A selected archive of previous works
Between 2016 and 2024 I designed, made and installed window and interior displays for Bath's only independent department store.
The biggest job of the year. Installed in October to welcome Christmas shoppers to Bath.
The magic of Christmas and pantomime captured in one window. I made a false window, bed, fireplace and cutouts of Pan and Tink and dressed the window around them telling the story of a cosy, fairy dust sprinkled Christmas.
Mellow fruitfulness took a back seat for this season when I combined industrial props and wallpapers with leather goods, sheepskins and basketware to create a contemporary alternative take on Autumn. This was one of my favourite windows to design.
Influenced by a recent trip to Taiwan and Singapore I used hot acidic colours and boldly patterned wallpapers to create one of my favourite summer window displays.
Red, green and black and white for a classic Christmas in the city of Bath.
Fresh colours
My experience as an artist served me well to get the job as VM for Rossiters and a weeks freelance work with Anthropologie Bath. Beyond having previously worked in two commercial art galleries I had no formal qualifications for the job but it turned out I was just right for it winning two VM awards.
Early 2020 I began my leather working journey. Starting with a belt to gain the necessary handling of the tools and techniques required I was taught by a pupil of Valerie Michael of Stroud.
For the love of the colour yellow. Inspired by the gold yellow stitching on my jeans I wanted to make a belt to match.
After gaining competency and confidence making a belt I designed and made my signature leather backpack. Inspired to move on from studenty rucksacks I wanted something smarter but NOT A HANDBAG. Designed to keep my keys, phone and a sketchbook in I didn't want something I could overload with junk.
More beautiful vegetable tanned leather, a new project for me and a commission to boot. Two sturdy and protective knife sheaths for a local game stalker.
Combined with traditional time honed methods, quality materials make for a beautiful end product designed to last many generations.
My first belt on which I practised cutting, hand stitching, punching, hole cutting, and bevelling and burnishing. This photo was taken just recently and shows the wear its received.
Using the same proportions as my backpack I made some cross body phone pouches to commission.
5 years of constant use my original bag is wearing its patina beautifully. This updated design is a fraction larger with more hand stitching
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