“I work in clay and cloth.
I started making art in my thirties whilst my children were little, and the constant juggle of raising a family, working, and making became part of my inspiration. I re-trained at West Dean College and now run workshops in the local area, teach back at West Dean and on Arts for Wellbeing programmes. I am also Chair of the artist co-operative Chalk Gallery Lewes.
I make hand-built clay vessels that use the pinch and coil method which I smoke-fire using materials gathered on walks: bracken, thistledown, dock and dandelion. I also use locally dug Sussex clay.
These ceramics are accompanied by textile work, carefully patched and stitched pieces made from calico which are dyed using materials such as hawthorn, sloes and nettles along with rust, ink and my own writing.
All my work aims to capture the memory of walking in the Sussex countryside. Fragments of memories, lovingly protected.”
