AS level 2011 Art endorsed Textiles – lots of work early this year into wedding trousseau inspired by the idea of Victorian bridal bottom drawers.  I’ve explored patchwork, knitting with coloured twine (and yes, making a 3d basket to hold all my artistic creations), jewellery making, laser cutting cutlery shapes, hand and machine embroidery to represent ‘something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue’. A stylised embroidered letter, with only the words “Dearest, remember, perfect dress, proud, always , loving Mam” surprised me with the emotions which it created in viewers, the first time I saw people engage with my art.

Drawing birds in Cardiff Museum with a tormenting brother – at least they didn’t fly out of the glass cages.

The finished result...

This is a close-up of some of the jewellery I made for my trousseau box, they were all made out of modelling clay, plastic pegs from a back draw and wire.