I create unique artwork, using a variety of materials, including hand painted silks, applied fibres, photographic images, dyed velvets, stitching and found objects such as driftwood and sea-glass.

My artwork explores the ranges of emotion that continually overlap and pull in all directions. I am constantly seeking to express my conflict between the desire to please and be all things to all people, and a backlash against that need to conform to expectations.

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