The Living Line public art work, nature trail

Here are two maps I created after my stay on a small, remote island in the Finnish archipelago.

The outcome captures the joy I felt exploring different parts of the island - observing wild flowers, animals and geology. I spent every day swimming, drawing and napping on warm rocks carved out by glaciers going as far back as the ice age

This illustration is the winning entry for the Templar Illustration Award 2020 for the non- fiction category

I was commissioned for a series of illustrations telling ‘The Story of Pollination’ to go alongside the Hive project at Kew Gardens. The illustrations were displayed in a wildflower meadow and seek to highlight the importance of bees as pollinators.

Learn more about Kew Gardens and the importance of bees as pollinators here: The Hive

In 2019 I stayed on Källskär, a small island in Finland as part of an artist residency.

I lived in a small wooden cabin right by the sea.

As it was an uninhabited island I had brought enough food and art materials for my stay. Every day I went on excursions - armed with snake bite medicine, tick remover, a sun hat, a sandwich and my sketchbook.

I would stop to swim, nap on warm rocks, and observe and take notice of the beautiful landscape.

Over time I experienced how everything exists in relationship to the whole - how the unique rock formations were carved out by glaciers in the ice age allowing tidal pools to form. Soft, green algae grow in these pools warmed by the sun and nourish translucent shrimp. And these shrimp become a tasty meal for terns and wagtails.

However after the first week of extraordinary joy, I started to feel the loneliness of being all by myself. It was hard to be so disconnected from human contact and especially the evenings would bring dark thoughts and ruminations.

Isolation was a great teacher - it gave me space to feel a deeper connection to nature and at the same time it helped me to understand the importance of community. Just like the shrimp and the tern I am part of the whole and need a community to thrive and to grow.

This ‘Field guide to Coastal Archaeology’ was commissioned by the Museum of London Archaeology and will be used to engage the community with local archaeological finds and history.

This exciting project was commissioned for the 'Perfume House' exhibition displayed at Al-Shindagha museum in Dubai and celebrates the history and culture of perfume making in the middle east.

The unique challenge here was to draw these plants from five different angles to give a richer perspective on each plant.

Image credit: Al-Shindagha Museum and Reem Mohammed/The National

Careful looking lies at the heart of my work and this personal project started with my fascination of ordering the natural world. The desire to collect and order things is a common human trait as it enhances our understanding of the animals, plants and minerals with which we share the planet. I took great pleasure in creating and curating these collections, playing with colour, shape and composition.

Careful looking lies at the heart of my work and this personal project started with my fascination of ordering the natural world. The desire to collect and order things is a common human trait as it enhances our understanding of the animals, plants and minerals with which we share the planet. I took great pleasure in creating and curating these collections as well as playing with colour, shape and composition.

These warm pencil and watercolour Illustrations were commissioned for Heckfield Place, a countryhouse hotel in Hamsphire. Each set of illustrations is used to explore the colour, texture and mood for individual rooms.

I enjoyed capturing the crispness of leaves, powdery surface of grapes and the crumbly dirt of beetroot.