Probably influenced by the British Arts & Crafts movement in childhood, I've found myself with a similar ethos and practice. I create designs for printed fabrics that I also make with traditional techniques such as weaving and embroidery. I step into the fine arts with a homely approach to drawing and painting. And alongside my creative practice I read and write on 20th C Art History, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis and Psychology. I'm fascinated by 20th C Abstraction and grid based Minimalist art and the use of arbitrary rules to minimise the artists subjective experience entering the aesthetic. All my textile patterns are arranged over a grid, so I've used a series of rules from a dissertation on 'Psychoanalytic Part-Objects as Art-Objects' to create layers of pattern for the designs. I'm currently writing up the research I've done to produce an illustrated book to accompany my exhibitions. I aspire to do a PhD on this topic.