Art has always been my thing – the subject I loved most and excelled at throughout school. I pursued Art through to college, where I completed an Art & Design Foundation Course, with the intention of continuing to university. Drawing, more than anything else, was what truly inspired me. In fact, my tutor encouraged me to pursue a Fine Art or Drawing degree.

Looking back, perhaps I should have followed that advice – but at the time, I couldn’t quite picture a career built on “just drawing.”

Instead, I decided to step into the big wide world and chase a role in the creative industry. After a brief stint in graphic design, I eventually found my place as an Embroidery Digitizer – a job that, luckily, turned out to be quite similar to drawing, only with a digital twist. Whenever the opportunity arose to create animal embroideries, I jumped at it. Instead of pencil strokes, I worked with stitches to replicate the texture and detail of fur – right up my street!