I’ve always loved making things from scratch, and clothes are so exciting. Not just about form and material, but about colour, person, movement, feeling and communication: things that make me feel alive. I love the process. Pouring incomplete ideas onto paper then seeing the pieces come together; plunging dull cotton into deep yellow dye drawn from onion peels. I like to master the technical stuff so that it helps my ideas to fly. Artist’s daughter - watching, learning, and having a go since I was tiny. Farmer’s daughter - good at getting things done, under pressure. Graduate in Costume Design and Making - ready to step into the world beyond and excited to assist, practice and carry on learning.