When I finished uni I couldn’t figure out where to go creatively. I started pulling together some of my doodles and little sketches to make into greetings cards, alongside bits of jewellery, prints that look nothing like what I do now and more! Gradually, playing with various mediums, I taught myself not to fear colour and learnt how to paint the way I do. Once I found gouache paints it all changed and I became obsessed with painting animals. I still feel like every painting gets better, and I learn more about my own technique every time. I don’t sketch them first, I go straight in, paint to paper and paint in as realistic a way as I can. I think this way allows them to have their own personalities, it seems to appear as I add the glint to their eyes! I still make my paintings into cards and prints but have also extended into other exciting products.