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What is your favourite film of all time?

I like loads of different genres of film, but a film i can watch over and over is Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge and Rob Marshall's NINE and Chicago. I like musicals!

What music are you currently listening to and why?

I have recently got back into Amy Winehouse but have always been a fan, I listen to old singers like Billie Holiday now because of Winehouse so my music taste

has broadened. I'm also listenting to Hot Chip's old albums and i'm starting to get back into The Smiths. 

Which living artists do you most admire and why?

I most admire Alison Willouby the skirt Textile Artist. She makes simple A line skirts and puts the most amazing Textiles on them! She uses so many different materials and textures, i think they really stand out from what anyone else does or has done in the past. I think she's also really great at promoting herself and getting her work out there. 

Which deceased artist do you most admire and why?

Francis Bacon, he's really dark and creepy. I was really influnenced by him when i was at school and he inspired a lot of my older work. 

Which exhibition that you have visited made the greatest impact on you and why?

I went to Paris in 2007 and saw the Christian Lacroix exhibiton celebrating the 20th Anniversary of couture. It was the most inspiring collection i have ever seen and will probably ever see! This exhibition made me realise how badly i wanted to be in the creative industry, even if it wasn't doing fashion, i wanted to be doing something so i could continue to do and see amzing things. 

What is the question you get asked most frequently about your work and how do you answer it?

 What is it and what does it mean!? Most of my work focusses on texture and different use of materials. I don't belive everything needs to have a reason or meaning, as long as i can explain where my inspiration has come from and my process and technique, i don't try and find some hidden meaning behind what it is. 

What / who inspired you to be an artist?

If i'm being honest i don't remember! I have taken art and textiles since school and all i used to do in my spare time was draw, paint, rip up materials for collage and sew. I've always been self motivated and even though i am influenced by lots of artists/textile artists, i think it was myself who decided i was going to go down the path i have. I always got encouraged by my parents and my Art teacher to go down the creative path and to do whatever makes me happy so i guess in hind sight it was them.

Can you tell us about where you make your art and what if any the significance of this location is?

I have just finished university, so i had a studio space up until about 6 weeks ago. But since then i do sewing wherever i can. It's hard when i can't make to much of a mess but i find ways around it! 

What do you like most about being an artist?

It's not just a hobby or what i enjoy doing, it's my career. I want to make pieces that make people smile and interact with. As my work is very textural it's nice to see people go can i touch it! I like being able to be myself and my own person and feel that i can put all of my energy into something which is going to mean something at the end.

What is your greatest achievement as an artist to date?

Selling a piece of my work from my degree show. It made me believe a bit more in myself and made me realise that after such a long three years at universtity, there may be a light at the end of the tunnel! 

What are your plans for the coming year?

My main plan is to move to London and work there for a while. At the moment i'm in Plymouth and i feel it's too far away from where i idealy need to be for my work. I also just want to continue producing work and hopefully sell more pieces!