I grew up in the heart of rural Sussex and moved to Cornwall with my husband in 1969. I graduated from Falmouth College of Art and Design with a BA(Hons) Fine Art in 1999.
My dance with glass began in my studio one morning in 1997. I was astonished by the light reflected from the edges of a stack of sheet glass waiting to be made into boxes. That revelation led me to research, discover and train and has resulted in a passion for the versatility of a material that in its everyday clothes, is an integral part of our daily lives.
The strong colours and geometric designs that I work with are still hugely influenced by the seductive experience of four months spent in Morocco in 2002/03.
In combination with this, the inspiration for my work stems from my love of nature and the outdoor life. Annual camping trips on the Scilly Isles, regular travel adventures and a passion for collecting objects, fragments and remnants whose shape or history trigger a creative idea.
My practice covers Exhibition Pieces, Commissions and Functional Objects (many as one-off designs) that work alone or combine to form related, groups and sets.
Price Range: £22 - £2000
2007
Three person Show, Badcocks Gallery, The Strand. Newlyn, Cornwall
CCA Members Show, Trelissike Gallery, National Trust Trelissike, Truro, Cornwall
CCA Trelowarren Gallery, Trelowarren Estate, Helston, Cornwall
2006
Four person Show, The Salt Gallery, Copper House, Hayle, Cornwall
Hidden Art Curated, Godolphin House, Helston, Cornwall
2005
Small is Beautiful, Salt Gallery, Hayle, Cornwall
Silverwell Creative, Falmouth Art Centre, Falmouth, Cornwall
Four person show, The Salt Gallery, Hayle, Cornwall
Mixed Show, Badcocks Gallery, Newlyn, Cornwall
Work shown with Terry Frost Print Exhibition, Badcocks Gallery, Newlyn, Cornwall
2007
Two private Commissions to be completed by December – both are to be Art Works for windows spaces. One for a house in Tobago and one for a house in Cornwall
2006
A large, free standing piece for a London based Interior Designer. Private Commission, April.
2005
Six Plates with a related theme. Private Commission, September.
2006
Cornish Cravings, Cornwall Today, July
2004
What's in store and We've got to have it, 'Living on the Edge' - The Guardian Supplement, October
CCA, Trelowarren Gallery, Trelowarren Estate, Helston, Cornwall
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