Artist’s Statement
May 2025
 
I  have stitched and painted on and off throughout my life, partly influenced by my father who, in his early career, was a tailor and who always loved to paint.  He was my greatest supporter.   Over the last fifteen years or so I have developed my skills.  I completed a City & Guilds diploma and since then have concentrated on art quilting and, more recently, on mixed media and printing; often combining all three in a piece of work.
 
My style is mainly pictorial.  I like to work in a small series and often use perspective and colour to draw the eye.  There may well be a story too and sometimes there is a message.  My art quilts are drawn onto plain fabric, then painted and free-motion quilted.
 
I take many photographs on my travels, which can often be a basis for a series of work.
 
In recent times, following a few upheavals in my life, I have spent more time “playing” which has resulted in a revived interest in printing, collaging and in recycling materials, hopefully in a playful way.