I grew up on a tiny, remote island in the Pacific Northwest of Canada. Between the forest, the sea and my parents' garden, I was completely immersed in nature.

Now, even though I have lived in London for the past twenty years my love of nature has never left me. In fact, it has grown. I began creating my cyanotypes during the first lockdown. Although the world was shutting down, the cherry tree hanging over the fence at the bottom of the garden was a ridiculous riot of pink. I took every new shoot and each bud opening as a sign of hope for the future. On our daily walk I would talk to my young daughters about the plants that we passed, telling them what medicine came from one plant or how another got its name. I wanted to inspire them to have a deeper relationship with nature, to love her as I did.

Now, I use the sustainable photography process of cyanotype to convey my message of hope for the future and environmental stewardship.