My art practice is rooted in textiles, but I also love life drawing, painting and mosaic.

Recently, however, I have become slightly obsessed with the appearance of the humble garden shed.

In my textiles work I use mostly recycled fabrics. I have a particular love of the functional bits that identify their previous lives - button strips, collars, cuffs, pockets and labels. I like the worn out parts, where the pattern has worn thin in places, mending, and even the occasional stain... the evidence of the people gone before. It's great when people look at my work and say "My Mother had one of those" or "My Dad's got that shirt" or "My Grandma did embroidery like that". This is what I like about mosaic too - using the useless for a new purpose. 

I'm influenced by many artists, current favourites being Hundertwasser, Klee, Ivan Rabuzin. Contemporary artists I find myself drawn to are Cleo Mussi, Rob Ryan, Matthew Harris, Sarah Cheese... anything with humour, or pattern or a hint of the bucolic will do me! I'm also influenced by my family and friends, artists, musicians or otherwise: their interest, discussion and knowledge continue to inspire me!