I was born in  Blackpool and the sea has a strong influence on  my work having spent a great deal of my childhood on the beach chasing my grandad's donkeys!

I originally trained as teacher of English and Drama and was self taught as an artist. After working in a women's prison with inmates with mental health problems I found that art was a great way to communicate with the women  and help to build their self esteem; then I went on to use art as a primary means of bringing education and hope to different groups of adults and young people.
I left teaching in 2005 to devote myself full time to my own work with assemblage and sculptures and to work in partnership with my husband Paul in the studio and on decorative and trompe l'oeil commissions around the world.

 I have recently finished my HND Fine Art, after studying part time, although I was accepted on a 1 year course to 'top up' to BA I decided that life is too short and I wanted to get out there and get on with being a professional full time artist.  I have spent enough time in gathering qualifications as a teacher and will be very busy preparing for exhibitions in 2009 and 2010

Exhibited:

Leeds City Library, 2005 (group show)

The New Unitarian Church Todmorden, 2005, 2006,2007 (group shows)

Hebden Bridge Library, 2005 (group show)

Staithes gallery 2007 (photographs)

Open Studios, Luddenden, 2007

Installation, July 2007 Luddenden, Midgley Open Gardens

Staithes Gallery, North Yorkshire, March 2008 (group show)

Arts Festival Gallery, Hebden Bridge, April 2008 (2 person show)

Staithes Gallery North Yorkshire August 2008

Mytholmroyd, Ted Hughes Festival, October 25th -  October 28th 2008

Staithes Gallery, North Yorks in aid of RNLI, Mixed exhibition, April 2009

Hebden Bridge Festival Gallery, Mixed Exhibition, (Green Issues) May 22nd - May25th 2009

KUNSTART International Art Fair Bolzano  Italy May 22nd- May 26th 2009 (GaleriaGaudi, Madrid)

Summer Show, Galeria Gaudi, Madrid, August 2009.

Dean Clough, Halifax, Group Summer Show, Viaduct Cafe, August 2009

'Shifting the Momentum' Group show, 59 Steps, Earth Spirit, Hebden Bridge, October 2009

Galeria Gaudi, Madrid, Christmas Show, 2009

Dean Clough, Halifax, Group Christmas  Show, Viaduct Cafe, December 2009-January 2010

Cupola Gallery Sheffield, 'ICE', group Christmas show, Friday 4th December - Sunday 10th January 2010

Arts Mill Christmas Art Show, Hebden Bridge, December 2009

Recent Decorative Work;-

see 'The World of Interiors ' November 2008, Nicky Haslam's Swish Chalet,

 and 'The World of Interiors' March 2007 Picture Perfect, page151-