Graduating with a first class degree in visual studies at the Norwich school of art & design (now NUA), I went on to do photography for a living for some 20 years. Since 2020 I’ve come back around to making art. While it may seem at odds with the hand reading therapy I now also offer, both are very much to do with true nature.
Sustainability and the interconnectedness of everything has been a constant theme in my artwork. My first steps towards the art degree included the study of psychology.
I’m deeply inspired by the natural world, and by ancient, mainly Buddhist philosophies and the understanding that nothing is permanent.
For more recent art projects I’ve grown my own biodegradable, natural pigments in my own garden as inks and dyes. I’m becoming less tolerant of chemicals, and want to reconnect with the offerings of the natural world and work within the cycles of nature.
If you’re interested in commissioning me to work with plants from your own garden or to discuss a bespoke project for your home or workplace, use the contact form or email me
True nature: hand readings
I’ve more recently qualified in the art of palmistry. During a reading with one of the world’s most sought-after palmists I recognised in my own hands that what can be perceived as challenges are also our unique gifts, and it was groundbreaking for me to be reminded of them. I began my studies in chirology back in 2010, but due to the busyness of my photography business never completed my final paper! So I began updating my studies again and qualified in early 2022 through the teachings of the man who’d read my hands and was my inspiration.
Hand reading (Chirology, yes it’s an ology) is a way of counselling someone back to one’s own true nature. In the many busy roles we’re required to play in our lives we can too easily forget who we truly are, what our gifts and talents are. When you have clarity around who you are, you can move forward into a life where you’re truly living in your element. Hand reading to me is a dialogue, a talking therapy. If there’s a particular area of your life you’re needing clarity on, we can find patterns in your hands to help you make sense of it and move forward in a positive way which befits and benefits your true nature.
If you’d like an in-person reading with me here in Norfolk (UK), send an email or use the contact page and we’ll get you booked in.
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organic arts
Much of the media I use begins life as a seed, grown organically into flowers, and much of it is sensitively foraged from local hedgerows. Colours are extracted using pure rain water. It’s important for me that my art is sustainable, and during its lifetime will bring benefit to this beautiful planet we call home. When its life as art is over, much of my work will biodegrade naturally. No toxins, no plastics, just pure, true nature.
— True Nature
What do your hands reveal about your true nature?
Each of us is born with our own unique set of gifts and challenges. What do your hands reveal about you, and are you living in your element? What’s your True Nature?