Elephants,peacocks and palaces-just a few of the ideas that have inspired my images. A fascinating inner and outer journey towards the East, its ideas and images began for me when I inherited a carpet my aunt brought back from Isfahan. This resulted in a series of 'Magic Carpet' paintings, and continues to inform my thinking. My illustrations are colourful,decorative and work well for a variety of applications-children's booksand magazines, decorative stationery and packaging, as well as greetings card designs. I work mainly in watercolour and acrylic with pen and ink and oil.
