I am art school trained in Illustration and Fine Arts and I started off studying BA in Fine Art studies, which included English and literary studies, at Herts Regional College Ware. I then went on to study Fine Arts & Illustration (inc. graphic design) and later on Art History, at Stevenage College. After leaving my art school training, I went on to work for a magazine publisher in London and started off working in Illustration on various projects. A few years after this family commitments, bringing up my daughter and a cancer diagnosis, took over for a while, although I carried on with various art projects in between. I have now got to a stage where life, and definitely my health are not getting in the way so much. I am now ready to focus more on myself again and rekindle art my career. I've gradually started to take on more commissions, which is why I decided to setup this website.
Cancer diagnosis..
After my first Melanoma diagnosis in 2016, it was a very worrying time, especially the not knowing what would happen next, but there is no point in worrying; I have always been a glass half full person and it was a positive attitude that really helped give me the inner strength to deal with each new situation as it occurred. My perspective changed and this helped me focus on my creativity again.
I'm well for now and been back into my working routine for a while and these past few years have certainly been an intense period of change and growth for me. I have definitely discovered my inner strength; I don't know how sometimes but I have got through some pretty challenging experiences health wise. I definitely feel blessed to have come out the other side stronger...
I am grateful to be well at the moment. This is more importantly, down to the dedicated medical teams and why its so important we share knowledge and expertise around the world, such as the vital work of ReSurge Africa.