I create textile portraits that bridge the worlds of fine art, fashion and environmental consciousness. Working primarily in free-motion embroidery, I transform collected vintage fabrics - some held since my studies in Fashion Imaging - into botanical and figurative works that consider and honour the natural world and the material itself.

Origins & Sustainability

Vintage fabric

Too precious to use?

After saving fabric for many years, I stopped waiting for the 'perfect' project to Use The Fabric.

Drawing

Drawing with a sewing machine

Bold mark making without a guide is an exploratory challenge, freestyle free motion embroidery

Herstory

Developing early interests

I made this driftwood-inspired piece age 16, it won an award and was exhibited at a local gallery. The hanger was from a shoreline in Staithes.

Sustainable art

Vintage fabrics & threads

Using thrifted threads to explore vintage prints of the flora that conscious living supports