I gained a BA Hons in illustration and printmaking from Bradford university in 2003, and in 2004 had work selected for the ‘Fabulous Coloured Pencils of the World’ exhibition, which showed in Venice, Rome and Naples. In 2008 I established a textile business in Manchester, creating weird and wonderful soft toys and puppets, made from remnant fabrics and old clothes. I created commissions for clients across the globe after taking my business online, and in 2011 I gained a commission to design and make 600 dolls for the Australian Childhood Foundation. The tactile, interactive dolls were designed for use in children’s therapy sessions, and are now used to deliver therapy training programs to organisations across Australia. I designed a range of character based greetings cards which sell online and in shops around the UK, a collection which keeps expanding. After 10 years of textiles I moved to Glasgow to study a Master’s in Painting. Following graduation I was part of a group exhibition at Glasgow School of Art’s Reid gallery, where I showed paintings alongside wallpaper, and a sofa which I upholstered with custom designed fabric. This was followed by another group show at New Glasgow Society’s East Gallery in 2022.