An alchemist in the natural world
From forest walks to camping holidays, I spent a lot of time outdoors as a kid. It’s where I learnt about nature, the great outdoors and making artwork using found objects.
I have always loved ‘foraging’ for my wardrobe and home, hunting down gems in charity shops and car boot sales, upcycling and restyling wherever possible.
My passions for regenerative decorating and design, recycling and using nature’s bounty all came together in my work when I fell in love with screen printing and dyeing at university.
After studying textile design at university, I decided I wanted to combine my environmental activism with my love of charity shop hunting and the great outdoors to make naturally stunning textiles that don’t cost the earth.
As a botanical dye specialist, I work with everything from foraged flowers and foliage to food waste, spices and even rusted metal to create unique, beautiful textiles that are natural one-offs.
Everything I use is either found or foraged and regenerative design influences every decision I make.
All my dyes are created with hand foraged, natural ingredients and I take textiles destined for the dump and transform them into beautiful new pieces.
In addition to my studio work, I’ve taught artisanal workshops all over the world, teaching people how to harness colour within our natural world. And as a colour alchemist and experienced stylist, I love being able to transform venues through textiles, colour and nature’s finest.
Whether it’s running workshops, styling weddings or helping someone update a beloved piece, I’m never happier than working with nature to showcase and bring to life the rainbow of natural pigments that are all around us.
““Art is and has always been a wonderful medium for storytelling. Different people react to different forms of artwork as we are by nature, tactile and visual beings. By using art to evoke emotions out of people we can use this as an advantage to also educate the viewer on subjects they may not have thought about, like sustainability. As artists, we can also show the viewer how to creatively look at sustainability as something that is exciting and beautiful””