I have been working as an Illustrator since graduating from the University of Brighton in 1997.

I live in Sussex, with my husband and our two daughters, not forgetting our two cats and two dogs! I am always taking inspiration from my surroundings, where I find that children and animals constantly offer humour, chaos and much variety to my day!

I particularly enjoy working in watercolours with pen and ink detail, which I find adds expression and fluidity to an image. My other style, Inky Stick, is literally as it sounds, a stick and a pot of ink, giving a great freeness and spontaneity to an illustration.

Over the years I have taught both children and adults, from being Head of an Art department for 8 years, to a Private Tutor. I particularly enjoy working with children, they often see what we as adults look beyond.

Clients include: North-South Books, Hachette Books Ireland, Paperchase, The Paper House Group, Marks and Spencer, The Leaping Snail Press, Magi Publications & Heritage Art Papers.

My ultimate dream was achieved when my work was taken to the Bologna Book Fair in 2009, and my illustrations were accepted for a childrens picture book by North South Books. This has clearly got things moving for me, and with other books being developed at present, and being selected as an entry into Images 34 with the AOI, I am excited about the future of my work.