My first ever memory of doing art was when I was 2yrs old, I was in hospital recovering from malaria and a bacterial attack, I would draw little birds with their eyes closed saying ‘They’re going sleep’. My father had just died of malaria whilst doing missionary work in Africa. It was a sad time and drawing was a great distraction for me.
Art has always been one of my biggest passions and I continued exploring throughout my childhood creating illustrations for my younger siblings to colour in, drawing paper dolls and clothes for them, making collages with whatever I could find, sweet wrappers, scraps of fabric, photos. I’d make over 100 Christmas cards each year for all our friends and family, create board games and do a paintings as gifts for special occasions.