My work explores the physical manifestation of emotional experience, in particular the palpability of memory, trauma and healing. I find the process of making to be meditative, as the dance between material, technique and feeling drives the emerging abstract forms. Narrative is created in the carving of haptic curves; in apertures held safe by their surroundings, and by the juxtaposition of opaque and reflective surfaces that mirror inner and outer landscapes. 

Whether casting a fragile vessel from fallen leaves, or carving a sculpture from rock formed millions of years ago, I work with organic materials to emphasise our shared existence and connection to the earth. Stone in particular is a tactile reminder of our cosmic origins, the material itself seemingly making a connection with me that often feels beyond explanation or description. 

My practice is deeply rooted in expressing the human experience of being, through tangible objects that invite both touch and contemplation.

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Before beginning my studio practice in 2019, I practised as a counsellor and therapist for over thirty years in London and Herefordshire, (b 1958). I currently live and work in Hampshire.

Education 

2023 - 2025 BA Art and Contemporary Craft West Dean College of Arts, Design, Craft and Conservation

2021-2023 Diploma in Art and Contemporary Craft. West Dean College of Arts, Design, Craft and Conservation

2019 - 2020 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design. Hereford College of Arts

Exhibitions

2024  

South Downs Open. Petersfield Gallery and Museum  Hampshire UK

Wessex Sculptors Summer Exhibition , Hampshire UK

West Dean College BAAC Pop Up, Sussex UK

2023

By All Means. Copeland Gallery,  London UK

Echoes. West Dean College, Sussex UK

Wessex Sculptors Summer Exhibition , Hampshire UK

2022 

West Dean College DACC Pop Up. Sussex UK

Wessex Sculptors Summer Exhibition , Hampshire UK

Awards

West Dean College of Arts, Design, Craft and Conservation. Nomination for Trustees Craft Prize 2023