Born and brought up in the remote West Highlands of Scotland, I had a wonderful free childhood in an environment which has had a lasting impact on me.
Growing up without television or mains electricity and being part of a large family, I filled my time either exploring the rugged land around us or drawing it!
A shock to the system followed when I went to the 'big city' of Dundee to study at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art ( 1984 - 1988). From small time country girl to life in the big city at age 17! What a culture shock that was!
I gained my BA honours degree (2:1) in Fine Art in 1988
Following college I worked for some years in Art Therapy before spending time bringing up my children - no surprises then that my own work suffered considerably whilst I was otherwise distracted!
In the past year (2010) I have returned to my own work, on a more or less full time basis, discovering that , as the saying goes, "absence makes the heart grow fonder"! and the renewed passion I find for my work knows no bounds!
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