Born and raised in the slate quarry village of Bethesda,  North Wales, a BA (HONS) graduate of Manchester in woven textiles, and an MA graduate of The Royal College of Art in woven jacquard fabrics.

During the late  1980′s  I was the first weaver in residence at Paradise Mill Silk Museum, Macclesfield,which gave me the opportunity to develop my original  range of fine hand woven silk fabrics, which included the spiral design, still woven and popular today.

From my studio shop, I design jacquard woven bespoke fabrics and quality interior products in natural fibers, including a range of quilts, throws and cushions for private and contract market.

My designs are a response to the colours and shapes around me and my distinctive patterns can be translated into any medium including, paper, ceramics, carpets and textiles. With the combination of  colours, textures and pattern I create a setting to suite any building, room, or client requirement.

Drawing my inspiration from my own cultural background has given the fabrics an instinctively Welsh look but with a reinterpretation of the traditional.

In 2006, I received a Creative Wales Award from the Arts Council of Wales to develop a new body of work. The main focus of the new collection of textiles is the realisation of the research and development of that project under the title “Migration”. An exploration of the all-too human aspiration to start afresh and begin a new life in a better place, and in so doing how traditional images and practice re-emerge; these are  set out in a series of unique contemporary textiles, quilts, embroidery’s and illustrations.

This collection of work is the bases of my current solo exhibition which opened in November 2008 at Ruthin Craft Centre, and has toured Wales and the UK during the last year, including the National Quilt Centre in York.

The work can be seen at my new studio and shop in The Ruthin Craft Centre www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk for details.