biography
I was born in Morecambe, Lancashire in 1965 with bright red hair and my Grandma said to my Mother "You're going to have trouble with this one"!The youngest of three girls, I was brought up with mud fights on the beach, fishing with my Dad and drawing just about anything when it was raining or dark outside.
I hated school apart from textile design and art and couldn't wait to leave to go to the local art college, where I gained a commendation in Applied Art and Design and won the Festival of Britain Prize for young achievers.
I furthered my interest in design to degree level at Manchester Polytechnic (that shows my age!), where I studied printed textiles. I was lucky enough to win one of twelve national places on the Young Designers into Industry Scheme. After one year's experience working within a company, I decided to work on a freelance basis designing fashion fabrics and wallpaper for an international market.
This wasn't as fullfilling as I had hoped and after many years sought a more expressive medium for my creativity.I took up painting in 2000 and have been painting professionally since 2002, after winning the Derbyshire Open.