​​In the 70’s and 80’s my parents owned the largest wool and craft shop on the North Coast so from a young age I worked in the shop and was always fascinated with wools and yarns. Over the years trying many handicrafts. After I left school I studied Interior Design which expanded my love of textiles.  My interest in tapestry weaving started when my sister did a simple weaving project at high school and I was eager to try it.  
 
It wasn’t until I tore my Achilles tendon, when playing tennis, and in a plaster cast that I thought now is the time to give it a go. Throughout the years, I did a few and left them rolled up in pillowcases in a drawer. In the last 10 years I become obsessed and I joined a local art and craft group and gained the confidence to exhibit. I am self-taught but learnt a lot online. 

I like to call my art ‘picture weaving’, as the word tapestry is usually interpreted by the public as “my nanna does tapestry too.” Free form weaving is quite different to traditional tapestry mesh weaving over a template and is a unique artform in itself.
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​"Yarns can create incredible surface quality and dimensions in a finished piece."
I love working with textured yarns and fibres to create a scene that emerges from just a few vertical threads.  Combining and blending different textured and coloured fibres is a slow process and challenging at times, but so exciting. Yarns can create incredible surface quality and dimensions in a finished piece.  I do wall hangings, but usually my weavings are framed under glass to protect them from insects and dust, plus it also gives a more polished presentation.
 
I use between 50 to 100 different yarns in each piece to create the colour and texture range needed.  I use both new and recycled yarns and as many natural fibres as possible. 90% of my weavings are seascapes or water scenes which is inspired by the beautiful surrounds on the north coast where I live. ​
Awards & Achievements
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June 18    
Feb-May 17    
Jan 17                
May 16              
Mar 16              
Nov 15           
Oct 15                
Sept/Oct 15
​June 15              
Nov/Jan 15        
Nov/Jan 13        
Sept 12             
Feb/Mar 12        
Jan 11                 
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​Border Art Prize entry, Tweed Regional Gallery
Requisition to participate in a Group Exhibition at the Heritage Winery at Mt Tamborine.
Solo Exhibition, Weaving, Wood & Water, Northern Rivers Community Gallery.
Finalist Border Art Prize, Tweed Regional Gallery
First prize, Byron Arts Classic 2016, (Textile section)
Themed Winner RQAS (Royal Queensland Art Society)
Peoples Choice Award (BACCI) Ballina Arts & Craft Centre Inc
Finalist NSW Emerging Craft Artists Award, The Rocks Sydney
Best Presented,  RQAS Burleigh Heads QLD
Finalist Border Art Prize (weaving sold before opening night)
Finalist Border Art Prize, Tweed Regional Gallery
Highly Commended, Bellingen Art Prize
First Solo Exhibition, Seascape Weavings, NRCG
Cert of Commendation, Waves & Waterways Exhibition, NRCG