ABOUT

I combine my day-to-day family life with facilitating creative public engagement projects in schools, galleries and public art events whilst pursuing my somewhat quieter life as a beachcomber. I have always had a connection with Fife's beautiful, rugged and varied coastline and believe there is a desire in all of us to forage.

I grew up in Fife and moved to Edinburgh when I was 17 to study at Edinburgh College of Art. I spent the next six years studying at ECA, graduating with a First Class BA(Hons) Degree in Drawing & Painting, followed by a Postgraduate MFA in Drawing & Painting.

After completing my MFA I spent two years as Artist-in-Residence and an A-Level Art Tutor at Repton School, a boarding school in Derbyshire, before returning once again to Edinburgh. Here I completed another Artist-in-Residence and part-time teaching post at Edinburgh Academy.

Following these residencies, my husband & I returned to Fife with our young family, as we wanted our two boys to grow up by the sea and develop a strong connection with the outdoors.

Once back in Fife, I launched Scottish Beach Finds to promote my beachcoming business, which has grown significantly to around 15,000 followers and loyal customers around the world over the last 15+ years.

Recently I have been involved in a national project, Remembering Together, as Lead Artist for Fife. It is an important project in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and has offered a wonderful opportunity to meet and co-create with communties across Fife while trying to process this period which touched all of our lives.