It started with Eve's Mural which was created to remember my friend's first born daughter. As we crept into the 2020s, I was busy realising my sketches onto their nursery wall for their second daughter who was born later that year. (check out Eve's Greeting Cards for more pictures)
Then came Poppy's Castle, another mural for friends but this time for an older child but not yet a young adult. This one was painted during the hottest week of summer 2021. Turns out that paint reacts very different in the winter versus the summer. If you're ever wanting anyone to tell you the truth...ask an 8-year-old!
Next up is Matthew's Garden. Not a mural, as the parents wanted their child to choose their own mural when they're old enough. Instead, I created a painting in secret during the summer of 2022, using a canvas that I had 'stolen' from their home many years previously because in my opinion it was hideous (!), and repurposed into a reinterpretation of their beautiful garden, right down to the pigeons that like to get busy on the fence posts! It now sits proudly in their entrance hall and they seem quite taken by it.
There is another mural in the works...but I need to wait for a house to be built before that one can be fully realised!
With time on my hands due to Covid-19 Lockdown One, I created a series of alphabet collages to keep me entertained. Check out my Instagram for the full selection.
At the end of 2018, I finished four years of part-time study to complete a Masters in Textile Research. The research analysed and developed opportunities to retain traditional printed fabric features utilising digital technologies. This was a great opportunity to combine my passion for print and archives into an engaging research project.
It started with a request to draw a dog for my sister...
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