I was born in Exeter and brought up in the seaside town of Dawlish in Devon. I studied Interior Design and 3d Design in college for 5 years leaving with good grades. I had a few different jobs in Interior Design until 1992 when the recession took hold and then it was a case of taking any job to make ends meet. In 1995 I set up my own business producing illustrations for Architects and Property Developers. In order to supplement my income I took a part time job hand painting tiles for a local company. Follow the links below to see some examples of my work. I produced some good work but in the end technology took over and computers started being used to produce the type of drawings I was specialising in. I was not interested in producing computerised artwork so between 2000 and 2002 I retrained so that I could get a job in office administration. 

I am now working for Devon County Council’s Social Services  as a finance clerk in a centre for adults with learning difficulties. I have always enjoyed working with and being able to help people so when this job was advertised I knew that I would like it. No two days are the same which makes the job interesting and being part of a team which aims to make a difference to a section of our society that are often overlooked is rewarding. 

My main interests are gardening and dress making. We only have a small garden at the back of our house but I’ve re-designed it from a fairly boring patch of grass to something a bit more interesting, and enjoy planning new themes of colours and textures for each year. Click on the link below for more on our garden.

I learned dressmaking from my mother and older sister, I enjoy designing my own styles and colour schemes. In the last year I have made a number of skirts and trousers as well as a waistcoat. I make more garments for my bottom half as I can never seem to find shop clothes that fit me. I have included some pictures of my recent creations on the page linked below.

Paul & I also enjoy walking together and taking photo’s of the Devon Scenery and wildlife.