I trained as a furniture designer at Leicester Polytechnic (now grandly known as De Montforte University) BA Hons 3D design followed by designing for industry & freelance before moving into education teaching Product Design for many years. When the opportunity came to retire from teaching I had time to progress my jewellery making hobby into something more productive. I trained in silversmithing and jewellery making at West Dean College W. Sussex and whilst at Churcher's College with the jeweller and Art teacher. Various courses later I began to sell work at art and craft fairs and local galleries.
The move to Norfolk has proved incredibly inspiring: the landscape and the wonderfully creative people of this county have invigorated my artwork and has allowed me to expand my two artistic endeavour. I have two quite diverse drawing styles - one; the illustrative design exploration used to develop my jewellery pieces and two; the much more expressive medium of charcoal life drawing - the ability of capturing the figure with varied qualities of line that are big and bold.
Both these art forms are fluid in direction and will no doubt change again as skills progress and materials change.