Apart from an NVQ in IT, which really isn't worth the paper it's printed on, I am largely self-taught in digital art. I had little formal art training, apart from GCE O Level Art many many years ago. My dad, a good amateur artist, began teaching me basic skills when I was a toddler; although at the time the purpose was to persuade me to draw on paper not the walls!
My interest in photography came from my mother, a keen amateur photographer. I can still remember my first camera, a Christmas present, a little Kodak Instamatic. Sadly, at the moment, I'm unable to do any photography - no working camera, and the camera on my smartphone is poor quality.
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Sometime, during the latter half of 2022, I returned to my old needlecraft skills - I'd forgotten how much I had loved embroidery and crafting. I'm currently creating unique handcrafted cards, using craft papers and scrap silk, as well as beads, sequins, and other embellishments.
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My interests are eclectic and many, hence the range of subject matter of my artwork. I tried to restrict myself, but it was an impossible task! I never know from day to day what will inspire me. Sometimes I go seeking inspiration and don't find any. Sometimes I'm doing something quite mundane and there it is, an idea. Not that all my ideas work. Like many artists, I can spend hours on a work, only to decide a few months (or even weeks) later that I don't like it. I just love exploring possibilities amd ideas.
Exhibition History (All local - Kent, UK)
2018 - Open, Lovely's Gallery, Cliftonville
2015 - Open, Viking Gallery, Cliftonville
2015 - Open, St John’s Church, Margate
2014 - Open, St John’s Church, Margate
2014 - Summer Open, York Street Gallery, Ramsgate
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2011 - Solo show, Asymmetric Synergy, Birchington Library
2011 - SeaART (Open), Thanet Coast Project, Ramsgate
2011 - Summer Open, Harbour Arm Gallery, Margate
2010 - SeaART (Open), Thanet Coast Project, Ramsgate
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2009 - In Response, Alturnertive group, Margate Harbour Arm