My father grew up on a a small island off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, where my grandfather caught lobsters and my grandmother knit almost everything they wore (yes, they even had woolly underwear!) I spent my childhood summers with them by the sea, learning how to knit and catch crustaceans. I was hooked!

While I currently live in Brighton, UK, I designed my lobster and puffin toys while I was living in Newfoundland.