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Weaving the Unseen

My art practice is a dialogue with nature, mythology, and the cycles of the earth, deeply rooted in the topographical landscape of the Suffolk coast. This landscape—both physical and hauntological—is layered with spectral myths and folklore, where time and space compress, waiting to be unlocked through a visual spell.
 

Through collage, assemblage, and material exploration, I work intuitively—tearing, rearranging, mending, stitching, and layering—allowing each piece to guide its own transformation. Materiality is the soul of my work; every fragment—photographs, textiles, found relics, organic and synthetic debris—carries a history, an energy, a quiet narrative waiting to be woven into something new.

 

My process is an act of alchemy, melding memory, myth, and landscape to unlock the unseen.

Art, Myth and the Creative Process

Creative Mentoriship for Artists Seeking Clarity

Beyond my personal practice, I guide mid-life artists seeking creative clarity, confidence, and direction.

Whether you're navigating creative uncertainty, refining your portfolio, or crafting a visual identity that reflects your truth, I offer mentorship, portfolio reviews, and aesthetics consultations to help you build a body of work that feels deeply aligned.

I believe every artist carries a story that deserves to be fully expressed ~ without hesitation, perfectionism, or doubt.

A Practice Rooted in Place, Story, and Transformation

I collect my materials through fieldworkphotographing, drawing, and capturing sound and video directly from the land and sea. These collected relics, archived and woven together through collage, assemblage, and mixed media, serve as conduits to forgotten stories. I see my finds as sacred fragments, each holding its own history and energy, waiting to be reassembled into something new.
 

Working with both synthetic and organic debris found in the wrack zone, vintage textiles, thread, and traditional art materials, I explore the passage of time and the accumulation of memory. My studio is a mystic playground, a space where unfolding realities and possibilities take shape through cutting, rearranging, and layering.
 

At its core, my work is deeply personal and introspective, exploring mid-life, aging, climate change, and environmental concerns. Mythological representations of the feminine often appear, with Mother Nature serving as a metaphor for the female life cycle and the ongoing imbalance between the masculine and feminine, humankind and the earth.

EDUCATION & STUDIO PRACTICE

I trained at the University of the Creative Arts in Kent, with a period of study at the Maastricht Institute of Art in the Netherlands, graduating with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art in 2000. I later completed an MA in Textiles at Chelsea College of Art, London, in 2008. Now based on the Suffolk coast, I work from my home studio, where the land, sea, and sky continue to shape and inform my practice.

Get to Know Me

Sagittarius Sun, Aquarius Moon, Libra Rising

Human Design: Manifestor (1/3 Profile, Emotional Authority)

MBTI: INFJ – The Visionary & Guide

Numerology Life Path: 8

Favourite Tarot Card: Temperance

Element Connections: Water & Earth

Landscape Connections: The Forest

Archetype: The Mystic

Influences: Women artists who created when society said they couldn’t

Favourite Mediums: Collage, Mixed Media, Vintage Finds

Creative Rituals: Morning journaling, working with moon cycles

Inspiration: The shifting seasons, forgotten stories, folklore, and myth

Favourite Place: Where the land meets the sea

Studio Must Haves: A wall of inspiration, dried flowers, crystals, books and my two cats

Favourite Sound: The waves on the shore

Tea or Coffee: Earl Grey Tea & Freshly Ground Coffee

Book that Changed My Life: The Poetics of Space

Most Likely Found: Gathering, wandering in nature, pressing botanicals, inside the covers of a sketchbook

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Stories from the Studio.

Sent on the new and full moon my studio stories are for anyone who is passionate about art, nature, and living a life that is true to their heart. 

 

In each issue, I share stories, inspiration, and resources to help you live a more creative, fulfilling, and connected life. On each moon phase we will explore the intersection of art and nature, and how they can both inspire and heal us.

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I look forward to writing to you soon. xo

Connect with the moon cycle in my studio stories.  If you are passionate about art, nature, and living a life that is true to their heart...this is for you.

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