My artistic journey

I am a self-taught artist. Sculpture and painting have been my main passion and therapy since early childhood. At school, aged seven, I would ‘sell’ my drawings to others in the playground for sweets and ‘build’ figure sculptures at home from found items. Making art made me unbelievably happy, it still does.

In my studio in Worcestershire, inspired by my childhood and love of animals, I create stylised wall hanging plaques, animals and female figures, 15cm to over 70cm tall for home and garden décor. I finish pieces with oxides and underglazes. Each piece is a true 'one off'.

Growing up in the Shropshire on a small holding, I was lucky enough to be immersed in nature, surrounded by animals and beautiful scenery but home was quite secluded so I made art and wrote poetry to entertain myself.

As an adult I have owned a hairdressing business and was a sugar sculpture tutor at Wolverhampton, Birmingham and Worcester.

I have created sculptures from mixed media such as porcelain and sugar with metal, feathers, string, crystals! (for my then wacky wedding sculpture business). Commissions came from Vogue magazine, celebrities and large companies. My sugar sculptures appeared in many art galleries and were featured on BBC TV and ITV.

I then returned to my first love, hand built, coiled and sculpted clay. I prefer to create only from my imagination, so with my stylised creations I aim to avoid realism at all costs! designing quirky pieces often with some steampunk or Wonderland touches.

My garden sculptures have been exhibited at Showborough House, Cotswolds Sculpture Park, RHS Rosemoor. During 2025 I also exhibited at the Wye Valley Sculpture Park.

To end 2025 my new large 7 bird stack is on display for the first time at the gallery run by artists in Bromfield near Ludlow

Really pleased also to be exhibiting again this year my garden sculptures and smaller pieces for gifts/home decor at RHS Garden Rosemoor’s North Devon Winter Sculpture Exhibition .

My work can be seen year round at the Bromyard Art Studios and Gallery, Bromyard, Herefordshire.