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After studying at Chelsea College Her artistic talent is
of Art (UAL), Amanda worked for embedded in her DNA – her
many happy years in the printed passion for textiles developed
textile design industry, but after at an early age whilst watching
a move to the country and a gift of her mother and grandmothers, all
an old Bernina sewing machine, her gifted seamstresses. Her
long held desire to be a maker as father a draughtsman, and
well as a designer finally came to grandfather, a talented
fruition. Inspired by nature in all engineer, also played a part –
its forms, Amanda’s 3-dimensional, their ability to visualise in
papier-mâché and 3D, and to deftly turn a sketch
machine-embroidered sculptures are into an object, is a skill that
created from her studio in the Amanda has inherited and which
Surrey Hills. is manifest in her work today.