I was brought up on the edge of the moors in Yorkshire but have lived all my adult life in Scotland. I split my time between Edinburgh and the Isle of Skye where we have family and friends. My mother taught me to sew and a love of textile crafts has followed me ever since, alongside a career with charities and in universities which has given me an abiding interest in community and adult education.
Three years ago I took the plunge to become a full time upholsterer and I am now qualified with the Association of Master Upholsterers and Soft Furnishers (AMUSF) and have a studio workshop in Edinburgh where I work on commissions, collaborations and my own projects.
I belong to The Leith Collective which provides a non-profit outlet for artists and makers across Edinburgh. I love the process of taking an unloved, unfashionable or rundown piece and turning it into something special again.