I raided my Grandad's slides carousel and found one taken of a pier with the muted turquoise and coral colours which inspired the colour scheme for the piece.  The dried stem to the left of the Schweppes bottle top reminds me of the weathered posts that can be found around the shoreline.  An unintentional nautical theme has appeared!

Three times recycled wood from my grandad's window frames plus 30 years of weathering, beautiful.

I love these customised vintage suitcases, much more interesting than having a picture on your wall, ahem!

Tunisian Doorways

This textured abstract was inspired by the turquoises, teals and blues found in traditional Tunisian doorways.

More buttons, this time with bark and slate

I found a scorched and rusting cigarette tin in the remains of a bonfire. It's wrapped up in embroidery yarn along side dried gorse, grasses and reeds collected walking in the Shropshire hills.

What a beautiful photo (found! not taken by me), it evokes freedom in nature.

This Button Tree canvas was inspired by my childhood memories of playing in my great grandads garden. It was full of magical nooks and crannies like The Secret Garden.  The buttons are sewn on with Anchor embroidery thread, I love the wooden heart shaped one.

My pieces always have some sentimental value and happy memories attached to them.  The natural textures featured on this canvas were collected on a walk through Bushy Park with an old friend. I love the way the leaf has curled over.