Maker's bio

I’m an artist and printmaker based in the North West, where I run creative workshops in arts, crafts, and traditional printmaking techniques. I began my printmaking journey in 2017, whilst living and working in London. After more than two decades in fast-paced agencies creating for big-name clients, I burned out. The pressure and pace left little room for real creativity, and I found myself craving something slower, more tactile, and deeply human. Printmaking brought me back to life. I first immersed myself in screenprinting at Print Club London, where pulling ink through a screen by hand taught me to slow down and reconnect with the art of making. In 2020, I returned to my hometown of Manchester and joined Hot Bed Press Printmakers in Salford, where I now have a studio and teach cyanotype workshops, combining traditional techniques with natural dyes and tannins. Printmaking helped me reconnect with the creative freedom I’d felt as a child, and later enjoyed so much during Art Foundation. In 2022, I founded Handmade Being as a space to share my knowledge and skills with anyone who has a desire to be more creative. My workshops, often inspired by nature, are designed to bring beauty into everyday spaces while encouraging people to slow down, work with their hands, and rediscover the satisfaction of making something one-of-a-kind, handcrafted, and real. Whether you’re returning to creativity or just starting out, I’d love to welcome you on one of my workshops.