I am an artist inspired by the beautiful Isle of Skye where I live.  I grew up in Edinburgh, graduated from Glasgow School of Art with a B.A Hons from the Embroidered and Woven Textiles Department, and moved to the Isle of Skye 21 years ago. I live on here with my partner and our two children. I love absorbing and observing the beautiful ever-changing island light. 

My silver spoons are inspired by the delicate qualities in nature. Sun-bleached pebbles by the shoreline, gentle swaying grasses in the wind, simple buds, and the clear starry nights on Skye all influence my silver work. The organic shapes are characterised by little oxidised details. Each piece is unique, time-consuming and a labour of love.  
My hand-dyed thread pieces are inspired by the beautiful land and seascapes that surround me and, I hope, they capture their essence in a controlled and precise technique. I carefully hand-dye my threads creating a personal palette and very accurately wrap the threads around wood that I have delicately shaped. It takes many many hours to create a thread-piece from start to finish and it's a discipline that requires patience and I love being absorbed in it.

I love to paint outside. I use a subtle palette, hoping to capture the mercurial weather, light and moods of the Isle of Skye. I like to portray the feeling of Skye through an intuitive response to the changing landscape and its colours. I often paint in the same places at different times of the day, watching the changing days and seasons. Rhythms, tides, seasons and shorelines infuse my work. Being within the landscape, feeling the elements while seeing my surroundings change, produces, I hope, the sense of the particular moment in all my work.

If you would like to buy a piece of my art please get in touch and I will be happy to help you. I have new unframed paintings on my Pieces for Sale page. I updated this website on the 24th April 2024