Welcome

I am a Brighton based freelance textile designer. I love to sketch ideas and then make them a reality, incorporating them into lavender bags, corsages and brooches you can wear, or creating concept designs for incorporating into clothing.

Artist, craftsperson, designer, embroiderer...

... all the above words describe what I do.

There is a large and longstanding divide between artists and crafts people, and embroidery is a word which conjures up images of ladies stitching pretty pictures.

I create collages which encompass paper, paint, text, fabric and stitch. The embroidery is mainly created with a free foot on a machine and can be compared to drawing with a needle. Additional hand stitching is often added.

This work is versatile because it can be applied to accessories, such as bags, clothing, jewellery, and also interiors, as well as framed collages and wall hangings.

This site is a visual introduction to these textiles, and how they are inspired and created. They are available for sale and commissions are undertaken.

View my recent textile designs here.