I create art pieces for the wall in my hand woven fabrics, that fuse contemporary design with traditional fibres and techniques. Each piece is richly textured, but with a simplicity of design that sits very comfortably in a contemporary setting Passionate about using natural fibres with simple, traditional weaves, I like to give the pieces impact by incorporating areas of texture and unusual colour combinations. My inspiration can come from almost anywhere, but I'm particularly drawn to nature and my local landscapes. Plants and flowers, whether exotic or grown locally have always excited me, and the challenges of transferring a 3 dimensional form into, what is essentially, a 2 dimensional canvas are what I thrive on! Recently, I have been exploring the use of plain weave with linen and inlayed texture, dyeing my yarns to give very ethereal lighting effects, inspired by the light on water and through foliage, at different times of the day or night! These will be woven into decorative, but functional pieces to be displayed in windows or as room dividers. Other concepts I'm exploring are the use of plain weave and texture to produce representations of portraits as simple, woven line drawings of the body or as simple comic like images of the face and combining wool and linen yarns with double cloth to produce pleats and tucks.