ABOUT ME
Education
1989 – 1990 Foundation Art diploma at Brookes University Oxford (then Oxford Polytechnic)
1990 – 1993 BA hons in Graphic Design and Illustration at the University of Northumberland in Newcastle (then Newcastle-upon-Tyne Polytechnic).
Work record
1994 – 2008 Worked variously for children’s publishers, designed a Christmas circus toy themed decorations collection for the Gisela Graham Company, illustrated cards for Disney UK. Also worked as private artist selling nursery artwork and illustration. Some artwork sold through the Books Illustrated gallery.
Needle felting
- 2008 – Present day Began needle felting and selling work through Etsy.com, working for magazines and books
- 2008 Selection of pieces shown at the Green Gallery, Stirlingshire, Christmas exhibition
- 2010 Five sets of needle felt toy models for Teddy Bears of Witney, three identical designs in each set
- 2011 Two sets of needle felt toy models for Teddy Bears of Witney, three identical designs in each set
- 2011 ‘Mrs Mouse’s Cupcakes’ published by Templar Publishing, using photomontaged images of needle felted characters on top of my painted artworks isbn 978-1-84877-281-6
- 2011 ‘Peggy’s Lost Pennies’ published by Templar Publishing, using photomontaged images of needle felted characters on top of my painted artworks isbn 978-1-84877-377-6
- 2012 One set of needle felt toy models for Teddy Bears of Witney, three identical designs in each set
- 2012 Commissioned by ‘Mollie Makes’ to create a needle felt pattern (‘Doglets’) which was also used as the cover feature, issue 13
- 2012 Commissioned by ‘Mollie Makes’ to create a needle felt pattern (‘Christmas Cottages’) appearing in ‘Mollie Makes Christmas’ published 2012 by Anova Books isbn 978-1-90844-917-7
- 2012 Commissioned by ‘Australian Felt’ magazine to create a needle felted kangaroo pattern.
- 2012 Commissioned by ‘Mollie Makes’ to create a needle felt pattern (‘Chicken Family’) appearing in ‘Mollie Makes Feathered Friends’ published 2013 by Anova Books isbn 978-1-908449-19-1
- 2013 Commissioned by Harper Collins to create a book of 30 needle felted animal and bird patterns, published 2014 as ‘Little Needle-Felt Animals’ isbn 978-0-00-752860-8
- 2013 Commissioned by ‘Mollie Makes’ to create a needle felt pattern (‘Polar Bear Wedding Toppers’) appearing in ‘Mollie Makes Weddings’ published 2014 by Anova Books isbn 978-1-909397-30-9
- 2013 Commissioned by ‘Crafty’ magazine to create a needle felt pattern (‘Hugo and Joe’) also the cover feature
- 2014 Featured in ‘Made in Felt’ magazine, artist interview
- 2014 Commissioned by ‘Mollie Makes’ to create a needle felt pattern (‘Pretty Kitties’) which was also used as the cover feature, issue 37
- 2014 Featured in ‘Filtz Fun’ felt magazine (Germany)
- 2015 ‘Doglets’ pattern featured in ‘Comic Relief Crafteroon’ magazine
- 2015 Commissioned by ‘Craftseller’ magazine to create a needle felt pattern (‘Bird Brooches’) issue 48
- 2015 Commissioned by ‘Craftseller’ magazine to create a needle felt pattern (‘Pet Shop Cuties’) issue 49 which was also used as the cover feature.
- 2016 Commissioned by ‘Mollie Makes’ to create a needle felt pattern (‘Scandinavian Village’) which was also used as the cover feature, issue 31
- 2017 Commissioned by ‘Mollie Makes’ to create a needle felt pattern ('Smitten Kittens') which was also used as the cover feature, issue 78
