I am currently studying in my final year at Cleveland College of art and design towards a BA (hons) Textiles and Surface Design Degree.

With a focus on embroidery and embellishment my work combines hand rendered traditional techniques with loose contemporary work, breathing new life to the old fashioned. Dusty tones and dark hues continually impose themselves in my colour palettes. Textural and abstract pieces combined with intricate details create diverse imagery. I am concept driven, portraying deeper meanings and researched ideas within encrusted fabrics. I want to share my thoughts and bring beauty to the world, adorning women with exquisite embroidery.

After all what is fashion but wearable art?

I am passionate about my subject I genuinely love what I do. I am at my happiest surrounded by beautiful imagery creating concepts, out with sketchbook in hand searching for inspiration or a cosy night at home with embroidery for my entertainment. I’d also like to state what inspires me but I can’t as I find inspiration everywhere and maybe it’s the optimist in me but I pride myself on finding the beauty in everything.

My current collection is based on a concept derived from a fraction of dialogue from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, wanting to explore the suppression of Ophelia