About
I’m an artist, researcher and mother of two daughters, living and working in Dorset, UK. My studio is based at Sandy Hill Arts in Corfe Castle.
My textiles practice is rooted in slow, process-led methods such as natural dyeing (particularly indigo), resist techniques, print and stitch. I work mostly with inherited, collected and repurposed fabrics—materials that carry memory, history, and emotional resonance. Sustainability and resourcefulness are central to my work, and I strive to create in a way that is thoughtful and low-impact.
Through repetitive making—stitching, unpicking, cutting, patchworking—I find space to reflect, connect, and make sense of experience. I’m especially interested in how craft-based processes can become a language for expressing the subtle, shifting rhythms of life.
Research
My current research takes shape through a part-time, practice-based PhD: Materialising the Early Motherhood Experience Through Textiles Practice. This project explores how textiles processes can hold and communicate the layered realities of early motherhood, and how the roles of mother, artist, and researcher can overlap and inform one another.
Workshops
I run a small number of workshops from my studio at Sandy Hill Arts, focused on indigo dyeing, shibori pattern-making, and natural resist techniques. These sessions are designed to be hands-on, exploratory, and welcoming—bringing people together to share in the rhythm and magic of slow textiles processes.
Want to join a workshop?
I can also come to your setting to run a bespoke workshop. I’m always happy to talk through your ideas.
Projects
I am currently exploring ways to bring my research into community settings to support the wellbeing of new mothers.
In 2024 I ran the Patchworking Motherhood project in partnership with Dorset Perinatal Mental Health team and supported by the Textile Study Group STAR Award. This project, aimed at mothers with their babies, ran over 8 weeks and saw each participant create their own patchwork. The focus of the project was as much about creating a safe and supportive space as it was about developing craft skills.
Teaching
I am an educator with over 10 years’ experience supporting adult learners across university and community contexts.
I have experienced teaching BA and MA students at institutions including; University of the Arts London, Chelsea College of Art; University for the Creative Arts, Epson; University of West London
I deliver workshops, guest lectures, and seminars on a range of textiles subjects, often with a focus on natural dyeing, surface design, sustainability, embodied and slow textiles practice and practice-based research.
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