My home is in the lush countryside of East Clare in the west of Ireland beside Lough Derg and many forest walks. I live there with my husband, two young sons, cat, dog,rabbits, chickens and adopted donkeys.
Behind my house is a spacious workshop, where I create my work. That’s where the kiln is too. My workshop is the site of hand-made items, something I am passionate about: something not mass-produced, but individually made with craftsmanship and care. I love experimental texture, mark-making, playing with materials and merging them together in unusual, organic, quirky ways. This is why stitch means so much to me — it adds detail, fabric, texture and colour to paper and painted surfaces. With my Bernina sewing machine, I can draw anything. I love this freedom.

I grew up in Dublin, and as a child was the messy and creative one in the family. As I got older, this messiness joined my imaginative worlds; I loved to draw and became obsessed by patchwork. I studied Embroidered Textiles at college. Creativity — being in a creative space — has always offered a refuge for me, a space to ward off worries. It is a strong urge and force within me.