1: I live in Manchester, UK
2: I studied at the following collages: Wrexham College of Art, Manchester Metropolitan University, Bolton University
3: I turned 40 in 2005
4: I like rain (hence living where I do!)
5: I have a studio and love the fact I have a space dedicated to my work
6: I love producing my artwork and illustration, it keeps me sane
7: I'm Welsh
8: I'm a bit of an eco-freak
9: I love the films of Jeunet & Caro (Amelie, City of Lost Children, Delicatessan)
10: I have a cat, named Mia - big, black and gorgeous green eyes
11: I love my garden more than I love gardening
12: I am an avid reader, and love kids picture books - some have such wonderful, inventive illustrations
13: Favourite author: Arthur Ransome
14: Favourite music: Jazz (Chet Baker, Ella, etc, etc)
15: Being a bit of an eco freak helps with my work - I never throw anything away, and things tend to find a way into my collage work (postmarks, bits of wrapping paper, newspaper, etc) and I make my own paper - I'd like to thank my previous bank and credit card companies for all their crap letters, which makes wonderful, shiney new paper!!
16: I love simple, clean work - think that's why I like collage and lino cut, clean and graphic
17: I'm a magpie, and like collecting things - I have jars full of stuff in my studio: keys, old/foreign coins, shells, stones (my favourite one is a small jar full of sea washed glass from the Cote D'Azur in 2006)
18: I love design, all aspects of it - from interiors to furniture, from architecture to products, from graphics to textiles. I think it's all to do with problem solving?
19: I get frustrated sometimes that I don't have the know-how to create all these things?!
20: I have a tattoo on the base of my spine - the OM symbol (looks like a 3) and want more!!
21: I love yoga, but am not very good at it, and am a little too shy to go to classes!
22: I give off a confident air sometimes, but am quite a shy person
23: I like my own company, and some people find it hard to understand? I like being on my own and getting stuff done, no idea why!
24: I love Nissan Figaro's the best car ever, so simple and quirky!
25: I love Bailey's Home and Garden website - full of old stuff for the house, check it out!
26: Am getting middle aged spread/spare tyre! I remember hearing about this when I was younger and thinking I'd never let that happen to me, but here we are. Woke up one morning a stone heavier, no idea where it came from? I always thought a tub of Ben and Jerries was health food?
27:I want to save the world - but feel useless sometimes. Anyone else feel like that?
28: I think Al Gore deserves to be given the Presidents job - Bush is crap. Aww, hell, get him over here and he can fill in for Blair!
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42: Am 42 this year! Still feel 18 in my head, but my body feels 62 some mornings! More yoga!!