The Need to Create

Although I started painting in 2005, my artistic journey commenced when I was quite small. As one of six children growing up in the 1950s in the suburbs of Brisbane, we were encouraged to spend most of our days outside. I, however, loved nothing better than to stay inside making dolls clothing and furniture from material scraps and bits of cardboard while my busy, creative Mum sewed clothes for her ever-growing family.

The need to create was very strong in me and evidenced by my inventiveness, including teaching myself to crochet at age 12 using a reel of cotton and the head of a pin as the crochet hook. Practical fabric and yarn arts including sewing, crochet,