What conscious creativity looks like in practice
A few things made in the studio - by me, by my students, and by hands of all ages exploring what materials can become.
Appliqué ADYA banner
Custom banner made from old t-shirts and fabric scraps
Appliqué chicken pants
Hand-stitched fabric appliqué on upcycled child’s trousers
Painted denim eyes
Upcycled jeans with hand-painted detail
Block-printed kaftan
Deer motif on flowing cotton
Fabric bunting from upcycled fabric
Made with upcycled fabric for my daughter's birthday
Flannel shirt collage
Upcycled shirt panels stitched into a study
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Deer fabric swatch
Block-printed crimson stags on a sunny stripe
Newspaper draping
Pattern-making with upcycled paper
Upcycling a t-shirt
A clip from a making session
Hand-carved stamps
Deer and forest blocks for printing
Christmas tote bag
Hand-stamped Christmas bag
Stag cushion covers
Block-printed on natural cotton
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Block-printed tote
Hand-carved blocks on natural canvas
Fabric shapes in progress
Cut pieces waiting to be stitched
Expressive portrait
Student work in progress on canvas
Young makers
Workshop morning in the garden
Sanam’s house
Watercolour by a young student
Window-light studies
Student paintings on the sill
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Field of marks
Exploring colour and pattern
Sea & sun sketch
Mixed media - pencil, ink and crayon
Painted shell
Tiny canvases from the shoreline
Acrylic studies
Form, colour & composition exercises
Ink stem study
Watercolour and ink experiment
Strawberry sketchbook
A page from the studio sketchbook
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Hanging letter mobile
Patterned paper letters on a wire grid
Paper-making trays
Pulping reclaimed paper in the studio
Illustrated card series
Mixed-media postcard collection
Hands at work
Process clip from the studio
Studio moment
A quick look around the table
Coconut shell owl
Made from kitchen offcuts
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Appliqué banner
Hand-stitched fabric letters on linen
Upcycled birthday crown
Made for my daughter's first birthday
Appliqué birthday banner
Made from upcycled fabric
DIY birthday decor
Made with upcycled fabric
Painted signage
Upcycled with acrylic textures for my daughter's first birthday
Fabric bunting from upcycled fabric
Made with upcycled fabric for my daughter's birthday
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A short moment from the table
Whimsy. Story. Texture. Soul.Putting meaning into forgotten things — that’s my work.
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