Who Am I?
As a textile artist I’m passionate about creating using cloth and thread. I’ve been sewing since I was a very small child and one of my earliest memories is standing at my mother’s treadle sewing machine (because I was too short to sit and reach the peddle) mesmerized by the way I could shape and connect fabric pieces together with a needle and thread.
Today I’m still as mesmerized as I was back then, but I also have a deeper understanding of how working creatively with fabric and thread has helped to shape my life and sustain me through the years on a much deeper level than I could have imagined back then. For me this is a deeply spiritual and often healing practice.
Inspired by a strong connection to nature mysticism, my artwork reflects this relationship and is often textured with many layers hinting at the mysterious complexities of human nature, or sometimes stark with simplicity and enjoying a quiet moment of zen; often reflecting a response to emotion rather than reason, and always embellished with beauty.
“Being creative is our way of connecting to our soul,
the truest and deepest part of who we are.
And very often our art can tell a story with emotion
that’s difficult to express using words.”
Life is a journey – travel with me for a while, it’s often .. well … interesting …
My newsletter will keep you up-to-date with my personal news, upcoming classes and events and new products, as well as free downloads just for my subscribers coz you deserve it.
My blog is where you’ll find tutorials, photos of my completed work and work in progress and the occasional article; and always – things to inspire and nurture your creativity.
And of course if you have any questions, I’m always happy to hear from you so please email me.
Oh yes, almost forgot and most important – I’m originally from Australia and now live in Central Florida, USA.
We cannot live only for ourselves.
A thousand fibers connect us
with our fellow men;
and among those fibers,
as sympathetic threads,
our actions run as causes,
and they come back to us as effects.
Herman Melville