number 8 Arts Centre, Pershore (juried exhibition)
Worcester 100 - Artery Studios, Worcester (open exhibition)
Creatives Connect Showcase - The Library, Great Malvern (group exhibition)
Royal Birmingham Society of Arts 2024 Summer Show - RBSA Gallery, Birmingham (juried exhibition)
A Female Perspective - Ledbury Poetry Festival, Weavers Gallery, Ledbury (invited artist)
Guest Artist with Artists Studios at Bevere Gallery - Bevere Gallery, Worcester (solo exhibition)
Artstrands at The Coach House - Coach House Theatre, Malvern (group exhibition)
Artstrands at Malvern Theatres - Circle Bar, Malvern Theatre, Malvern (group exhibition)
Elmslie Art Groups exhibition - Elmslie House, Malvern (group exhibition)
The Time of her Life IV - The House of Smalls Gallery, Edinburgh (juried exhibition)
Artstrands at Weavers Gallery - Weavers Gallery, Ledbury (group exhibition)
Worcester Art Fayre - Worcester Cathedral Cloisters, Worcester (selling exhibition)
Hidden - The House of Smalls Edinburgh (juried exhibition)
2025
Artstrands at Malvern Library - Great Malvern Library, Malvern (group exhibition)
Worcester 100 (8th - 15th March) - Artery Studios, Worcestershire (open exhibition)
In Bloom (1st - 31st March) - Aetheria Gallery, Malvern (gallery exhibition)
Artstrands at The Coach House (2nd - 6th May) - Coach House Theatre, Malvern (group exhibition)
Where Hills Meet Sky (1st May - 30th June) - Aetheria Gallery, Malvern (gallery exhibition)
Hidden (7th - 29th June) - City Art Gallery & Museum, Worcester (invited artist)
Memories (25th June - 1st July) - Garden Gallery, Cheltenham (group exhibition)
‘Journeys’ (27th June - 6th July) - Ledbury Poetry Festival, Weavers Gallery, Ledbury (invited artist)
Artstrands at The Coach House (2nd-31st August) - Coach House Theatre Malvern (group exhibition)
Worcestershire Open Studios (16th - 25th August ) - Venue 15, The Studio at Robins, Malvern (two person exhibition)
A Sense of Place (5th - 14th Sept) as part of Herefordshire Art Week - Weavers Gallery, Ledbury (two exhibitors)
2026
Worcester 100 (14th - 21st March)- Artery Studios, Worcester (open exhibition)
In her Time (10th - 31st March) - Bar Limon, Malvern (Arts & Culture group exhibition)
This Place (14th -28th April) - Bar Limon, Malvern (Arts & Culture group exhibition)
The Spirit of Malvern (4th May) - Malvern Theatres, Malvern (Creatives Connect Malvern group exhibition)
On Now / Upcoming:
Colours - (12th -26th May) - Bar Limon, Malvern (Arts & Culture group exhibition)
Artstrands at Weavers (8th - 14th June) - Weavers Gallery, Ledbury (group exhibition)
Worcestershire Open Studios (22nd - 31st August) - Venue tba (three exhibitors)