Annual childhood pilgrimages to the enigmatic Chatsworth gardens in Derbyshire cemented a life long fascination with historical formal gardens. They can be evocative of fantastical stories where excitement and danger await every turn of the garden. Deeper and deeper I move into the space where there are follies, water, fantastic sculptures waiting to surprise and amuse. These enigmatic shifting spaces exist in constant flux as nature strives to grow free from the constraints of man, shaping & taming the environment.

Art school taught me to draw, to look & to see. I quickly recognised the value of sitting, absorbing & responding to the genius loci- the sense of place, through rapid sketching & mark making in my pocket sized bound books.

I explore the cultural language of gardens and the restorative nature of water. Exploring old and new technologies, I combine antique optical lenses with digital technology to reimagine hybrid gardens- garden orbs, which invite the viewer in but only allow access to them through their imaginations.