I studied textiles at Glasgow School of Art and during my time there
I developed my love for creating unique fine art textiles using various dye processes to produce vibrant and rich colours.
I was always encouraged to work from first hand sources and this has never left me, my sketch book is a source of inspiration and I use it to record the natural world and experiment.
Although I love to draw I am always drawn back to textiles. Recent pieces reflect my passion for colour and mixed media techniques which I use to build up an image using layers of hand printed fabrics with machine and hand stitching. Building up an image with fabric and threads in the same way that a painter uses paint and brushstrokes to create an impression rather than an accurate representation.
My main sources of inspiration include the natural world, plants and foliage but also architecture in particular ancient buildings and places of worship.I am a regular exhibitor with Edge Textile artist Scotland and the Glasgow Society of Women Artists
In 2021 I completed a commission for a new modern pulpit fall for Dunblane Cathedral.
Education
Glasgow School of Art 1979 - 1983
Postgraduate Glasgow School of Art 1983-1984
Moray House Edinburgh Postgraduate in Education 1997 - 1998
Awards
Incorporation of Weavers Award 1983
Previous commissions
Wall hanging for Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice Glasgow
Woven hanging for Kelvingrove Art Galleries
Woven banner for Scottish Crafts Council collection
Pulpit Fall for Newton Mearns Parish Church
Pulpit Fall for Dunblane Cathedral
Recent exhibitions
Whitehouse Gallery Kirkcudbright May 2018
Harbour Gallery Kirkcudbright April 2022
Lille Art Gallery May 2023
MacLaurin Art Gallery Ayr February 2023
Alchemist Gallery Dingwall April 2024
