I design and make with fabric, stitch and my trusty Bernina sewing machine. My first love is drawing and my work begins with first-hand observation and sketches. I never venture far without a sketch book and find gardens and wildlife sources of endless inspiration, stimulus and excitement.

Having assembled my ideas, spontaneous and precise free machine embroidery allows me to “draw” with the needle, fashioning texture, depth and relief. I use hand stitches to add fine detail and reclaim old needlework techniques to use in  contemporary ways. I collect scraps of vintage fabrics to fashion unique backgrounds for my embroidery, embedding the stories they tell into my work.