Hello and Welcome

 There is something quite magical about creating with a natural material, and is a quality that I enjoy sharing with others. Growing up in a time when making dens in the hedgerows, picking blackberries, making inks and perfume from natural materials was a normal activity for children, I am sure that this inspired my love of nature and is something that I love sharing with others

My interest in using renewable and sustainable materials to create works of art began over 20 years ago at a music festival in Devon. There, I created my first item from willow and spent the entire weekend making more.

At the time I worked as a community worker and was fortunate that I could use my creativity in my work with lots of different sections of the community, in 2007 after much encouragement from many of my clients I reduced my community work job to part time hours, and I set up an art business offering creative workshops and art participation/ engagement projects with a variety of clients including schools, councils etc.

As my skills and experience working with willow and other natural materials grew. I stopped teaching other art and focused on creating with willow. Over time, I realised that I wanted to move towards doing this full-time, but I couldn't afford to walk away from my permanent part-time employment.

My success in obtaining Arts Council Funding was the catalyst that I needed to make that change and gave me the financial cushion and the time and space to take the next step in my journey, and as they say, the rest is history.