In my studio in the heart of a Greek village in the south Peloponnese I make art which is infused and inspired by my everyday environment and draws on a life-long love of Greece. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
From my first visit to Athens as a teenager I was hooked… becoming obsessed with this exotic, quirky country: the heat, the light, the colour, the food. It was love at first sight and the start of a relationship spanning over forty years. In my twenties, work as a holiday company representative and wholefood cook facilitated a decade of seasonal living in various parts of Greece, including Vouliagmeni, Corfu, Crete, Zakynthos and lovely Skyros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My art journey began in my late thirties, with a Foundation course in Art & Design, followed by a BA in Textile Design at the Chelsea College of Art. Over the next decade, I worked in the studio of a silk printing mill, then as a freelance designer for the international print market, ending up as a textile designer for Cath Kidston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the call to Greece was too strong! In 2007, we bought our home in the Peloponnese and I began creating a new body of work inspired by life in the village. I exhibited locally each summer from 2013. Finally, in August 2019 we signed the lease on a large shop premises in the centre of Charakopio. This is now my year-round art studio, shop, gallery and teaching space. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As well as loving to share my own art, I\u2019m passionate about encouraging creativity in others and enjoy introducing fledgling artists to sketching, and the exciting world of mixed-media art.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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