About Me

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I could tell you about where I went to school, or my foundation course at Kingston Polytechnic.

I could tell you about how much I enjoyed my time at Goldsmiths College in London (graduating in 1988) where I was a textile student. Or the amazing year that followed in Warsaw, Poland where I went to the Warsaw Academy of Fine Art on a post-graduate scholarship to study tapestry and sculpture. How I fell into curating exhibitions.

I could tell you about the little gallery I set up in Edinburgh. Or how I moved to Cornwall to become the Director of Newlyn Art Gallery.

I could tell you all sorts of technical things. And about not having a traditional approach to jewellery making

But I won’t.

Instead I’ll tell you about some of the things that inspire me to do what I do;

Living by the coast in Cornwall
Having the beach as my studio
Walking our Jack Russell, Ruby, by the sea and filling my pockets with pebbles and shells
The contours and textures of the rocks
Ripples in a rockpool
Breaking waves
The frilly edges of seaweed
Those special stripey pebbles
The light reflecting on the surf
Stitching, antique embroidery, selvedges, worn edges and rips in fabric
Ancient artifacts in museums
Rumaging at fleamarkets and antique shops

And there you go!