The fringe of Cornwall is my home and where I grew up. Out in the elements feeling the wind on my skin and the warmth of the sun, as it bounces off the sea and rocks, I watch quietly. This environment inspires me. Making slowly with my hands, being near to water, lends an intuitive nature to the way my work is formed. Capturing moments as I walk the cliff path, scrambling down to hidden coves worn away from tide and time. Playing in the ocean, gliding on waves, studying the sea thrift, spring gorse and cliff strata. Watching the ochre lichen and rock forms change colour as the day passes. I find it a mediative process which brings its form back into the studio.

My work is an ode to Cornwall, to ancient wisdom and the feminine. It takes refuge celebrating the many hands who have made the fabric from field to mill to factory. Honouring the people who have toiled long hours, so their efforts continue to live on in new revisited forms.

I use my tapestries and paintings as a vehicle to guide conversations about production, consumption, supply chains, human wellbeing and the impact we place on earth.

I am responsible for the repair department at Finisterre, am a guest lecturer at Falmouth University and a speaker at events with the power of repair being the common thread.