I create, teach and lecture about bespoke textiles . Using both hand and machine embroidery, traditional and contemporary techniques, I create pieces of textile art, furnishings and garments. Inspiration comes from context of the work; for a church commission, for example, it may be the building, or the life and teachings of a saint; for a textile art piece, it may be a response to the setting for the commission; for a garment, the individual who will wear it. I am not defined by one style.