My love of nature is the inspiration for my art designs. Art and textiles allow me to escape from the “real world”, by being mesmerized and lost in the process of the creation. Landscapes, flora and fauna and building designs all provide inspiration for my work.
By studying and observing the harmony of the natural environment my work high lights the beauty. My art explores this beauty as well as capturing my experiences and is an interpretation of the world around me. My creativity is inspired by holidays, zoos, local environment and around our garden, mainly using my photos as inspiration .

I always have a camera in hand to capture exciting images of landscapes, buildings, flora and fauna to use later as references for my art works.
While I have no formal art training I have completed lots of short courses with some amazing textile artists that have allowed me to develop my own style of what I describe as thread painting (free motion sewing machine embroidery) over collage, applique fabric and painting. People are often surprised my art is not a drawing or painting but made from fabric and threads.
Approximately ten years ago I crossed over to the dark side (!) from traditional quilting to my preferred method of art which is textiles using inks, paints, fabrics and threads to embellish with the sewing machine. This practice came from a workshop exploring making art from fabric cut up into small pieces and resewn to create new fabric then used to make a textile art piece. Since this time my passion and skills for textile art has developed immensely and allowed me to develop my own style of thread painting.
My art style is always evolving and since joining the Baw Baw Arts Alliance Textile group I have been encouraged to push beyond my comfort zone and be more creative in textiles.
I find it useful to have a clear process for my work which begins with brainstorming ideas:
Brainstorming ideas
If an animal or bird research on internet.
Look for inspiration from photos usually mine or I will use royalty free photos from internet.
Design how it will look by drawing it out.
Think about colours and threads.
Start making the art adapting the ideas as it develops.