I am a Designer Maker Researcher and Educator, passionate about creating spaces which enable people to engage with materials directly for themselves, allowing them to explore, experiment and enquire through making. I am fascinated by the embodied process involved when we make and how this opens up opportunities for new understanding, learning and communication. When making with others, I often use traditional craft techniques as a collaborative way to facilitate learning, generating new thoughts and ideas.
I completed my Arts Foundation course in 2006 before then graduating with a First Class Honours degree in Contemporary Applied Arts from Cumbria Institute of the Arts in 2009. In 2014 I returned to study, this time at Goldsmiths, University of London, graduating in 2017 with an MA in Artist Teacher and Contemporary Practices.