Linking many of my textile projects are explorations of queer, trans and crip embodiment, as well as references and reflections of the more-than-human world. Inspired by the history of textile arts in social justice movements and my love of language, my work often features text that highlights issues related to identity, otherness and solidarity. I enjoy mixing methods and mediums, using knowledge from traditional craft in experimental ways, and repurposing inherited, found, and ‘waste’ materials. The potential of art for personal and community transformation is a large part of my process, with research and community involvement often being integral to my practice.

I am self-taught in:

• Traditional and experimental embroidery
• Crochet
• Cross-stitch
• Darning, upcycling, and visible mending
• Dressmaking

These have been used in my volunteering, artistic practice, and for commissions. I have been featured in Haus-a-Rest magazine (2024), and was shortlisted for the 2025 Dada International Festival visual arts commission. I have exhibited at Trans Pride (The Actors, Brighton, 2024), Queerfest Norwich (Norwich, 2025), the Leeds Summer Group Show (Leeds Playhouse, 2025) and Pride and Protest: Art as Resistance (The Mill Gallery, Leeds, 2025), among others. You can keep up to date with exhibitions and works in progress on my Instagram.

I have approximately 20 years of writing experience, both in performance poetry and poetry for the page. I have written to a range of briefs for individuals and organisations.

I sat on the committee for the University of Leeds’ Spoken Word Society for three years (2013-2016), which involved regularly organising and hosting open-mic nights and events; raising money for various causes; organising an inter-university poetry ‘slam’ competition in a 360-seat venue; collaborating with other University societies and cross-disciplinary artists. As part of an enterprise project, I co-created the organisation Watch Your Mouth (2016) which ran a cross-disciplinary poetry night that combined spoken word with art forms such as music, dance, and illustration.

My performances have included events such as Can Ruins Arts Festival, Leeds’ Unity Day and the University of Leeds conference Moving Beyond the Binaries of Sex and Gender (2016). My work has been featured in Haus-a-Rest zine (2024) and will be published in the upcoming anthology The Hope Collective (2025) from NHS South West Yorkshire Partnership and the National Poetry Centre.

I have experience in:

• Writing persuasively for blogs (e.g. Touchstone), essays (both academic and creative non-fiction), newsletters and other copy.
• Proof-reading and editing poetry, creative writing, academic articles and informative texts.
• Script-writing for monologues, workshops, etc.
• Reports and analysis

I have experience running workshops for children and adults ages 8+ in schools, community venues, academic institutions and mental health services. This includes adapting workshops for a variety of needs, (such as for neurodivergent and disabled people, people with English at ESOL Entry Level 1+, children and adults) and for different communities (e.g. LGBTQIA+, Global Majority, etc.).

Examples of workshops I have offered include:

• Creative wellbeing workshops, e.g:
  • Using art to find your voice
  • Finding your strengths
  • Mindfulness (mindful movement, mindfulness in nature, etc.)
• Creative writing and poetry
• Upcycling, sewing and embroidery
• Advocating for yourself in healthcare settings
• Looking after your physical, mental, emotional and social wellbeing (peer support, health management, streamlining your life, sleep hygiene, etc.)

Watch this space for upcoming workshops!