Artist and writer. Born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.

“Have you thought about doing secretarial work?”

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Careers Advisor, Adwick School. 1989.

In her own words…

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"My mind moves like a runaway herd of horses, pulling in many directions, divergent ideas, restless seeking. My work reflects this; an accumulation of fragments: atoms, beaches, forests, babies, cars. Obsessions form, fade, return. I hold onto things long past their time;  old journals, half-filled notebooks spanning decades, lists of perceived wrongs, cartoons of irritating people, records of annoyance.

I am drawn to contradictions: doilies and barbed wire, cake stands and fell ponies, narrowboats and green rosaries. Two Novels written, one published, one awaiting final edits. I am so many things. Decision paralysis, the inability to follow through, yet a relentless drive to record, collect, create.

Stone-floored Irish cottages, lichen-covered ruins, a stuffed crow, the hag. The romantic desolation of wilderness and the smouldering warmth of turf in a stone hearth. We are here for such a short time. There is much to do."