The
best part about being in the UK is the amazing
amount of stunning scenery, myths, legends and
history that we have here - this provides me
with a great range of sources of inspiration,
from mountains, to ancient forests and stone
circles. I feel blessed to live in a land thats
so rich in the Earth's bounties and with such
a deep and varied history.
I
am also a Pagan and environmentalist. My spirituality,
pantheist beliefs, and love of nature and the
earth play a big part in my inspiration.There
is always a lot of "me" in a piece
of my work. I really do enjoy the artistic progress,
following the flow from inspiration to creation
to completion - I get such a buzz!
I
love getting out and about in the UK and "experiencing"
and connecting to the landscape. It may be hard
doing this living in an urban setting, but we
are at least very lucky to live only a short
trip from the Peak District, Cheshire and North
Wales, so we try to get "out there"
as much as we practically can. My favourite
haunts at the moment are Silbury Hill &
Avebury, Tal-y-fan in Conwy and Arbor Low in
Derbyshire.
My
hopes and dreams? To carry on lampworking full
time, and hopefully have a shop or teaching
workshop one day. And to relocate to somewhere
rural, either Cornwall , Wales or Scotland where
I could keep chickens and grow my own veg. I
think it's a way off yet - but it's nice to
dream and have something to work for.
