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eventually completing both a BA

                                                                                                                             and an MA in fashion and
                                                                                                                             textiles.


                                                                                                                             I live in a small village in the

                                                                                                                             beautiful Buckinghamshire
                                                                                                                             countryside in England.  I’m
                                                                                                                             fortunate to be able to work from
                                                                                                                             home, finding myself with the

                                                                                                                             enviable ability to instantly swap
                                                                                                                             roles as I step from my studio,
                                                                                                                             from embroidered textile artist to
                                                                                                                             wife and Mum. With two

                                                                                                                             teenage boys at secondary school,
                                                                                                                             I find my daily timetable revolves
                                                                                                                             around my textile work, fitting in
                                                                                                                             the normal household chores, a

                                                                                                                             spot of gardening and meal
                                                                                                                             preparations around my sewing.


                                                                                                                             I like to think that art has

                                                                                                                             always been an important part
                                                                                                                             of my life.  I certainly can’t really
                                                                                                                             remember a time when I didn’t
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