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I am a self-taught embroidery artist who
A in Australia with my husband and our
lives on the Northern Beaches of Sydney

two boys. I should probably mention my
i
tabby cat Huxley as well, as he has been

m the inspiration for some of my
embroideries. My family and I are very

fortunate to live in a beautiful area close
e
to both beaches and a lake. I have always
loved being creative and am definitely in
e
my ‘happy place’ when doing so.

skill of teddy bear making. I experimented
with adding embroidered features to some

of my bears and discovered how much I
E For a number of years I developed the
enjoyed needlework. I realised it was a
great way to combine my love for both art
s embroideries from things that I love or are
and craft. I gain inspiration for my

linked to a happy memory. Subject matter

often includes beautiful flowers, animals,
t hands or places I have travelled. Most of
my embroideries begin from selecting an

image, the majority of which are photos
I have taken myself. I start by looking
c for an image that has a certain amount of

detail, variation in colour and tone and a

high resolution.

o My real passion is playing around with

colour to bring an image to life. When

creating my embroideries I look at the
u tone of a colour and then change the hue
for particular sections. I combine areas of

realistic and non-realistic colour. The fun
part is I don’t really know what the end
r product is going to exactly look like until I

complete it, as many of my colour
choices are made along the way. I am

pleased that in recent years my work has
t developed into my own individual style

where I create areas where stitching is
dense and layered and then areas where it
is more spread out and allows the fabric to
be seen.