As a participant in SPARK Ipswich (Ipswich Festival) my work was displayed via projection by Earth Based Projections onto St Mary's Church Ipswich for one evening (14/7/21).  It was a wonderful experience seeing my work at that size, experiencing the audiences reception (which was fantastic) and the feeling of being so well supported by the local council and community.  Over eleven nights the audience got to experience a different local artist each night, it was a great event and a huge boost to local artists confidence.  It had great benefits for the local community who came out to view and participate in other light shows/events taking place that were all within walking distance.   Looking forward to seeing this event again next year.

My latest lino cut The Tree 2021 achieved a highly commended in the most recent Ipswich Art Awards.  This work is part of a series of works I will be making for exhibition possibly some time later this year or next year. 

I am pleased to announce that my work Woven Destiny 3 has been chosen as a finalist for the Clayton Utz Art Award 2019.   The artwork is currently for sale via the website. Below is a photo of it hanging at the Clayton Utz office in Brisbane from the opening night.

In October I was awarded the Susan Cory Contemporary Award in the Somerset Regional Art Awards for my work Woven Destiny 3. 

My newest work Between the Streets 2 (2018) is currently on display as part of the Ipswich Art Awards during the Ipswich Festival.

One of my drawings from the Consumed Series is currently on display at the Ipswich Art Gallery (IAG) till the 20th May 2018. The exhibition entitled ​Ipswich Artists: Works from the Collection shows the diversity of art created in Ipswich.

Another eco dyed embroidery piece in progress.  I love that old clothes and necklaces that were thrown away are getting a new life via these works. 

I am pleased to announce that I have been selected as a finalist in the Clayton Utz Art Prize with my work entitled Woven Destiny II.  The work is one of a series that use layered embroidery and eco dyeing to create stitched artworks about our relationship with the environment and consumerism.
UPDATE:  This work has been awarded a highly commended and can be seen on the Clayton Utz  website (for sale) with the other finalists and winners.

My work Pleasant Hill 2017 was acquired by the Ipswich Art Gallery during the Ipswich Art Awards 2017. This drawing was part of the Consumed series of works recently exhibited at Crows Nest Regional Art Gallery.  Pleasant Hill refers to Brynhyfryd (Blackstone Castle) which was built in the Ipswich suburb of Blackstone in 1889.  The castle only existed till the 1930's when it was auctioned off for a fraction of its original cost and mostly dismantled .  Eventually undermining made the site unstable and eventually all trace of the castle was removed from the site.  The image contains a depiction of Brynhyfryd being consumed by crochet drawings of patterns from a thousand pound note used during the time of its existence.