Feltmaker and Designer
Fascinating to find that I can create a fabric from woollen fibres without the use of any special tools, linking the tactile qualities of draping clay and felt and create a 3D object which has an instant effect on the wearer.
All my wearables are hand crafted, one-off and as such a very personal statement - hats, waistcoats or scarves.
WWOOF Hosts
My garden extends to 3 1/2 acres. It feeds me with more than edibles, led me to explore the arts in the widest sense and caring for it is a life-style which I enjoy.
Part of mini estate at one time, now a garden with a particular interest in creating Land Art to be experienced by all the senses as well as permaculture, organic food & herb growing and providing habitats for wildlife. Bee hives attended by the local beekeeping club. Victorian park area with lots of trees and stone lined pond.
WWOOF host since 1982, once actively promoting organics - now enjoying the smallholding as a retirement project.
"Cultivating one's garden is less about saving money or burying one's head in the sand, but about dealing in the things that really matter."