After spending 32 years working in the corporate world I decided to take some of my own coaching advice and followed my passion. It's been a whirl wind journey so far and I am loving every minute of it. My pathway into the art world has been challenging, frustrating and sometimes upsetting however it's all balanced by the joy, freedom and excitement of learning new things and meeting new people. It's a world that is completely different from the world I am used to working in and for that I am grateful. It has pushed me into a place where connecting with oneself is the only option for being able to truly express yourself and create freely. More importantly, I am also learning how to unravel decades of habit, striving for perfection and being open to vulnerability and failure. I am still a novice at this.

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Due to a debilitating illness which has a 50/50 hereditary possibility I never expected to get past 45 and so set expectations that life would all be over by then. It would appear that I am still here at 50 and in good health. I have been given an opportunity of life, and I'm going to do as much as I can with it. 

 

"My practice is an exploration of imposed and self-imposed constraint, building connection to freedom through self-awareness, exorcising societally imposed ties and cultural expectation. By creating layers of stories through the application of joyful marks, shapes and text (in multiple mediums) my work promotes awareness through artifactual engagement, resonance, and joyful expression."

 

I took the decision to break my many constraints. I am now a mature student studying Fine Art at Norwich University of the Arts. 

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