I am a textile designer working from my studio in the garden of my Mid-Devon home. I design surface patterns which I screen print by hand onto natural fabrics, making these into furnishings, lampshades, fashion accessories and household textiles.
I have always been inspired by the shapes and colours found in the natural world, taking the details found in everyday forms into my work. Living in the West Country gives me access to such varied landscapes and coastlines where I gather objects. These are often just a catalyst for my designs and then I let my pen take me on a journey to a finished design. Being a textile designer, when looking at objects I’m always visualising them in some sort of repeat and I can see pattern in almost everything I study, from plant form through to man-made items.
I run workshops and take commissions for household textile projects.
