I was born and raised in a small village in Hertfordshire, and wanted to be an artist from childhood. My father was a former draftsman and technical illustrator and I was also inspired by my grandmother, who I would spend long afternoons painting with in her kitchen.

I studied Fine Art at Winchester School of Art from 2004-2007, with my specialism being painting. However I was always drawn to line work, and began to use embroidery as a way to convey form.

I worked through my twenties as a gallery assistant and then art consultant before returning to university to study for a Masters in Illustration. There I discovered my fascination with ephemeral objects, and began to draw and embroider tickets and receipts. My final project included drawings depicting every single receipt I had collected that year.

I continued to work in galleries and as a picture framer in London for the next decade, selling my work on the side, until the pandemic hit in 2020. After being made redundant from my gallery job, I moved to Margate and turned my full attention to my art practise. After years of promoting other artists’ work, I felt ready to focus on my own business, and began to sell at markets, pop-ups and local stores.

Thanks to a few high profile projects and features, I have been fortunate enough to sustain life as an artist ever since; most of my business coming from private clients who commission bespoke artworks.