‘I work with oils, acrylics, collage, and drawing materials. Painting, collaging and sanding, creating layers, offers a sense of process and relationship. Through colour and gestural marks, I work intuitively, seeking a language of abstracted rhythm, vitality and energy.’

As a creative, my art practice has developed alongside my clinical practice as a nature-based arts therapist, and through previous roles and positions, in particular arts workshops for young people, clowning (Art of Fooling) and as an artist model.

Six years ago, I turned my creative energies (that up until this point, often been channelled into facilitating creativity in others) towards my own art making and set up my art practice in my home studio. Having this space to get messy and dig deeper into my process has evolved my art. During this time I have further developed my style and voice through my work, supported by an artist mentor and artist memberships.

I live and work in the wooded and craggy hills of Derbyshire (UK) with my family and, now elderly, dog. My time is shared between my clinical practice and my art practice, both inspiring and informing the other.