The concept behind my work is a call to respect and honour the ordinary plants and creatures which accompany our human lives.

I paint and draw, make artist books and small sculptures. My textile pieces are drawings in thread and ink.

I frequently work from life but also aim to capture my emotional response to the subject in more abstract imagery.

I draw sound freehand, often natural sounds, for instance birdsong, but occasionally man-made sounds such as conversations or machinery.

Warblers and crows on Otmoor, Oxon.

Scraps of Breton lace and faded hydrangea.